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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 dates9,602Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,173 approved or refused records
844Refused applications
7,329 approved · 844 refused · 613 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0649/H/21
Two storey extension to house
88 Croftfoot Drive Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9EH
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided0651/FUL/21
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of decking and boundary fence
1 Station Court Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8QD
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided0789/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed extension to house
13 Maryfield Park Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0SB
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided0653/TCA/21
Crown reduction of 1 lime tree
9 Provost Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JF
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided0654/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house and conversion of garage
2 Avontoun Park Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QG
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided0655/CLU/21
Certficate of lawfulness for existing alterations including the installation of patio doors
33 Tippet Knowes Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UN
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided0656/H/21
Extension to house
260 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EE
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided0658/H/21
Front extension to house
20 Hillend Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WD
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decided0659/H/21
Extension to house and formation of porch
74 Priory Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BS
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decided0660/FUL/21
Erection of a 494sqm army training facility and 2 bay garage
Territorial Army Beveridge Square Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QF
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decided0661/H/21
Erection of a pigeon loft (in retrospect)
55 Parkhead Crescent West Calder West Lothian EH55 8AX
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decided0662/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
40 Lady Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TB
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decided0663/FUL/21
Demolition of existing (Class 5) outbuildings and erection of a house with associated works
Lincroft Hillhead Westfield Falkirk West Lothian FK1 2NL
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided0664/A/21
Display of 10 non-illuminated fascia and hoarding sales signs and 2 flags
Site At Canal Road Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided0665/H/21
Widening of driveway, repositioning stone wall, new front door, new paintwork to existing house and windows.
Svenskbo 20 Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided0666/FUL/21
Alterations to service yard entrance, alterations to HGV wash, installation of fuel pumps and weighbridge and other associated works
Aldi Distribution Centre Pottishaw Road Blackburn West Lothian EH48 2FB
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided0667/H/21
Erection of a garden room with wood burning stove
11 Grange View Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HY
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decided0668/FUL/21
Siting of hot food takeaway unit (retrospective)
Unit 3 Inchcross Standhill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HT
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided0669/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
54 Parklands Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RD
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided0670/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
31 Loaninghill Park Uphall West Lothian EH52 5EB
Received 18 Jun 2021 - Decided0671/H/21
Extension to house
16 Caroline Park Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0SH
Received 21 Jun 2021 - Decided0672/H/21
Erection of deck above existing garage (in retrospect)
5 Priorscroft Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NG
Received 21 Jun 2021 - Decided0673/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion
16 Burghmuir Court Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LJ
Received 21 Jun 2021 - Decided0674/H/21
Erection of a porch
9 Gavin Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RY
Received 21 Jun 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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