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7 Canal Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6FD

0211/CLU/26Certificate of Lawful Use or DevelopmentApproved
Lawful development certificate

Approved on 1 May 2026

Council decision: Grant Prior Approval

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness of proposed change of use from Class 1A (shops/retail) to Class 3 for use as a coffee shop/cafe

Received
26 March 2026
Ward
Broxburn, Uphall & Winchburgh
  1. Received26 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.21 Apr
  4. Target30 May
  5. Decided1 May

Decided in 31 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 7 Canal Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6FD. West Lothian has handled 286 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 4 weeks quicker than West Lothian's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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.

74% of amendment 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 6FD
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Winchburgh

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2026
Last date for comments
21 April 2026
Target decision date
30 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Lucy Hoad
Statutory period
60 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
0
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    15 Apr

    Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign

    ApprovedApplication0266/A/26

Source: West Lothian

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