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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 dates8,606Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,277 approved or refused records
783Refused applications
6,494 approved · 783 refused · 539 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0142/H/19
Formation of dormer windows and installation of rooflights
Whincrag 117A East Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5JA
Received 15 Feb 2019 - Decided0143/FUL/19
Erection of a war memorial
Whitburn Community Education Centre Manse Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8EZ
Received 15 Feb 2019 - Decided0144/H/19
Extension to house and installation of porch
29 Young Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SN
Received 15 Feb 2019 - Decided0145/MSC/19
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for public art plan
Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 18 Feb 2019 - Awaiting decision0146/FUL/19
Erection of a house (in retrospect)
Plot 23 Blinkbonny Gardens Breich West Lothian
Received 18 Feb 2019 - Decided0147/A/19
Display of freestanding sign
Tam Dalyell House Linlithgow Partnership Centre 93 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EZ
Received 18 Feb 2019 - Decided0148/H/19
Installation of satellite receiver dish
268 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ER
Received 18 Feb 2019 - Decided0149/FUL/19
Erection of toilet cabin
Central Park 10 East Main Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0RB
Received 18 Feb 2019 - Decided0150/P/19
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house and associated works
1 Murieston Way Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AR
Received 18 Feb 2019 - Decided0151/H/19
Extension to house
53 Church View Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6SZ
Received 18 Feb 2019 - Decided0152/FUL/19
Removal of brick wall and erection of 2.4m high mesh fence and painting of gate
Units 1-10 Fairbairn Road Howden Livingston West Lothian
Received 18 Feb 2019 - Decided0153/FUL/19
Installation of 249.25 kW of rooftop solar photovoltaic modules
4A Nettlehill Road Houston Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DL
Received 19 Feb 2019 - Decided0155/A/19
Display of fascia sign
26 Polbeth Road Polbeth West Calder West Lothian EH55 8SR
Received 20 Feb 2019 - Decided0156/FUL/19
Change fo use from business (class 5) to dog training facility
4B Grange Road Houston Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DE
Received 20 Feb 2019 - Decided0157/H/19
Erection of a shed (in retrospect)
30 Greenside Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4NB
Received 21 Feb 2019 - Decided0161/H/19
Extension to house
63 Riccarton Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HX
Received 21 Feb 2019 - Decided0162/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for the formation of dormer
43 Dunn Place Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6UH
Received 21 Feb 2019 - Decided0163/H/19
Extension to house
14 Friars Way Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AX
Received 21 Feb 2019 - Decided0164/FUL/19
Erection of house and detached triple garage with office above
Land South Of Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn West Lothian
Received 21 Feb 2019 - Decided0165/H/19
Siting of temporary storage containers (in retrospect)
152 Uphall Station Road Pumpherston Livingston West Lothian EH53 0PD
Received 21 Feb 2019 - Decided0166/TCA/19
Felling of 1 tree, branch removal of 2 trees and crown cleaning of 1 tree (ammendment to 1112/TPO/18)
60 East Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5HY
Received 21 Feb 2019 - Decided0167/PO/19
Discharge of planning obligation relating to planning permission 163/1987
Glenhead 63 Drumcross Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4HF
Received 21 Feb 2019 - Decided0169/FUL/19
Extension to provide additional toilets, installation of locker room canopy and formation of hard standing for parking
Mid Calder Bowling Club School Lane Mid Calder West Lothain EH53 0AT
Received 25 Feb 2019 - Decided0170/H/19
Two storey extension to house
22 Avonmill View Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SH
Received 25 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.
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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