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22 Bonnytoun Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JS

Refused West Lothian 1036/CLU/19 Certificate of Lawful Use or Development

Works: Extension

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for an extension to house

As published by the council, reference 1036/CLU/19

Application record

Reference
1036/CLU/19
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness
Received
17 Oct 2019
Validated
22 Oct 2019
Decided
15 Nov 2019
Ward
Linlithgow
Parish
Linlithgow & Linlithgow Bridge
Decision by
Delegated Powers
Postcode
EH49 7JS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Oct 2019

    Received by West Lothian

  2. 22 Oct 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Nov 2019

    Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness

  4. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, an architecture practice

2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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