33 Plover Brae HMO Change-of-Use Proposal

Plans have been submitted for substantial alterations and extensions to a house at 6 Macnair Avenue, North Berwick.

The proposal includes changes to the roof and glazing, internal alterations, landscaping and the installation of an air source heat pump.

The application description lists the works as “alterations, extensions to house and installation of air source heat pump”. The supplied evidence does not give dimensions for the extensions or further technical details about the heat pump.

The application was submitted by Paul and Ruth Morrice, with Somner Macdonald Architects acting as agent.

East Lothian Council validated the full planning application on 21 August 2026. Reference 26/00735/P is currently awaiting a decision.

North Berwick house extension plan submitted for 6 Macnair Avenue

Proposed change of use from care home to HMO, with no external building works specified.

Change the use of the property from a Care Home (class 8) to a house of multiple occupancy (HMO)

A proposal has been submitted to change the use of a property at 33 Plover Brae, Ladywell, Livingston, from a Class 8 care home to a house of multiple occupancy (HMO).

The planning record does not specify any external building works. It also does not state the proposed number of occupants or rooms, and no applicant details are included in the supplied evidence.

The application was received by West Lothian Council on 3 August 2026 and is **awaiting decision**. The reference is **0639/FUL/26**.

A retrospective planning application seeks to change the use of the existing house at 2 Preston Court, Linlithgow, to short-term holiday accommodation.

Application 0671/FUL/26 concerns a single dwelling and does not propose a new building. The available planning record indicates that no notable physical alterations are involved.

The proposal is linked to certificate of lawfulness application 0696/CLU/25, which concerned the proposed use of the house as a short-term let. That related application is listed as decided.

No application form or supporting documents are available in the supplied record, so further details about the use are not provided.

The application was received by West Lothian’s planning service on 13 August 2026 and is awaiting a decision.

View the full application record