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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 dates9,138Searchable applications
245Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,743 approved or refused records
817Refused applications
6,926 approved · 817 refused · 582 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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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
- Decided1032/H/19
Formation of dropped kerb
70 Preston Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HR
Received 16 Oct 2019 - Decided1033/FUL/19
Erection of 57 houses and 12 flats with associated works
Site Y1, Y2A & Y2B Mossend West Calder West Lothian
Received 16 Oct 2019 - Decided1034/H/19
Extension and conversion of garage
16 Starlaw Walk Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1LW
Received 17 Oct 2019 - Decided1036/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for an extension to house
22 Bonnytoun Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JS
Received 17 Oct 2019 - Decided1037/H/19
Extension to house
6 Oatlands Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AS
Received 17 Oct 2019 - Decided1039/H/19
Riasing of roof and installation of dormers
18 Roman Camp Cottages Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PJ
Received 17 Oct 2019 - Decided1040/H/19
Erection of porch, rear extension, increase in wallhead height with new gable roof and formation of dormers
1 Bridgeton Cottages Bridgehouse Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DL
Received 17 Oct 2019 - Decided1041/H/19
Raising roof to form first floor accommodation
50 Kirk Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1BP
Received 17 Oct 2019 - Decided1042/H/19
Extension to house
43 Avalon Gardens Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QE
Received 18 Oct 2019 - Decided1043/MSC/19
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 64 flats and houses with roads, parking, landscaping and associated works.
Block Q1S Land West Of Canal Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 18 Oct 2019 - Decided1044/H/19
Extension to house
55B Kirkfield View Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BS
Received 18 Oct 2019 - Decided1045/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
47 Forrest Place Armadale West Lothian EH48 2GZ
Received 21 Oct 2019 - Decided1046/H/19
Extension to house
34 Bonnytoun Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JN
Received 21 Oct 2019 - Decided1047/H/19
Extension to house
West Barn Wester Causewayend Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 21 Oct 2019 - Decided1048/LBC/19
Listed building consent for the extension to house
West Barn Wester Causewayend Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 21 Oct 2019 - Decided1049/FUL/19
Change of use from shop (class 1) to escape/puzzle rooms (class 11)
1 The Cross Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EY
Received 21 Oct 2019 - Decided1050/TPO/19
Selective pruning and crown reduction of 8 trees
1 Murieston Mews Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HS
Received 21 Oct 2019 - Decided1051/FUL/19
Sub-division of garden ground and erection of a house
1 Atlas Cottages Lower Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 2LE
Received 22 Oct 2019 - Decided1052/H/19
Extension to house
18 Fisher Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QJ
Received 22 Oct 2019 - Decided1053/H/19
Erection of replacement conservatory
105C Sheephousehill Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9EN
Received 22 Oct 2019 - Decided1054/H/19
Extension to house
8 Academy Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3JD
Received 23 Oct 2019 - Decided1055/FUL/19
Replace existing jetty with modern non-slip, floating, modular pontoon
Linlithgow Loch (Adjacent To Linlithgow Fishing Lodge, Behind 212A High Street) Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ES
Received 23 Oct 2019 - Decided1057/FUL/19
Erection of a house with detached garage
Whauphill House Hermand Estate West Calder West Lothian EH55 8QZ
Received 24 Oct 2019 - Decided1058/FUL/19
Erection of stable block (variation to stable approved under 0524/FUL/17)
3 Craigengall Crofts Bridgehouse Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DZ
Received 24 Oct 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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