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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 dates8,434Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,123 approved or refused records
771Refused applications
6,352 approved · 771 refused · 526 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0808/H/18
Installation of a dormer window
12 Carse Knowe Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LG
Received 20 Aug 2018 - Decided0809/H/18
Demolition of a double garage and erection of a two storey extension
37 Alder Walk Calderwood East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0FF
Received 20 Aug 2018 - Decided0810/TCA/18
Felling of 12 trees
Fir Park Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LR
Received 20 Aug 2018 - Decided0811/H/18
Demolition of garage and erection of extension to house
34 Baron's Hill Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JG
Received 21 Aug 2018 - Decided0812/H/18
Construction of a driveway, erection of a 3 foot and 6 foot fence with a gate
7 Loch Fyne Way Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0RX
Received 21 Aug 2018 - Decided0813/H/18
Erection of agricultural shed
2 West Mains Crofts West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LD
Received 22 Aug 2018 - Decided0814/MSC/18
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0822/P/13 for 130 houses with associated roads, landscaping, SUDS and infrastructure works
Land 50M North Of Houston Road Houstoun Road Livingston West Lothian
Received 22 Aug 2018 - Decided0815/H/18
Erection of a conservatory
Friarbank 11 Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AP
Received 22 Aug 2018 - Decided0816/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for conversion of garage
6 Deanburn Gardens Seafield Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7GB
Received 22 Aug 2018 - Decided0817/FUL/18
Alterations and change of use from shed to form five storage units (class 6), including re-cladding and associated works
Park Farm Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QY
Received 23 Aug 2018 - Decided0818/FUL/18
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
43 West End West Calder West Lothian EH55 8EJ
Received 23 Aug 2018 - Decided0819/A/18
Display of 2 non-illuminated hoarding signs (in retrospect)
St Davids Church George Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PH
Received 24 Aug 2018 - Decided0820/A/18
Display of 2 illuminated wall mounted signs
92 Almondvale Centre Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6HR
Received 24 Aug 2018 - Decided0821/P/18
Planning permission in principle for a 1.27ha residential development with associated infrastructure, access and landscaping
Site At Burnside Broxburn West Lothian
Received 27 Aug 2018 - Decided0822/LBC/18
Listed building consent for the erection of a conservatory
Friarbank 11 Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AP
Received 27 Aug 2018 - Decided0823/LBC/18
Variation to listed building consent 0816/LBC/17 for the extension to house (removal of horns and change of zinc cladding)
11 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 27 Aug 2018 - Decided0824/H/18
Two storey extension to house
30 Laverock Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AT
Received 27 Aug 2018 - Decided0826/FUL/18
Demolition of existing properties and erection of 136 residential units (80 houses and 56 flats)(as amended from 144 units) with associated infrastructure works and landscaping
Site At Deans South Deans Livingston West Lothian
Received 28 Aug 2018 - Decided0827/A/18
Display of a non-illuminated fascia sign
6-8 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AF
Received 28 Aug 2018 - Decided0828/A/18
Display of a non-illuminated fascia sign
1-3 Market Street Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AP
Received 28 Aug 2018 - Decided0829/FUL/18
Erection of public art (Site 9)
Site At Port Buchan Broxburn West Lothian
Received 28 Aug 2018 - Decided0830/CLU/18
Erection of a double garage
4 Redmill View East Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0HS
Received 28 Aug 2018 - Decided0831/H/18
Extension to house
10 Glenalmond Court Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8PE
Received 28 Aug 2018 - Decided0833/FUL/18
Erection of 1.8m high fencing in rear gardens
1-20 Hanover Court Village Lane Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian
Received 29 Aug 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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