Land To West Of West Harwood West Calder EH55 8LF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 2 houses within footprints of existing building(s) with partial conversion/reuse of existing walls Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 8 May 2026 · Development Management Committee · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by West Lothian Development Management Committee on 6 May 2026.
Refused by 4 votes to 2
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised refusal because the housing would urbanise the countryside, rely on cars, and leave contamination and flood risks unresolved.
- Four objections cited harm to the rural setting, car dependency, flooding, countryside policies and the existing buildings’ potential reuse.
- The committee voted 4–2 to refuse planning permission for the reasons in the committee report.
Source: Plota analysis of West Lothian's committee minutes of 6 May 2026.
Documents 22
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 6
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
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Important details
- Council
- West Lothian
- Application type
- Planning Permission in Principle
- Postcode
- EH55 8LF
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Fauldhouse & The Breich Valley
- Parish
- West Calder And Harburn
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Refuse Planning Permission in Principle
- Decision date
- 8 May 2026
- Decision level
- Development Management Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- RMAR Architecture Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 105 days from validation, 48 days slower than West Lothian's median of 57 for outline applications. Refused, as 43% of outline applications here are.
Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in West Lothian to go on. West Lothian decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- 100670799-006
- Env. assessment
- No
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