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Hope House 20 Houstoun Mains Holdings Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6PA

0206/FUL/25Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 30 November 2025

Council decision: Grant Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)9 conditions

Proposal

Demolition of outbuilding and erection of a 380sqm extension to hostel (Class 7)

Received
17 March 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
Broxburn, Uphall & Winchburgh
  1. Received17 Mar
  2. Validated21 Mar
  3. Consult.11 Apr
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided30 Nov

Decided in 254 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Hope House 20 Houstoun Mains Holdings Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6PA. West Lothian has handled 3,636 applications of this type. This one was decided in 258 days, 28 weeks longer than West Lothian's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 107 applications across Broxburn, Uphall & Winchburgh. We hold 214 applications in total for the EH52 postcode area.

88% of full applications at West Lothian Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EH52 6PA
Application type
Planning Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Uphall

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 March 2025
Last date for comments
11 April 2025
Target decision date
20 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
31 Damhead Edinburgh EH10 7EA

Planning decision

Statutory period
60 days

Additional information

Documents
31
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: West Lothian

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