Johnston Fuels Ltd Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR
Approved on 29 October 2025
Council decision: Grant Hazardous Substancies ConsentDelegated (officer decision)1 condition
Proposal
Hazardous substance consent for the storage of 190 of tonnes of liquefied flammable gases (propane and butane)
- Received
- 19 May 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- West Lothian Council
- Ward
- Bathgate
- ReceivedReceived19 May
- ValidatedValidated29 May
- Consult.Consultation20 Jun
- TargetTarget Date28 Jul
- DecidedDecided29 Oct
Decided in 153 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a planning application at Johnston Fuels Ltd Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR. West Lothian has handled 8 applications of this type. This one was decided in 163 days, 14 weeks longer than West Lothian's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 73 applications across Bathgate. We hold 994 applications in total for the EH48 postcode area.
84% of all 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
- EH48 2HR
- Application type
- Hazardous Substances Consent
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Bathgate
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 May 2025
- Last date for comments
- 20 June 2025
- Target decision date
- 28 July 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 60 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
- Constraints
- 10
Site constraints
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202614 Sep
Hazardous substances consent for 49 tonnes of liquefied flammable gases (propane and butane)
PendingApplication0761/HZ/26 - 202627 Aug
Installation of a self bunded rectangular fuel storage tank
ApprovedApplication0625/FUL/26 - 202625 May
Erection of double storey modular office accommodation (in retrospect)
ApprovedApplication0401/FUL/26
Source: West Lothian
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