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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 dates8,593Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,265 approved or refused records
783Refused applications
6,482 approved · 783 refused · 538 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Nov 2016 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0110/H/19
Extension to house
35 Rivaldsgreen Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BB
Received 8 Feb 2019 - Decided0111/A/19
Display of 22 illuminated and non-illuminated signs
Land At Balgornie Road Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 8 Feb 2019 - Decided0112/H/19
Extension to house
Glenochil Lower Bathville Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2LH
Received 8 Feb 2019 - Decided0113/FUL/19
Erection of 4.5MW combined heat and power plant and associated building and works
S E H Europe Ltd Wilson Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 7DA
Received 8 Feb 2019 - Decided0115/FUL/19
Erection of dog boarding facilites and associated works
The Homestead Pumpherston West Lothian EH52 5PF
Received 8 Feb 2019 - Withdrawn0116/FUL/19
Change of use of tree belt to massive garden ground (TEST)
29 Easter Bankton Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9BD
Received 11 Feb 2019 - Decided0117/H/19
Increase in roof height and extension to house
5 Braewell Gardens Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QQ
Received 11 Feb 2019 - Decided0118/H/19
Two storey extension to side and single storey at read of house
45 Murieston Road Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AX
Received 11 Feb 2019 - Decided0119/FUL/19
Repainting of building frontage
Football And Cricketers Arms 111 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 11 Feb 2019 - Decided0120/H/19
Formation of dormer
40 Justinhaugh Drive Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QP
Received 11 Feb 2019 - Decided0121/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulnes for extension to house
22 Burnside Avenue Polbeth West Calder West Lothian EH55 8TF
Received 11 Feb 2019 - Decided0125/TCA/19
Felling of 1 lime tree
20 Ashley Hall Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DN
Received 12 Feb 2019 - Decided0126/FUL/19
Erection of a house with associated works
Gorsemount 34 Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 12 Feb 2019 - Decided0127/H/19
Extension to house
23 Mill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4JJ
Received 12 Feb 2019 - Decided0128/MSC/19
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission in principle 0524/P/09 for the erection of 88 houses with associated works
Area CWf Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 12 Feb 2019 - Decided0129/P/19
Planning permission in principle for a 6.63 Ha residential development with associated open space, landscaping, access and infrastructure (as amended to include employment space)
Land At Charlesfield Road Livingston West Lothian
Received 12 Feb 2019 - Decided0132/H/19
Demolition of conservatory and erection of extension to house
116 Harburn Avenue Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8NL
Received 12 Feb 2019 - Decided0133/TPO/19
Felling of 4 trees
16 Rockville Grove Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BZ
Received 13 Feb 2019 - Decided0134/FUL/19
Subdivision of house to form 2 houses, erection of decking and timber cladding
1A Muirs Court Uphall West Lothian EH52 5JQ
Received 13 Feb 2019 - Decided0135/FUL/19
Change of use from domestic garage to vehicle repair business and siting of storage container and sheds (in retrospect)
105 Boghall Drive Boghall Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1JD
Received 13 Feb 2019 - Decided0138/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfunless for the erection of a sunroom
15 Burnbank Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6DP
Received 14 Feb 2019 - Decided0139/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house with installation of velux window
The Cottage Station Road Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6RH
Received 14 Feb 2019 - Decided0140/H/19
Formation of dormers
Northwood 7 Harburn West Calder West Lothian EH55 8RP
Received 14 Feb 2019 - Decided0141/FUL/19
Change of use from offices (class 4) to offices (class 2 professional)
Broom House Quarrywood Court Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 6AX
Received 14 Feb 2019
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.
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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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