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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 dates9,549Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,123 approved or refused records
842Refused applications
7,281 approved · 842 refused · 612 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0213/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage into habitable room
93 Tippet Knowes Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UN
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided0214/H/21
Extension to house
12 Polbeth Terrace East End West Calder West Lothian EH55 8BH
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided0215/H/21
Two storey extension to house
1 Academy Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3JD
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided0216/H/21
Erection of a 1.8m high fence (in retrospect)
3 Heatherbank Ladywell West Lothian EH54 6EE
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided0218/H/21
1Alterations and extension to house
51 Deanburn Gardens Seafield West Lothian EH47 7GB
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Decided0219/H/21
Erection of a conservatory
18 Meadowpark Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SX
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Decided0220/H/21
Two storey extension, alterations and erection of outbuilding
1 Powie's Path Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0GA
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Decided0221/FUL/21
Erection of 12 houses with associated works (variation to 0466/FUL/11)
Land At Meadow Crescent Fauldhouse West Lothian
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Decided0222/H/21
Formation of a dormer window
2 Temple Avenue Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 2LR
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Decided0223/LBC/21
Listed building consent for demolition of building
Former School Main Street Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6RB
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Decided0224/FUL/21
Change of use from an agricultural building to form a nano-brewery
Narrowboat Farm Philpstoun West Lothian EH49 6QY
Received 2 Mar 2021 - Decided0225/LBC/21
Listed building consent for the erection of commemorative bronze plaque
Craig Inn Main Street Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3SP
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Decided0226/LBC/21
Listed building consent for an extension to house
30 Calder Road Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AA
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Decided0227/H/21
Extension to house
44 Hawthorn Bank Seafield West Lothian EH47 7EB
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Decided0228/TPO/21
Felling of 1 no. Lime Tree
10 Woodlands Park Deans West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 3 Mar 2021 - Decided0229/TCA/21
Crown reduction of 1 sycamore and 3 lime trees
9 Provost Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JF
Received 4 Mar 2021 - Decided0230/H/21
Erection of self contained annexe
5A Hardhill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2BN
Received 4 Mar 2021 - Decided0231/FUL/21
Installation of Solar PV on roof
The Glenmorangie Company Bathgate Road The Alba Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7LW
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Decided0232/FUL/21
Change of use from office (Class 4) to funeral directors (Class 1)
2 Allen Road Howden Livingston EH54 6TQ
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Decided0233/H/21
Extension to house, formation of balcony and extension to garage
The Haining 28 Woodlands Park Deans West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Decided0234/FUL/21
Application under Section 42 to remove condition 2 (footpath connection) of planning permission 0129/P/19
Land At Charlesfield Road Kirkton Livingston West Lothian
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Decided0236/H/21
Extension to house
30 Calder Road Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AA
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Decided0237/FUL/21
Erection of a replacement house, demolition of outbuildings and erection of an additional house
11 Holmes Holdings Holmes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NS
Received 5 Mar 2021 - Decided0238/FUL/21
Change of use from public open space to nursery garden, alterations to levels and erection of a boundary fence and retaining wall
25 Millcraig Mews Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WG
Received 5 Mar 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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