Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 dates8,494Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,175 approved or refused records
778Refused applications
6,397 approved · 778 refused · 533 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas10 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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
- Decided1041/FUL/18
Erection of 38 houses and 22 flats (all affordable housing) with associated works
Land At Almond View Seafield West Lothian
Received 26 Oct 2018 - Decided1042/H/18
Extension to house
16 Mount Pleasant Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3HB
Received 26 Oct 2018 - Decided1043/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a sun lounge
19 Angus Way Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3GA
Received 29 Oct 2018 - Decided1044/P/18
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a retail food store (class 1) and associated works
Land North West Of Houston Interchange Houston Road Livingston
Received 29 Oct 2018 - Decided1045/MSC/18
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for revised masterplan, land utilisation plan & schedule, movement strategy plan, bus stop locations plan, park distances plan and phasing plan
Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 29 Oct 2018 - Decided1046/FUL/18
Erection of a nursing home and associated works (as an amendment to planning permission 0041/FUL/16)
Kirkton Nursing Home Kirk Lane Livingston
Received 30 Oct 2018 - Decided1047/H/18
Erection of a conservatory
4 Avonmill Road Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QX
Received 30 Oct 2018 - Decided1048/FUL/18
Erection of a 19.9 megawatt standby electricity generating facility including ten containerised generators, a control building, transformer unit, ancillary plant, parking spaces, perimeter fence, CCTV columns and associated works
Land At Nairn Road Deans Industrial Estate Livingston
Received 30 Oct 2018 - Decided1049/TCA/18
Crown reduction of 3 trees
1 Priors Grange Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4QN
Received 30 Oct 2018 - Decided1050/H/18
Formation of driveway
2 East Main Street Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7QU
Received 30 Oct 2018 - Decided1051/H/18
Single storey extension to front and rear of house and two storey extension to side
33 Broompark View East Calder West Lothian EH53 0DA
Received 30 Oct 2018 - Decided1052/H/18
Demolition of garage and extension to house
92 East Main Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 2NS
Received 30 Oct 2018 - Decided1053/H/18
Two storey extension to house
34 Albyn Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JN
Received 31 Oct 2018 - Decided1054/H/18
Two storey extension to house
29 Eastwood Park Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9HL
Received 31 Oct 2018 - Decided1055/H/18
Single storey extension to rear of house and two storey extension to side
2 Justinhaugh Drive Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QP
Received 31 Oct 2018 - Decided1057/H/18
Extension to house and installation of flue
18 Oatlands Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AS
Received 1 Nov 2018 - Decided1059/H/18
Erection of a fence and hard standing (in retrospect) for formation of a driveway
89 Barton Terrace Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9LL
Received 1 Nov 2018 - Decided1060/MSC/18
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for phase 3A structural landscaping, local park, greenways, roads and drainage
Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 2 Nov 2018 - Decided1061/H/18
Extension to house
34 Academy Place Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AS
Received 2 Nov 2018 - Decided1063/A/18
Display of a non-illuminated fascia sign and a non-illuminated wall mounted sign
10 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RH
Received 2 Nov 2018 - Decided1064/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for a new external door, external louvre and boiler flue
4-6 Oakbank Park Way Livingston West Lothian EH53 0TH
Received 5 Nov 2018 - Decided1065/FUL/18
Erection of 3 houses and associated works, including demolition of existing building
35A Goschen Place Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5JE
Received 5 Nov 2018 - Decided1066/H/18
Extension to house
8 Academy Street Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3JD
Received 5 Nov 2018 - Decided1067/HZ/18
Hazardous substances consent to increase the storage of alcohol from 125,000 tonnes to 150,000 tonnes
Glen Turner Distillery Starlaw Road Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7BW
Received 5 Nov 2018
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in West Lothian
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.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverage