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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 dates8,327Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,027 approved or refused records
765Refused applications
6,262 approved · 765 refused · 519 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0360/H/18
Extension to house
15 Craigs Court Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4NU
Received 25 Apr 2018 - Decided0361/H/18
Extension to house and erection of a bike store
95 Bailielands Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SY
Received 25 Apr 2018 - Decided0362/EIA/18
EIA screening opinion for installation of new water main (section within West Lothian)
Main Extending From Edinburgh Bypass To Broxburn
Received 25 Apr 2018 - Decided0364/A/18
Display of 2 illuminated fascia signs and 2 non-illuminated signs on existing totem columns
5 Almondvale West Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QX
Received 26 Apr 2018 - Decided0365/FUL/18
Ground floor subdivision of existing building and conversion to form a shop unit (class 1) and 2 flats
Masonic Lodge 102 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EG
Received 26 Apr 2018 - Decided0366/FUL/18
Amendment of planning permission 0796/FUL/16 for the formation of three additional flats to form six in total and alterations to roof design
Masonic Lodge 102 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EG
Received 26 Apr 2018 - Unknown0371/HZ/18
Hazardous substances consent for the storage of 10045 tonnes of flammable liquid
Broxburn Bottlers Ltd 5 Drovers Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5ND
Received 26 Apr 2018 - Decided0372/H/18
Extension to house
88 Martin Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UT
Received 27 Apr 2018 - Decided0374/H/18
Extension to house
43 Ballantyne Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TG
Received 30 Apr 2018 - Decided0375/P/18
Planning permission in principle for a residential development including associated infrastructure, access and landscaping
Muirend Cottage Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PD
Received 30 Apr 2018 - Decided0377/FUL/18
Erection of 2 houses
Plots 10 & 11 Breichwater Place Sheephousehill Fauldhouse EH47 9LU
Received 30 Apr 2018 - Decided0378/H/18
Extension to house
23 Easter Bankton Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9BD
Received 30 Apr 2018 - Decided0379/H/18
Replacement PVCu double glazing windows and doors
18 Ashley Hall Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DN
Received 30 Apr 2018 - Decided0380/FUL/18
Change of use from office to form a flat (in retrospect)
11A West Main Street Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7LU
Received 30 Apr 2018 - Decided0381/H/18
Extension to ground floor flat
17 Cardross Avenue Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6JE
Received 1 May 2018 - Decided0383/FUL/18
Removal of existing double garage and erection of 9 single garages
Carlowrie 42A Mayfield Drive Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2JF
Received 2 May 2018 - Decided0384/H/18
Extension to side and rear of house
6 Liggat Place Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EU
Received 2 May 2018 - Decided0385/CLU/18
Certificate for lawfulness for the erection of a shed/garage
22 Grant Street West Calder West Lothian EH55 8AG
Received 2 May 2018 - Decided0386/H/18
Extension to house and installation of velux windows
42 Albyn Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JN
Received 2 May 2018 - Decided0388/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extensions to factory totalling 150sqm
14 Grange Road Houston Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DE
Received 2 May 2018 - Decided0389/H/18
Two storey extension to house
20 Ennis Park Polbeth West Calder West Lothian EH55 8TW
Received 2 May 2018 - Decided0390/LBC/18
Listed building consent for the erection of a flue
Regal Community Theatre 24-34 North Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PS
Received 3 May 2018 - Decided0391/A/18
Display of a vinyl banner and 4 poster signs
Morrisons Carmondean Centre Road Carmondean Livingston West Lothian
Received 3 May 2018 - Decided0392/FUL/18
External alterations including the installation of new windows and doors
Almondvale Stadium Alderstone Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 7DN
Received 4 May 2018
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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