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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 dates9,469Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,053 approved or refused records
838Refused applications
7,215 approved · 838 refused · 603 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided1100/TCA/20
Felling of 1 lime tree
74-138 St Magdalenes Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AQ
Received 23 Nov 2020 - Decided1101/PAC/20
Proposal of application notice for a 9.55ha residential development
Clarendon Farm Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QR
Received 23 Nov 2020 - Decided1102/PAC/20
Proposal of application notice for a 8.23 Ha residential development with associated engineering, infrastructure, landscaping and open space
Site At Calder Park Road Mid Calder West Lothian
Received 23 Nov 2020 - Decided1103/TPO/20
Selective branch removal from 1 no. beech tree
1A Longcroft Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RR
Received 23 Nov 2020 - Decided1105/H/20
Erection of garden shed and cabin
9 Craigs Court Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NU
Received 23 Nov 2020 - Decided1106/H/20
Extension to house
1 West Muir Farm West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LA
Received 23 Nov 2020 - Decided1107/H/20
Extension to house
97 Oldwood Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6US
Received 23 Nov 2020 - Decided1109/H/20
Formation of dormer windows
82 Castle Terrace Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6RH
Received 23 Nov 2020 - Decided1110/H/20
Extension to house
33 Alder Walk Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0FF
Received 23 Nov 2020 - Decided1111/H/20
Erection of a porch
69 Wallace Mill Gardens Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0BG
Received 23 Nov 2020 - Decided1112/A/20
Display of 6m tall flag pole and rigid illuminated sign
Land Within East Mains Industrial Park East Broxburn
Received 24 Nov 2020 - Decided1113/H/20
Formation of dormer and loft conversion
27 Greenside Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NB
Received 24 Nov 2020 - Decided1114/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness to convert garage to a room including raising of roof
13 Spottiswoode Gardens Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0JU
Received 24 Nov 2020 - Decided1115/H/20
Extension to house
Darnconner 10 Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AA
Received 24 Nov 2020 - Decided1116/H/20
Extension to house
The Cottage Old Philpstoun Philpstoun West Lothian EH49 7RY
Received 24 Nov 2020 - Decided1117/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed first floor extension on top of existing garage
16D West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RH
Received 24 Nov 2020 - Decided1118/FUL/20
Engineering works and importation of material (in retrospect)
Land At Neilson Square Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian
Received 25 Nov 2020 - Decided1119/FUL/20
Erection of 7 maturation warehouses, SUDS, roads, parking, pedestrian bridge across the A779 and landscaping
Land To West Of Starlaw Park Livingston West Lothian EH54 8SF
Received 25 Nov 2020 - Decided1120/H/20
Extension to house
35 Murieston Park Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9DU
Received 25 Nov 2020 - Decided1121/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion including the formation of 2 new windows in gable
28 Glenbare Court Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1DR
Received 25 Nov 2020 - Decided1122/H/20
Extension to house
35 Tippet Knowes Park Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UR
Received 25 Nov 2020 - Decided1124/LBC/20
Listed building consent for the painting of an external door
323 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AT
Received 26 Nov 2020 - Decided1123/EIA/20
EIA screening opinion for a proposed residential development with open space, landscaping and associated works
Clarendon Farm Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QR
Received 26 Nov 2020 - Decided1125/FUL/20
Conversion of outbuilding to form a house including a two storey extension and alterations
Westfield House Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8RB
Received 26 Nov 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.
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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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