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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
West Lothian
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Lothian. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates10,882Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,323 approved or refused records
943Refused applications
8,380 approved · 943 refused · 697 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2013 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning & Building StandardsLocal plan Local Development Plan (LDP 1)Pre-application advice Pre-Application EnquiryConservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Scheduled Monuments
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriescustomer.service@westlothian.gov.ukCouncil source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Decided0854/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
27 Blair Road Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0TU
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided0855/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
81 Glenalmond Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8PB
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided0856/FUL/24
Erection of 2 houses
53 Main Street Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3RL
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided0859/FUL/24
Temporary siting of a static caravan
10 Longford Crofts Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8FD
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided0862/H/24
Extension to house
20 Dovecot Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LH
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Decided0863/A/24
Display of 1 non-illuminated wall mounted sign
18A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided0864/FUL/24
Erection of 9 no. 61sqm employment units (Classes 4 & 6) together with access and associated works
Land South Of Avonmill Avonmill Industrial Estate Linlithgow Bridge West Lothian EH49 7TL
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided0865/H/24
Conversion and extension to garage to form ancillary living accommodation
103 James Young Avenue Uphall Station West Lothian EH54 5FA
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided0867/PAC/24
Proposal of application notice for residential development with associated infrastructure and landscaping
Area RL Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided0869/FUL/24
Change of use from a house to short term let
Midhope Cottage Abercorn Newton West Lothian EH30 9SL
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided0870/P/24
Planning permission in principal for proposed replacement of the existing derelict farm building with two houses
Selms House Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DQ
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided0871/FUL/24
Siting of a portacabin, storage container and welfare unit for formation of a pizza manufacturing and distribution facility
1 Gregory Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7DR
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided0872/FUL/24
Demolition of house and erection of replacement house including extension of existing domestic curtilage
Longford Cottage Breich West Calder West Lothian EH55 8NS
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided0873/FUL/24
Erection of a house
Plot 6 Race Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AW
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided0874/FUL/24
Erection of a house
Plot 5 Race Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AW
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided0875/FUL/24
Installation of diesel generator and associated fuel tank
7 Tartraven Place Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LT
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided0876/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed infill of extended kitchen and utility room
7 Murieston Grove Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AY
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided0877/MSC/24
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0586/P/14 for 91 residential units, landscaping, open space, access, drainage and other associated development (amended plans)
Land To The South Of Main Street And West Of The A89 Dechmont
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided0878/FUL/24
Formation of access ramp and alterations to steps
St Therasa's RC Church Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0ES
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided0879/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage
42 Old Golf Course Road Armadale West Lothian EH48 2TA
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided0880/TPO/24
Crown lifting of 15 leylandii trees
Land To East Of 6 Burgess Hill Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BX
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided0881/TCA/24
Topping of 1 Ash tree
53 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ED
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided0883/FUL/24
Installation of an ATM
47 Hopetoun Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PB
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided0884/A/24
Display of 1 illuminated ATM sign
47 Hopetoun Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PB
Received 14 Nov 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Lothian, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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