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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 dates9,067Searchable applications
245Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,679 approved or refused records
811Refused applications
6,868 approved · 811 refused · 576 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jan 2016 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0770/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulnes for proposed extension to house
71 Hunter Grove Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1NN
Received 29 Jul 2019 - Decided0771/H/19
Extension to house and erection of detached garage
54 Heatherwood Seafield Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7BX
Received 29 Jul 2019 - Decided0772/FUL/19
Change of use from footway to external seating area for the consumption of food and drink
39 George Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PG
Received 29 Jul 2019 - Decided0773/H/19
Erection of garage and formation of a porch
10 Woodville Court Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LR
Received 30 Jul 2019 - Decided0774/H/19
Erection of a fence (in retrospect)
22 Fulmar Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UY
Received 30 Jul 2019 - Appeal decided0775/FUL/19
Change of use of public open space to private garden ground and erection of a fence
67 Rowan Drive Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7PD
Received 30 Jul 2019 - Decided0776/FUL/19
Installation of water bottle refill station
The Cross Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 30 Jul 2019 - Decided0777/EIA/19
Enviromental screening opinion for a 4.45 ha residential development and ancillary retail (Class 1) with supporting infrastructure, landscaping, access and services
Land At Simpson Parkway Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian
Received 31 Jul 2019 - Decided0780/H/19
Two storey extension to house
4 Craigs Court Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NU
Received 31 Jul 2019 - Decided0782/H/19
Extension to house
5 Back Station Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AF
Received 31 Jul 2019 - Decided0784/FUL/19
Erection of a 92sqm extension to nursery
Parkhead Primary School Harburn Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8AH
Received 1 Aug 2019 - Decided0785/H/19
Formation of a porch
35 Heaney Avenue Pumpherston Livingston West Lothian EH53 0LL
Received 1 Aug 2019 - Decided0786/FUL/19
Extension to school to form nursery
Stoneyburn Primary School 2 Main Street Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8BA
Received 1 Aug 2019 - Decided0787/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
15 Harrysmuir Crescent Pumpherston Livingston West Lothian EH53 0NZ
Received 1 Aug 2019 - Decided0789/FUL/19
Erection of a tractor shed
5A Houston Mains Holdings Uphall West Lothian EH52 6JU
Received 2 Aug 2019 - Decided0790/FUL/19
Change of use from distribution centre (Class 6) to general industrial (Class 5) and 7415sqm extensions and alterations to existing building and hard standings.
Deans Industrial Estate Tailend Farm Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8SE
Received 2 Aug 2019 - Decided0791/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
10 Farm Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6SD
Received 2 Aug 2019 - Decided0792/MSC/19
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for erection of primary school and early years facility with grass pitches, multi-use games area, external play areas, landscaping and cycleway
Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 2 Aug 2019 - Decided0793/H/19
Two storey extension to house
1 Bridgend Park Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AD
Received 2 Aug 2019 - Decided0794/FUL/19
Change of use from domestic garage to barber shop (in retrospect)
103 Easter Bankton Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9BG
Received 5 Aug 2019 - Decided0795/H/19
Single storey and two storey extension to house
29 Tern Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UQ
Received 5 Aug 2019 - Decided0796/TPO/19
Felling of 1 tree
4 Lyon Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HF
Received 5 Aug 2019 - Decided0797/FUL/19
Repainting of exterior of building
Black Bitch Tavern 14 West Port Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AZ
Received 5 Aug 2019 - Decided0798/FUL/19
Formation of dormer windows with internal alterations (variation to planning permission 0396/FUL/18)
36-40 Hopetoun Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4EU
Received 5 Aug 2019
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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