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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 dates8,403Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,095 approved or refused records
770Refused applications
6,325 approved · 770 refused · 523 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0685/H/18
First floor extension to house
3 Ossian Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HL
Received 17 Jul 2018 - Decided0686/H/18
Extension to house
50 Garden City Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8EJ
Received 17 Jul 2018 - Decided0687/FUL/18
Removal of existing monopole and installation of a 20m high telecommunications mast with 4 antenna and 3 equipment cabinets and erection of a 2.4m high palisade fence
Territorial Army Beveridge Square Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QF
Received 18 Jul 2018 - Decided0688/FUL/18
Erection of vehicle maintenance building with concrete apron and store building and gas bottle store with concrete apron
Aldi Distribution Centre Pottishaw Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2FB
Received 18 Jul 2018 - Decided0689/P/18
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house with associated works
Land At North End Of Kirknewton Mains Access Road Kirknewton West Lothian
Received 18 Jul 2018 - Decided0690/H/18
Alterations to window and door openings to facilitate internal alterations
15 Strawberry Bank Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BJ
Received 18 Jul 2018 - Decided0691/A/18
Display of a non-illuminated fascia sign
75 The Vennel Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ET
Received 18 Jul 2018 - Decided0693/CLU/18
Erection of a sun lounge
12 West Bankton Place Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9ED
Received 19 Jul 2018 - Decided0694/H/18
Two storey extension to house
34 Albyn Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JN
Received 19 Jul 2018 - Decided0695/TPO/18
Felling of 6 trees and branch removal of one tree
Bellsquarry Woodland Pitcaple Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian
Received 19 Jul 2018 - Decided0698/EIA/18
EIA screening opinion for residential development with associated open space, access and infrastructure
Land 50M North West Of Charlesfield Road Livingston West Lothian
Received 19 Jul 2018 - Decided0700/CLU/18
Conversion of garage to habitable room
31 Craigengar Avenue Uphall West Lothian EH52 5SQ
Received 20 Jul 2018 - Decided0701/H/18
Removal of porch and erection of enclosed porch
22 Clark Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AP
Received 20 Jul 2018 - Decided0702/A/18
Display of an illuminated totem sign
Fairfield Garage Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5BQ
Received 20 Jul 2018 - Decided0703/FUL/18
Part change of use from shop (class 1) to cafe (class 3)
Fairfield Garage Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5BQ
Received 20 Jul 2018 - Decided0706/H/18
Formation of dormer
85 Main Street Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6RA
Received 23 Jul 2018 - Decided0707/TPO/18
Pruning and branch removal of 9 lime trees
Boghall House Springfield Grange Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7GR
Received 23 Jul 2018 - Decided0708/CLU/18
Conversion of garage to habitable room and extension to house
63 Harrysmuir Gardens Pumpherston Livingston West Lothian EH53 0PJ
Received 24 Jul 2018 - Decided0709/MSC/18
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0493/P/02 for the erection of 3 houses (change of house types on plots 88-90)
Heartlands Whitburn
Received 24 Jul 2018 - Appeal decided0710/H/18
Erection of detached garage with loft storage
41 Pumpherston Road Uphall Station Livingston West Lothian EH54 5PL
Received 24 Jul 2018 - Decided0711/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the re-roofing of existing conservatory
40 Burghmuir Court Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LJ
Received 25 Jul 2018 - Decided0712/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of chalets as permanent residential accommodation
Craigs Chalets Williamscraigs Linlithgow EH49 6QF West Lothian
Received 25 Jul 2018 - Decided0713/H/18
Extension to house
96A Lower Bathville Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2JS
Received 25 Jul 2018 - Decided0714/H/18
Extension to garage
The Old Farm House 7 Wallhouse Farm Steading Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NQ
Received 25 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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