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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 dates8,317Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,019 approved or refused records
765Refused applications
6,254 approved · 765 refused · 519 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Jan 2017 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0308/EIA/18
Environmental impact assessment screening opinion for a residential development with landscaping, SUDS and associated infrastructure
Land South Of Sibbalds Brae And West Of Falside Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2DU
Received 10 Apr 2018 - Decided0309/FUL/18
Erection of 7 houses with associated works
Elmhill 35 East Main Street Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7QR
Received 11 Apr 2018 - Decided0310/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house
2A Starlaw Gardens Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1NL
Received 11 Apr 2018 - Decided0311/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
12 Vardon Green Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8SU
Received 12 Apr 2018 - Decided0312/H/18
Two storey extension to house
3 Burghmuir Court Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LJ
Received 13 Apr 2018 - Decided0313/FUL/18
Erection of timber fencing (in retrospect)
2 Newhouses Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AR
Received 13 Apr 2018 - Decided0314/H/18
Erection of two storey and single storey extensions
39 Murieston Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AU
Received 13 Apr 2018 - Decided0315/FUL/18
Extension to gatehouse
North British Distillery Muirhall Bonds Addiewell West Calder West Lothian EH55 8NT
Received 16 Apr 2018 - Decided0316/H/18
Erection of garage
95A Park View Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9JZ
Received 16 Apr 2018 - Decided0317/H/18
Demolition of conservatory and erection of sun room to the rear and two storey side extension
15 Carse Knowe Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LG
Received 16 Apr 2018 - Decided0318/TPO/18
Felling of one sycamore tree
5 Hoghill Court East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0QA
Received 17 Apr 2018 - Decided0319/A/18
Display of an illuminated box sign
3 Almondvale West Retail Park Almondvale West Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6FQ
Received 18 Apr 2018 - Decided0320/FUL/18
Change of use from estate agents (Class 2) to shop (Class 1) / hot food take away (Sui Generis)
3 Hopetoun Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PA
Received 18 Apr 2018 - Decided0321/FUL/18
Installation of a 6m high microphone pole
Former NATS Site Grange Road Livingston EH54 5DE
Received 18 Apr 2018 - Decided0322/P/18
Planning permission in principle for erection of house
Rareview 75 Station Road Bathville Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3LJ
Received 18 Apr 2018 - Decided0323/H/18
Extension to house
40 Westcroft Court Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7EW
Received 18 Apr 2018 - Decided0324/FUL/18
Installation of a canopy
73 The Vennel Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ET
Received 19 Apr 2018 - Decided0325/FUL/18
Alterations to covered walkway to form extension to store for use as a garden centre
Morrisons Carmondean Centre Road Carmondean Livingston West Lothian
Received 19 Apr 2018 - Decided0326/FUL/18
Alterations to car rental facility to relocate office and car wash bay and alter car parking layout
Indian Cottage Restaurant Howden West Road Howden Livingston EH54 6AA
Received 19 Apr 2018 - Unknown0327/LBC/18
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of sash and case windows
18 St John's Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DU
Received 19 Apr 2018 - Decided0328/H/18
Replacement of sash and case windows
18 St John's Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DU
Received 19 Apr 2018 - Decided0329/PO/18
Application for the discharge of the planning obligation relating to planning permission 0033/03
Southill Farm House Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7AE
Received 19 Apr 2018 - Decided0330/TPO/18
Felling of one tree
11 Burgess Hill Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BX
Received 19 Apr 2018 - Decided0331/A/18
Display of fascia sign and window vinyls
36 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AE
Received 19 Apr 2018
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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