12 Union Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DY Data via plota.co.uk

0728/TCA/26 - Treeworks in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Removal of 1 Cedar tree and prunuing of 1 Plum tree Data via plota.co.uk

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Received

2 Sept 2026

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Validated

14 Sept 2026

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Approved

30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Powers · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Site constraints 4

Linlithgow Palace and High Street conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Scheduled monument 111 m away: Union Canal, River Almond to River Avon

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

37 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: 131-135 High Street, Linlithgow, Grade B, 50 m away · 14 Grade B, 23 Grade C

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 37 with distances

50 m131-135 High Street, LinlithgowGrade B
52 m139 High Street, LinlithgowGrade C
53 mShoemaker's Land, 123, 125, 127 High Street, LinlithgowGrade B
54 m129 High Street, LinlithgowGrade B
55 m4 Strawberry Bank, LinlithgowGrade C
61 mFootball And Cricketers Arms, 115 High Street, LinlithgowGrade C
61 m1 Royal Terrace, LinlithgowGrade C
69 mFootball And Cricketers Arms, 111-113 High Street, LinlithgowGrade C
72 mMuseum, 143 High Street, LinlithgowGrade B
72 m2 Royal Terrace, LinlithgowGrade C
78 m107-109 High Street, LinlithgowGrade C
80 mPolice Station, High Street, LinlithgowGrade C
81 m145 High Street, LinlithgowGrade C
85 m147 High Street, LinlithgowGrade C
89 m149 High Street, LinlithgowGrade C
89 m103-105 High Street, LinlithgowGrade C
96 mSt Peter's Episcopal Church, High Street, LinlithgowGrade B
105 mThe Court Residence, (Former Linlithgow Sheriff Court), including boundary walls and gatepiers, 1 Court Square, High Street, LinlithgowGrade B
107 m17 Lion Well Wynd, LinlithgowGrade B
108 m13 Lion Well Wynd, LinlithgowGrade B
112 m19 Lion Well Wynd, LinlithgowGrade C
116 mWalls, Lion Well Wynd, LinlithgowGrade C
117 m161-163 High Street, LinlithgowGrade C
118 m6 Royal Terrace, LinlithgowGrade B
121 m165 High Street, LinlithgowGrade B
122 mRailway Wall & Railway Bridge, Union Road, LinlithgowGrade C
126 m6 Union Road, LinlithgowGrade C
127 m16 Lion Well Wynd, LinlithgowGrade C
128 m212-214 High Street, LinlithgowGrade B
128 mCounty Buildings, High Street, LinlithgowGrade B
133 mOutbuilding, 7-7A Royal Terrace, LinlithgowGrade B
137 m216-218 High Street, LinlithgowGrade C
140 m169-173 High Street, LinlithgowGrade C
140 m5 Union Road, LinlithgowGrade C
143 m220 High Street, LinlithgowGrade C
145 m8 Royal Terrace, LinlithgowGrade B
147 m175 High Street, LinlithgowGrade C

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

SSSI 161 m away: Linlithgow Loch

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 20 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

Council: West Lothian
Application type: Treeworks in Conservation Area
Postcode: EH49 7DY
Received: 2 Sept 2026
Validated: 14 Sept 2026
Ward: Linlithgow
Parish: Linlithgow & Linlithgow Bridge
Case officer: Show
Decision: Not to make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date: 30 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Powers
Applicant: Show
Agent: O'Neill Trees & Timber Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 16 days from validation, 23 days faster than West Lothian's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one16d

Council39d

UK36d

69%decided within 8 weeks

93%approved

33decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by West Lothian in the last twelve months, from validation. West Lothian decision record →