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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 dates8,360Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,056 approved or refused records
767Refused applications
6,289 approved · 767 refused · 521 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0484/H/18
Construction of single storey extension to rear of property.
6 Sheriffs Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SS
Received 1 Jun 2018 - Decided0485/A/18
Display of a non-illuminated freestanding sign
Calderwood (At New Roundabout On B7015) East Calder
Received 1 Jun 2018 - Decided0486/FUL/18
Siting of a mobile theatre unit
St Johns Hospital Howden West Road Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PP
Received 1 Jun 2018 - Decided0487/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the conversion of garage
19 Millfield Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AR
Received 1 Jun 2018 - Appeal decided0488/H/18
Erection of 1.8m high gates and fencing (in retrospect)
9 Bridge Place Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RR
Received 1 Jun 2018 - Decided0489/FUL/18
Formation of a floodlit all weather horse exercise area
Hartwood Poultry Farm West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LE
Received 1 Jun 2018 - Decided0492/H/18
Replacement windows
6 Avenue Park West Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AH
Received 4 Jun 2018 - Decided0493/FUL/18
Erection of a farmhouse
Parkley Craigs Farm Linlithgow EH49 6PJ
Received 4 Jun 2018 - Decided0495/H/18
Two storey extension to house
67 Nettlehill Drive Uphall Station Livingston West Lothian EH54 5PR
Received 4 Jun 2018 - Decided0496/H/18
Extension to house
Thorndean Cottage 43 Station Road Bathville Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3LQ
Received 4 Jun 2018 - Decided0497/H/18
Formation of dormer
33 Station Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BJ
Received 4 Jun 2018 - Decided0498/A/18
Display of an illuminated double sided sign with static display on one side and digital display on the other
Bus Shelter At Almondvale Roundabout Alderstone Road Livingston EH54 7DR
Received 5 Jun 2018 - Decided0499/A/18
Display of an illuminated double sided sign with static display on one side and digital display on the other
Bus Shelter At Almondvale Roundabout Almondvale Road Livingston EH54 6RQ
Received 5 Jun 2018 - Decided0500/FUL/18
Installation of ATM, replacement of plant within existing enclosure, new fire door and grading of pavement (as amended)
Co-op Store Craigshill Shopping Centre The Mall Livingston EH54 5DZ
Received 5 Jun 2018 - Decided0504/H/18
Formation of two dormers to front elevation of detached garage (in retrospect).
16 Middlewood Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AZ
Received 6 Jun 2018 - Decided0505/H/18
Extension to house
52 Bankton Green Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EB
Received 6 Jun 2018 - Decided0506/H/18
Extension to house
The Willows Camps Industrial Estate Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DF
Received 6 Jun 2018 - Decided0507/H/18
Extension to house
4 Old Well Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SE
Received 6 Jun 2018 - Decided0510/A/18
Display of 1 illuminated 3 fascia sign and 2 non-illuminated fascia signs
The Dardanelle Armadale Road Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0ET
Received 7 Jun 2018 - Decided0511/H/18
Single storey extension
53 Meadowbank Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6EL
Received 7 Jun 2018 - Decided0512/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house
7 Eliburn South Road Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6SW
Received 7 Jun 2018 - Decided0513/FUL/18
Erection of 2 houses (variation to planning permission 0460/FUL/10)
Plots 11 And 12 Land At Redhouse Road Seafield West Lothian
Received 7 Jun 2018 - Decided0515/TPO/18
Crown thinning and lifting of one beech tree
15 Rockville Grove Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BZ
Received 7 Jun 2018 - Decided0516/A/18
Display of two illuminated wall signs and replacement totem sign
1 The Mall Adelaide Street Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DZ
Received 7 Jun 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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