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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 dates9,070Searchable applications
245Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,682 approved or refused records
811Refused applications
6,871 approved · 811 refused · 576 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided0799/H/19
Formation of dormer
2 Braehead Drive Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EQ
Received 5 Aug 2019 - Decided0800/H/19
Conversion of garage, extension to first floor and formation of windows
7 Rockville Grove Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BZ
Received 6 Aug 2019 - Decided0802/FUL/19
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and formation of raised deck and erection of fencing (in retrospect)
68 Pentland Park Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5NS
Received 7 Aug 2019 - Decided0803/H/19
Replace driveway with paviours
The Old Farm House 7 Wallhouse Farm Steading Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4PG
Received 8 Aug 2019 - Decided0804/H/19
Extension to house
16A Limefield Road Polbeth West Calder West Lothian EH55 8UD
Received 8 Aug 2019 - Decided0805/H/19
Conversion of garage and formation of ramp
12 Stevenson Court Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5NW
Received 8 Aug 2019 - Decided0806/FUL/19
Change of shop front
The Club 14 Greendykes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AG
Received 9 Aug 2019 - Decided0807/LBC/19
Listed building consent for alteration to bathroom and bedroom layout
Hopetoun House Newton South Queensferry West Lothian EH30 9SL
Received 9 Aug 2019 - Decided0810/H/19
Extension to house
616 Leyland Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XE
Received 12 Aug 2019 - Decided0811/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
7 Hollyhock Glade Adambrae Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JQ
Received 12 Aug 2019 - Decided0812/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed part change of use of flat to operate dog grooming business in bedroom
16B Cochrane Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4JQ
Received 13 Aug 2019 - Decided0813/H/19
Formation of dormer and alternations to windows
8 Rivaldsgreen Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BB
Received 14 Aug 2019 - Decided0814/H/19
Extension to house
10 Beechwood Gardens Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7PS
Received 14 Aug 2019 - Decided0815/LBC/19
Listed building consent for the formation of door openings and formation of steps
Cauldhame Cottage Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6PJ
Received 14 Aug 2019 - Decided0816/H/19
Removal of door, installation of UPVC windows and repainting of house
10 Canal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BN
Received 14 Aug 2019 - Decided0817/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extenison to house
Coulmore 76 East Main Street Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7QS
Received 14 Aug 2019 - Decided0819/PAC/19
Proposal of application notice for a 2.58ha residentential development with associated works
Auldhill Road Bridgend West Lothian
Received 15 Aug 2019 - Decided0820/FUL/19
Siting of stand alone food kiosk
Da Vincis Hotel 1 Hawk Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TW
Received 15 Aug 2019 - Decided0821/PO/19
Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 1044/P/08 to remove A801 dualling contributions
Land At Armadale Station Station Way Armadale West Lothian EH48 3LP
Received 16 Aug 2019 - Decided0823/H/19
Two storey extension to house
25 Roosevelt Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AD
Received 16 Aug 2019 - Decided0824/FUL/19
Siting of portable building for use as clubhouse annex
Creamery Park Hardhill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2BW
Received 16 Aug 2019 - Decided0825/FUL/19
Proposed erection of a 5 bedroom house with triple garage
5A Pardovan Holdings Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QZ
Received 16 Aug 2019 - Decided0826/H/19
Extension to house
23 Almond Square East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8EU
Received 16 Aug 2019 - Decided0827/TCA/19
Felling of 3 trees
Land Between 20 Craigs Court And Firpark Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NU
Received 19 Aug 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.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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