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20 Turnhigh Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8HX

Refused West Lothian 1018/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 house as short term let

As published by the council, reference 1018/CLU/25

Application record

Reference
1018/CLU/25
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
14 Jan 2026
Decided
13 Mar 2026
Ward
Whitburn & Blackburn
Parish
Whitburn
Decision by
Blank Field
Postcode
EH47 8HX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Dec 2025

    Received by West Lothian

  2. 14 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Appeal: APPL/0206/REFU/26 (Appeal Lodged)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Ferguson Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Galashiels

Active · incorporated 2018 · Galashiels

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

  • HANDLING REPORT Report · 13 Mar 2026
  • REFUSED PLANS Refused Plans · 13 Mar 2026
  • REFUSE CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS Decision · 13 Mar 2026

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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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