Planning Appeals and Reviews
Refusals
If your application has been refused or you consider that conditions attached to your planning permission are unreasonable, you can submit an appeal to the Scottish Ministers or ask for a review by the Local Review Body.
Local applications:
To request that the decision for your application is reviewed, you must make the request in writing within three months of the date of the decision notice to the Local Review Body, and clearly set out the reasons for the review. You must do this by submitting a ‘Notice of Review.’ It should be accompanied by copies of the planning application form, all other documents associated with your application, and the decision notice. The request for a review should be addressed to the Local Review Body, Committee Services, West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road, Livingston, West Lothian EH54 6FF.
· Notice of Review guidance notes
· Local Review Body Members' Checklist
Major applications, Local applications determined by the Development Management Committee, or applications determined by a full meeting of West Lothian Council
To appeal a decision on your application, you must appeal in writing within three months of the date of the decision notice to the Scottish Ministers. The appeal must be in writing on a form supplied by Scottish Ministers, and should clearly set out the reasons for the appeal. It should be accompanied by copies of the planning application form, all other documents associated with your application and the decision notice.
or by contacting the Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals, 4 The Courtyard, Callendar Business Park, Callendar Road, FALKIRK FK1 1XR.
You can find out more information about submitting appeals on the Scottish Government’s website http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/planning/decisions-appeals/Appeals In most cases, the appeal will be dealt with a person called a reporter who is appointed by Scottish Ministers. The decision reached on your appeal will be final, depending on any application to the Court of Session for a judicial review for legal reasons.
Non-determination
For ‘local’ applications, if your application has not been determined within 2 months, you can seek a review from the Local Review Body. You must do this by submitting a ‘Notice of Review.’ The appeal should be addressed to the Local Review Body, Committee Services, West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road, Livingston, West Lothian EH54 6FF.
If you have submitted the ‘Notice of Review’ to the Local Review Body, and it has not made a determination within 2 months, you have the right of appeal to the Scottish Ministers. For contact details, please see above.
For Major applications, if your application has not been determined within four months, you can submit an appeal to the Scottish Ministers. For contact details, please see above
To view appeals and reviews online
You can view appeals online at the Scottish Government Department of Planning and Environmental Appeals (DPEA)’s website.
To view our weekly list of appeals to the Scottish Ministers which have been submitted or determined, click here.
To view our appeals register, which is updated on a monthly basis, click here
To view meetings, agendas, papers and minutes, please click here.
To submit an appeal online
To submit an appeal online to the Scottish Government Directorate of Planning and Environmental Appeals (DPEA), or to submit a notice of review online, click here.
Updated 22/09/11
Development Plan
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Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG)
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