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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 dates9,522Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,100 approved or refused records
840Refused applications
7,260 approved · 840 refused · 608 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0082/H/21
Extension to house
52 Goldpark Place Eliburn West Lothian EH54 6LW
Received 29 Jan 2021 - Decided0083/FUL/21
Demolition of agricultural shed and erection of a house with garage
The Granary 3A Parkhead Holdings Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RF
Received 29 Jan 2021 - Decided0084/FUL/21
Erection of a lodge building (in retrospect) and use of lodge as tourist/client accommodation
1 Bethany Home Farm North Greendykes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6PN
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decided0085/H/21
Extension to house and formation of juliette balcony
2 Whiteside Farm Lane Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2UL
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decided0086/FUL/21
Erection of a hut to be used intermittently as recreational accommodation
Land At West Mains Crofts West Calder West Lothian
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decided0087/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed infill extension to house
2 Violet Bank Church Place Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1QB
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decided0090/H/21
Replacement of roof and alterations to driveway
38 Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AR
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Decided0091/FUL/21
Change of use of agricultural land to dog exercise area with erection of perimeter fencing and associated parking
Land At Old Deans Road Bathgate West Lothian
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Decided0093/TCA/21
Felling of 2 blossom trees
12 Tennent Park Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0RF
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Decided0094/A/21
Erection of an interpretation board
Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Decided0095/FUL/21
Application under section 42 for deletion/variation of conditions 4 and 5 (tree protection and retention) of planning permission 0639/FUL/19
Blackridge Primary School 56 Main Street Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3RJ
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Decided0096/H/21
Extension to house
37 Kepscaith Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8JB
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Decided0097/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for a house extension
24 Castle Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2UB
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Decided0098/H/21
Extension to house
98 Priory Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BS
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Decided0099/H/21
Extension to house and formation of dormer window
5 Main Street Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6LA
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Decided0100/FUL/21
Installation of a window
20 Main Street Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8DF
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Decided0101/MSC/21
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0462/P/17 for the erection of a house with attached triple garage
Plot 15 Longford Farm Breich West Lothian EH55 8NS
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Decided0102/FUL/21
Erection of 10 accommodation pods with access track
The Vu Roscam House Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LD
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Decided0103/H/21
Garage alterations and replace garage doors
8 The Square Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LY
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Decided0104/MSC/21
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0974/P/18 for the erection of a house with annex accommodation and triple garage
Plot B5 Longford Farm Breich West Lothian EH55 8NS
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Decided0105/FUL/21
Erection of store, plant equipment and fence
53 Falkirk Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7PH
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Decided0107/FUL/21
Erection of garden room pod building
Polbeth Village Hall Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8SD
Received 4 Feb 2021 - Decided0108/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for a single storey extension to rear and side of the existing dwellinghouse
87 Cricketfield Place Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2GA
Received 4 Feb 2021 - Decided0109/H/21
Erection of shed (in retrospect)
109 Spottiswoode Gardens Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0JY
Received 4 Feb 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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