Planning application
Scotwaste Recycling Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application under Section 42 for same development as planning permission 0795/FUL/21 (Improvement of site infrastructure consisting of demolition of existing buildings, provision of new site surfacing and drainage, construction of buildings for treatment of mixed waste materials, offices & maintenance facilities, installation of additional weighbridge and weighbridge office, and increase in waste management capacity from 75,000 tonnes to 300,000 tonnes per annum) without compliance with conditions to vary conditions 2 (contaminated land remediation), 5 (landscape management), 6 (past coal mining ), 14 (landscaping) to allow construction of the weighbridge office prior to discharge of these conditions
As published by the council, reference 1034/FUL/25
Application record
- Reference
- 1034/FUL/25
- Type
- Planning Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Planning Permission
- Received
- 24 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Bathgate
- Parish
- Bathgate
- Decision by
- Blank Field
- Postcode
- EH48 2HR
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Lothian register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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1035/FUL/25 Granted
Scotwaste Recycling Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR
Application under Section 42 for same development as planning permission 0795/FUL/21 (Improvement of site infrastructure consisting of demolition of existing buildings, provision of new site surfacing and drainage, construction of buildings for treatment of mixed waste materials, offices & maintenance facilities, installation of additional weighbridge and weighbridge office, and increase in waste management capacity from 75,000 tonnes to 300,000 tonnes per annum) without compliance with conditions to vary condition 1 (duration of permission) to extend the timescale to commence the development
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Dec 2025
Received by West Lothian
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12 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Grant Planning Permission
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
AA Environmental Limited Agent, registered in Shippon
Active · incorporated 2013 · Shippon
2 applications on PlanIndex
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3 documents on file for this application
- APPROVED PLANS
- GRANT FULL PLANNING APPLICATION
- REPORT OF HANDLING
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West Lothian granted permission on 11 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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