Planning application
Charlesfield Cottage Charlesfield Lane Kirkton Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AJ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of part of house as short term let and use of annex as short term let
As published by the council, reference 0903/CLU/25
Application record
- Reference
- 0903/CLU/25
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 20 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Livingston South
- Parish
- Livingston Village
- Decision by
- Blank Field
- Postcode
- EH54 7AJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2025
Received by West Lothian
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22 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- HANDLING REPORT
- REFUSE CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS
- REFUSED PLANS
- LAYOUT PLAN
- LAYOUT PLAN
- DIMENSIONS
- LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION FORM
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
West Lothian refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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