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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 dates9,319Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 7,919 approved or refused records
829Refused applications
7,090 approved · 829 refused · 591 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0512/FUL/20
Erection of a retail foodstore (class 1) with access, car parking, landscaping and associated works
Site At Greendykes Industrial Estate Broxburn West Lothian
Received 1 Jul 2020 - Decided0513/H/20
Erection of a 1.8m high timber fence to front of house (in retrospect)
47 Riccarton Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HX
Received 1 Jul 2020 - Decided0514/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
73 Bisset Place Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XR
Received 1 Jul 2020 - Decided0515/FUL/20
Change of use from shop (class 1) to beauticians (class 2)
74 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 1 Jul 2020 - Decided0516/H/20
Installation of raised platform and formation of steps
4 Burnhouse Drive Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6NA
Received 2 Jul 2020 - Decided0517/TCA/20
Removal of one lime tree
7B Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 2 Jul 2020 - Decided0518/H/20
Two storey extension to house
39 Crosshill Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1DE
Received 2 Jul 2020 - Decided0519/FUL/20
Erection of a 106.5 sqm agricultural storage shed
Pardovan Lodge Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RU
Received 3 Jul 2020 - Decided0520/FUL/20
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground (in retrospect)
Land To Rear Of 41 Lang Gardens Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2JW
Received 3 Jul 2020 - Decided0521/H/20
Erection of a summer house (in retrospect)
47 Almond View Seafield Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7AZ
Received 6 Jul 2020 - Decided0522/H/20
Extension to house
Easter Rigghead Cottage Westfield West Lothian FK1 2JX
Received 6 Jul 2020 - Decided0523/H/20
Erection of garage
24 Baird Road Armadale West Lothian EH48 3NS
Received 6 Jul 2020 - Decided0524/FUL/20
Change of use from open space to allotment with associated boundary fence and structures (in retrospect)
Land North Of 7 Ladeside Gardens Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7JD
Received 6 Jul 2020 - Decided0525/H/20
Two storey extension to house
21 Glen Terrace Glen Road Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BU
Received 6 Jul 2020 - Decided0526/H/20
Extension to house
25 Ennis Park Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8TN
Received 6 Jul 2020 - Decided0527/H/20
Extension to house with access ramp
Park View Mosshall Farm West Main Street Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7DB
Received 6 Jul 2020 - Decided0529/H/20
Extension to house
2 Herd Green Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8PU
Received 7 Jul 2020 - Decided0530/TCA/20
Felling of one sycamore, branch removal of one beech, and, pruning of 3 birches
Highfield 16 Falkirk Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BQ
Received 7 Jul 2020 - Decided0531/FUL/20
Change of use of all units to class 11 (assembly and leisure) and alteration to layout of unit 1F
1 Whiteside Industrial Estate Factory Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2RX
Received 7 Jul 2020 - Decided0532/H/20
Replacement window with UPVC
14 St Magdalenes Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AQ
Received 7 Jul 2020 - Decided0534/PAC/20
Proposal of application notice for 28ha residential development
Phase B Site H-WF1 Westfield West Lothian
Received 8 Jul 2020 - Decided0537/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
52 Avalon Gardens Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QE
Received 8 Jul 2020 - Decided0538/H/20
Erection of a summerhouse
6 Greenside Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NB
Received 8 Jul 2020 - Decided0539/FUL/20
Relocation of excavated soil to create additional soil bunding
Q2 Solutions (Formerly Quintiles) Bathgate Road The Alba Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7EG
Received 9 Jul 2020
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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