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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 dates10,806Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,255 approved or refused records
940Refused applications
8,315 approved · 940 refused · 691 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Sept 2014 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
- Decided0444/H/24
First floor extension to house
16 Pitcaple Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HW
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Unknown0445/PNW/24
Prior notification of 2 replacement like-for-like white timber sash and case windows
17 Lion Well Wynd Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EL
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decided0446/FUL/24
Sub-division of garden and conversion of garage to a house with associated works
36 Ellen Street Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0HJ
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decided0447/TCA/24
Felling of 1 Spruce and 1 Elm tree and height reduction of 1 Birch, 1 Elm and 1 Copper Beech tree
5 Craigs Court Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NU
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided0448/LBC/24
Listed building consent for the replacement of two timber sash and case windows, and one timber door in blue finish
17 Lion Well Wynd Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EL
Received 13 Jun 2024 - Decided0449/PAC/24
Proposal of application notice for residential development with associated infrastructure including roads, parking, drainage and open space
Raw Farm East Calder EH53 0ET
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided0450/H/24
Erection of a greenhouse
40 Friars Way Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AY
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided0451/FUL/24
Installation of 6No. air source heat pumps and associated works
53 Falkirk Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7PH
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided0452/FUL/24
Erection of 4 flats with associated works
Land To South Of 7 Stewart Street West Calder West Lothian EH55 8DT
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided0453/FUL/24
Erection of 2.4m high security fencing
2 Appleton Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 7EZ
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided0454/H/24
Extensions to side and rear of house
30 Belfield Avenue East Calder West Lothian EH53 0QZ
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided0455/H/24
Garage conversion, extension and alterations to house
57 Herd Green Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8QA
Received 14 Jun 2024 - Decided0456/H/24
Extension to house and installation of solar panels
Birkenhill 23 Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QT
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided0457/A/24
Display of 1 pole mounted non-illuminated sign
Land At Junction Of A904 With C5 (To Paradovan/Philpstoun) West Lothian EH49 7LY
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided0458/H/24
Extension to house
14 Acredales Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HY
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided0459/H/24
First floor extension to rear of house
15 Balbardie Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AP
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided0463/TCA/24
Selective branch removal of 1 Sycamore tree
22 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Decided0464/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed extension to house
12 Briar Cottages Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8BQ
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decided0465/P/24
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
Land To North Of 7 Ladeside Gardens Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7JD
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decided0466/FUL/24
Erection of 18 houses with roads and associated works
Land At Quarry Park Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Awaiting decision0467/FUL/24
Erection of 6 houses with access road and associated works
Land To West Of Burngrange Cemetery West Calder West Lothian
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decided0468/P/24
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
53 Main Street West Calder West Lothian EH55 8DP
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Decided0469/FUL/24
Change of use from house to short term let (in retrospect)
2 Preston Court Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EN
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Decided0470/TPO/24
Felling of 1 Sycamore tree
Uphall Golf Club Uphall West Lothian EH52 6JT
Received 20 Jun 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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