West Lothian Council
Development Management Committee — 6 May 2026
Development Management Committee
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On the agenda
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- 2Declarations of Interest - Members must declare any interests they have in the items of business for consideration at the meeting, identifying the relevant agenda items and the nature of their interests.
- 3Order of Business, including notice of urgent business, declarations of interest in any urgent business and consideration of reports for information.
- 4Confirm Draft Minutes of Meeting of Development Management Committee held on Wednesday 15 April 2026 (herewith)
- 5Application No.0307/FUL/25 - Alteration to road layout, erection of four bus shelters and street furniture, change of use of land to provide community open space, erection of community shelter and associated landscaping and sustainable drainage systems (SUDS), land at and adjacent to Main Street, Winchburgh (herewith)
- 6Application No.0782/FUL/25 - Demolition of house (in retrospect) and erection of a new house 73 Pyothall Road, Broxburn (herewith)
- 7Application No.0843/FUL/25 - Erection of 54 houses and 4 flats, with associated works (as varied from 65 houses and 4 flats), area RL, Calderwood, East Calder (herewith)
- 8Application No.1002/P/25 - Planning permission in principle for the erection of 2 houses within footprints of existing building(s) with partial conversion/ reuse of existing walls, land to west of West Harwood (herewith)
- 9Application No.0086/FUL/26 - Change of use from offices (class 4) to hotel (class 7) with alterations and extension, 1 Muir Place, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston (herewith)
- 10Appeals submitted :-
- (a)LBA/400/2015 - Listed Building Consent Appeal for 0700/LBC/25, Listed Building Consent to demolish former nursery, former nursery, Academy Street, Armadale, West Lothian, EH48 3JD
- (b)CLUD/400/2017 - Certificate of Lawful Use & Development Appeal for 1018/CLU/25, Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use of house as short-term Let, 20 Turnhigh Road, Whitburn, West Lothian, EH47 8HX
- (c)CLUD/400/2018 - Certificate of Lawful Use & Development Appeal for 0078/CLU/26), Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use of house as short-term Let, 41 Nigel Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6LT.
- (d)PPA/400/2183 - Planning permission appeal for 1011/FUL/25, formation of vehicular access road, land south of B7015 and east of Five Sisters Business Park, West Calder, West Lothian, EH55 8PN
- 11Appeals determined :-
- (a)ENA/400/2063 - Enforcement Notice Appeal for ENF/0235/25, change of land from countryside to storage yard for plant and construction equipment, Thomas Plant Hire Ltd, Polbeth Industrial Estate, Polbeth, West Calder, EH55 8UU - The notice has been upheld but the terms of the notice has been varied
- (b)POA/400/2017 - Planning obligation appeal for 0598/PO/25, discharge of planning obligation relating to planning permission, land at Langside Gardens, Polbeth, EH55 8QP - The case has been dismissed and consent has been refused.
- (c)ENA/400/2062 - Enforcement Notice Appeal for ENF/0181/23, the enclosure of land and the material change of use of the open space to private garden ground at the side and rear of the property, 20 Laing Gardens, Broxburn, EH52 6XT - The case has been allowed, and the notice has been quashed.
- (d)CAC/400/3 - Conservation Area Consent Appeal for 0200/CON/25, conservation area consent for the demolition of a house, Jocks Hill, 44 Philip Avenue, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7BL - allow the appeal and grant conservation area consent.