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Charlesfield Cottage Charlesfield Lane Kirkton Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AJ

Refused West Lothian 0903/CLU/25 Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

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
Refused As published: 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

  1. 6 Nov 2025

    Received by West Lothian

  2. 22 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness

  4. 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 Report · 20 Feb 2026
  • REFUSE CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS Decision · 20 Feb 2026
  • REFUSED PLANS Refused Plans · 20 Feb 2026
  • LAYOUT PLAN Drawing · 15 Dec 2025
  • LAYOUT PLAN Drawing · 15 Dec 2025
  • DIMENSIONS Drawing · 14 Nov 2025
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 14 Nov 2025
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 06 Nov 2025

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What 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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