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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 dates9,576Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,150 approved or refused records
842Refused applications
7,308 approved · 842 refused · 612 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0392/H/21
First floor extension to house and formation of balcony
16 Carrick Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9ET
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided0393/TPO/21
Felling of 1 Ash tree and 1 Beech tree
6 Kaim Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1ER
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided0394/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed conservatory
10 Burnside Terrace Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8NE
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided0395/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage into store
9 Blinkbonny Gardens Breich West Lothian EH55 8DN
Received 12 Apr 2021 - Decided0396/EIA/21
EIA screening opinion for a proposed battery energy storage unit
Site At Drumshoreland Road Pumpherston West Lothian
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided0397/LBC/21
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations including installation of a ramp
Duddingston Farmhouse Newton West Lothian
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided0398/FUL/21
Change of use from residential to business use (class 4) with alterations, including a ramp and PV panels
Duddingston Farmhouse Newton West Lothian
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided0399/FUL/21
Change of use from open space to a children's outdoor nursery and siting of shed
Land At Parkhead Hopetoun Estate West Lothian
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided0400/FUL/21
Change of use of public open space to private garden ground and erection of 1.2m and 1.8m high fences
61 Murieston Road Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AZ
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided0401/FUL/21
Change of use from public open space to private driveway access and formation of hardstanding (in retrospect)
69 Westwood Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8QW
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided0402/A/21
Display of advertisement hoarding
Site At Duntarvie Castle Road Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided0403/H/21
Extension to house
26 Kirkfield East Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BA
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided0404/FUL/21
Change of use from non-residential institution (class 10) to business use (class 4)
The Old Pavilion Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AB
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided0405/FUL/21
Erection of a bin store (as amended)
Land At Almondvale Parkway Almondvale Livingston West Lothian
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decided0406/H/21
Formation of window opening
Broomparkwell Cottage Broompark Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NL
Received 14 Apr 2021 - Decided0407/LBC/21
Listed building consent for the formation of window opening
Broomparkwell Cottage Broompark Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NL
Received 14 Apr 2021 - Decided0408/H/21
First floor extension to house, formation of a gable window and internal works
11 Limebank Park East Calder West Lothian EH53 0QU
Received 14 Apr 2021 - Decided0409/H/21
Extension to house
42 Burnside Road Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DE
Received 14 Apr 2021 - Decided0410/TCA/21
Crown reduction and selective branch removal of 1 holly tree by up to 50%, and, crown lifting of 10 lime trees by up to 6 metres
7 Provost Road Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 15 Apr 2021 - Decided0411/TCA/21
Felling of 2 sycamore trees
Lea Rig 33 The Loan Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NF
Received 15 Apr 2021 - Decided0412/TCA/21
Felling of 1 False Acacia tree
8 Back Station Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AD
Received 15 Apr 2021 - Decided0413/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed extension to house
26 Adam Drive Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0PX
Received 15 Apr 2021 - Decided0414/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alterations for formation of new rooms and first floor accommodation, including external services, doors, windows, louvres and escape stair
39 Inchmuir Road Blackburn West Lothian EH48 2EP
Received 15 Apr 2021 - Decided0415/FUL/21
Change of use from betting shop (class 2) to drop in youth centre (class 10)
101 Almondvale Centre Almondvale Avenue Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6HS
Received 15 Apr 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.
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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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