Plans to build a house at the entrance to an imposing Edwardian mansion in Livingston have been thrown out by the Scottish Government.
Mr W. Graham had appealed against the rejection of his proposals by West Lothian Council, but a Reporter appointed by the Division of Planning and Environmental Appeals said the new house would be “unacceptable tandem development” which has to be resisted.
Tandem development is a planning term to describe the infilling of large gardens or grounds of larger homes with new housing.
