Farm Closest To 34 Newhouses Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NZ Data via plota.co.uk

0685/AGR/26 - Agriculture/Forestry Notification Refused

Proposal

Prior notification for the siting of 2 storage containers and formation of canopy structuring for agricultural storage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
4 Sept 2026
✗
Refused
25 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Powers · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Site constraints 1

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Agriculture/Forestry Notification
Postcode
EH52 5NZ
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Livingston South
Parish
Howden
Case officer
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Decision
Prior notification - approval not given
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Powers
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 22 days faster than West Lothian's median of 43 for prior approvals. Refused, as 18% of prior approvals here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
11decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by West Lothian in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lothian decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 26 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100765411-001
Env. assessment
No