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flag Scotland approves repurposing a former store into a 39-bed short-term hotel, overriding local objections.

flag The Scottish Government has approved plans to convert a former Farmfoods store in Bathgate into a 39-bed short-term let hotel, reversing a prior rejection by West Lothian Council. flag The council had objected over small room sizes, inadequate staff facilities, and concerns about oversupply of short-term accommodation, but the Division of Planning and Environmental Appeals ruled these issues fall outside planning policy. flag The DPEA found no evidence of over-provision and noted policies do not cap visitor accommodations. flag The decision, which ends the appeal process, supports a growing trend of repurposing former office buildings for short-term lets in West Lothian.

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