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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 dates8,384Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,077 approved or refused records
767Refused applications
6,310 approved · 767 refused · 522 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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
- Decided0604/FUL/18
Change of use from agricultural shed to equestrian building, formation of riding arena, hardstanding for parking and erection of floodlights (in retrospect)
Springfield Kennels 14A Humbie Holdings Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DS
Received 27 Jun 2018 - Decided0605/FUL/18
Change of use from office (class 2) to house in multiple occupation (HMO)
19C Greendykes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AF
Received 27 Jun 2018 - Decided0606/H/18
Conversion of first floor of garage to form ancillary accommodation
59 Braehead Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6ED
Received 27 Jun 2018 - Decided0608/FUL/18
Replacement of shop front
3 The Vennel Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EX
Received 28 Jun 2018 - Decided0609/LBC/18
Listed building consent for painting of shop front
74 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 28 Jun 2018 - Decided0611/LBC/18
Listed building consent for alterations to boundary wall to widen the vehicular access on to Eastfield Road
Crofthead House Nursing Home Sheephousehill Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9EF
Received 28 Jun 2018 - Decided0613/FUL/18
Installation of CCTV cameras
Nobel House Regent Centre Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HU
Received 28 Jun 2018 - Decided0615/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house
51 Hillhouse Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4BG
Received 29 Jun 2018 - Decided0616/H/18
Formation of dormer
11 Wood Drive Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0ND
Received 29 Jun 2018 - Decided0617/H/18
Extension to house
5 Highfield Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BQ
Received 29 Jun 2018 - Decided0618/FUL/18
Subdivision and alteration of industrial building to form two industrial units (class 4/5)
13 Little Mill Business Park Avonmill Industrial Estate Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DA
Received 29 Jun 2018 - Decided0619/H/18
Extension to house
32 Burnside Terrace Addiewell West Calder West Lothian EH55 8NE
Received 29 Jun 2018 - Decided0620/H/18
Extension to house including garage conversion
10 Raw Holdings Mansefield East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0HZ
Received 29 Jun 2018 - Decided0621/FUL/18
Erection of a house and associated works
Land 50M East Of 15 Milrig Smallholdings Kirknewton West Lothian
Received 2 Jul 2018 - Decided0622/FUL/18
Erection of two semi-detached houses and associated works
8 East Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5DA
Received 2 Jul 2018 - Decided0623/FUL/18
Extension to offices (in retrospect)
4 Pottishaw Place Whitehill Industrial Estate Bathgate EH48 2EN
Received 2 Jul 2018 - Decided0624/H/18
Triple garage extension to house
99 Muir Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QQ
Received 2 Jul 2018 - Decided0626/TPO/18
Branch removal from 5 oak trees
Calder Road Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian
Received 3 Jul 2018 - Decided0627/A/18
Display of 2 fascia signs, 1 projecting sign and 2 window display signs
Fairfield Garage Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5BQ
Received 3 Jul 2018 - Decided0628/FUL/18
Installation of two air conditioning condenser units and three extract grilles (as amended)
Fairfield Garage Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5BQ
Received 3 Jul 2018 - Decided0629/A/18
Display of illuminated fascia signs and a non-illuminated pole mounted sign
1 Drovers Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5ND
Received 3 Jul 2018 - Decided0630/H/18
Formation of ramp
78 Martin Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UT
Received 3 Jul 2018 - Decided0631/FUL/18
Erection of concrete skatepark (wheeled sports facility), access path, seating area and ducting for lighting
Land Adjacent Parkhead Primary School Harburn Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8AH
Received 3 Jul 2018 - Decided0632/A/18
Display of 3 non-illuminated fascia signs
Almond Inn 1-3 West Main Street Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7LU
Received 3 Jul 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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