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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 dates9,493Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,076 approved or refused records
839Refused applications
7,237 approved · 839 refused · 604 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jan 2016 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0003/H/21
Extension to house
77 Bankton Park West Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9BS
Received 1 Jan 2021 - Decided0005/H/21
Installation of dormer window
Crannog 23 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BN
Received 4 Jan 2021 - Decided0007/PAC/21
Proposal of application notice for a development of 65 houses plus additional affordable housing
Sydney Street Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5HH
Received 5 Jan 2021 - Decided0008/TCA/21
Selective pruning and branch removal of 1 cyprus, 2 cedar and 4 lime trees; felling of 1 lime tree
19 Ashley Hall Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DN
Received 5 Jan 2021 - Decided0009/H/21
Extension to house
80 Spottiswoode Gardens Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0JX
Received 6 Jan 2021 - Decided0010/FUL/21
Change of use from Business (Class 4), General Industrial (Class 5), and Storage or Distribution (Class 6), to Gymnasium (Class 11) and associated infrastructure and parking
9 Lindsay Square Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RL
Received 6 Jan 2021 - Decided0011/FUL/21
Change of use from cafe (class 3) to office (class 4)
20 Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decided0012/H/21
Extension to house and formation of decking
5 Bridgecastle Road Armadale West Lothian EH48 3NY
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decided0013/H/21
Two storey extension to house
66 Glenmavis Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4DQ
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decided0014/H/21
Extension to house
18 Main Street Longridge West Lothian EH47 8AD
Received 7 Jan 2021 - Decided0015/H/21
Demolition of conservatory and erection of extension to house
9 Highfield Kirkton Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BQ
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decided0016/H/21
Installation of a dormer
3 Polbeth Gardens Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8TT
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decided0017/FUL/21
Siting of storage unit
Central Park 10 East Main Street Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0RB
Received 8 Jan 2021 - Decided0018/H/21
Erection of a porch, boundary fence, and 2 outbuildings
Springfield Lodge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LS
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided0020/FUL/21
Change of use from retail warehouse to unrestricted class 1 retail and erection of a 331sqm extension
Unit 4 Livingston South Retail Park Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6XG
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided0021/LBC/21
Listed building consent for re-roofing of building using 'Burlington' slate or similar
Douglas Cottage 4B Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AX
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided0022/H/21
Re-roofing of building using 'Burlington' slate or similar
Douglas Cottage 4B Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AX
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided0023/FUL/21
Demolition of poultry sheds and erection of 4 houses (variation to 0637/FUL/16)
Land To The North Of Kirkfield House Hartwood Road West Calder EH55 8EE
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided0024/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed internal alterations and formation of new window openings
38 Polbeth Road Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8SX
Received 11 Jan 2021 - Decided0025/FUL/21
Change of use of first floor of domestic garage (class 9) to beauty room (class 2)
15 Pardovan Holding Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RX
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Decided0026/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage to habitable room
5 Dyke Court Greenrigg West Lothian ML7 5RH
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Decided0027/H/21
Two storey extension to house
58 Kettil'stoun Mains Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6SL
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Decided0028/H/21
Extension to house
5 Braewell Gardens Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QQ
Received 12 Jan 2021 - Decided0029/H/21
Two storey extension to house
56 Braehead Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6ED
Received 13 Jan 2021
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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