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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 dates8,733Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,382 approved or refused records
787Refused applications
6,595 approved · 787 refused · 551 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0562/FUL/19
Change of use from shop (class 1) to cafe (class 3)
230 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ES
Received 7 Jun 2019 - Decided0563/FUL/19
Formation of access road
Heartlands Business Park Whitburn West Lothian
Received 10 Jun 2019 - Decided0564/H/19
Extension to house
10 Ellen Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0EZ
Received 10 Jun 2019 - Decided0565/FUL/19
Construction of a roof over existing plant room with associated works
West Lothian Civic Centre Howden South Road Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6FF
Received 10 Jun 2019 - Decided0566/H/19
Extension to house
2 Kirkhill Park Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6JQ
Received 10 Jun 2019 - Decided0567/H/19
Siting of a storage box
70 Mallard Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UB
Received 11 Jun 2019 - Decided0568/A/19
Display of 4 freestanding digital signs, 1 digital booth screen and 1 banner sign
McDonald's Restaurant 32 Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1HH
Received 11 Jun 2019 - Decided0569/FUL/19
Construction of an electrical intake substation
Oracle Corporation Uk Ltd Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LR
Received 11 Jun 2019 - Decided0570/LBC/19
Listed building consent for replacement timber windows
2 Bridge Castle House Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3DN
Received 11 Jun 2019 - Decided0571/H/19
Refurbishment, alteration and extension to house
Roseberry Cottage West Of Oakbank Cottages West Calder West Lothian
Received 11 Jun 2019 - Decided0572/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for the conversion of a garage into a habitable room
87 Harburn Avenue Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8NJ
Received 12 Jun 2019 - Decided0573/H/19
Relocation of external heat pump unit (ASHP) (in retrospect)
10A Craiglaw Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6LU
Received 12 Jun 2019 - Decided0576/FUL/19
Installation of electric vehicle charging points (one pillar serving two charging spaces)
Chain Runner Almondvale Way Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6GA
Received 12 Jun 2019 - Decided0577/FUL/19
Change of use from shop (class 1) to dog grooming salon (class 2)
103 Chapelton Drive Polbeth West Calder West Lothian EH55 8SQ
Received 12 Jun 2019 - Decided0583/FUL/19
Formation of drainage infrastructure (SuDS pond)
Heartlands Development Site (Phase 3A) Whitburn
Received 13 Jun 2019 - Decided0584/FUL/19
Erection of pergoda in beer garden (in retrospect)
West Port Hotel 18-20 West Port Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AZ
Received 13 Jun 2019 - Decided0586/TCA/19
Crown reduction and crown lifting of 1 tree
22 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 14 Jun 2019 - Decided0587/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfullness for single story extension
24 Meadowpark Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SJ
Received 14 Jun 2019 - Decided0588/H/19
Extension to house and installation of flue
55 Badger Park Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5GY
Received 14 Jun 2019 - Decided0590/H/19
Extension to house
14 Curling Pond Lane Longridge Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8FD
Received 14 Jun 2019 - Decided0591/TCA/19
Felling of 1 sitka tree and crown reduction of up to 25% of 1 birch tree, selective branch removal of 1 cherry tree and 1 cypress tree
Whitecroft Falkirk Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BA
Received 14 Jun 2019 - Decided0592/H/19
Extension to house
18 Deanburn Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EY
Received 14 Jun 2019 - Decided0593/FUL/19
Change of use from house (class 9) to retail (class 1) and alterations (in retrospect)
44 Main Street Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6RT
Received 14 Jun 2019 - Decided0594/FUL/19
Temporary storage of subsoil and topsoil (in retrospect)
Land North Of Glenwood Drive Standhill North Armadale West Lothian
Received 14 Jun 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.
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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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