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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 dates9,617Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,184 approved or refused records
845Refused applications
7,339 approved · 845 refused · 616 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0731/FUL/21
Siting of modular office building
21 Inchmuir Road Blackburn West Lothian EH48 2EP
Received 6 Jul 2021 - Decided0732/H/21
Erection of a porch
35 Butlers Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TD
Received 6 Jul 2021 - Decided0733/H/21
Erection of a detached garage (in retrospect)
40 Broomyknowe Drive Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BY
Received 6 Jul 2021 - Decided0734/FUL/21
Formation of 2 footpath connections
St Johns Hospital Howden West Road Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PP
Received 6 Jul 2021 - Decided0735/MSC/21
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0761/P/18 for the erection of 45 houses with associated works (as varied from 48 houses)
Land North And West Of Lindean Terrace Wilkieston West Lothian
Received 6 Jul 2021 - Decided0736/FUL/21
Erection of a house with associated works
7 Drovers Bank Philpstoun West Lothian EH49 7RZ
Received 7 Jul 2021 - Decided0737/H/21
Erection of a porch
23 Anne Street Boghall Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1SL
Received 7 Jul 2021 - Decided0738/H/21
Extension to house
Glenshee 86 East Main Street Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0PT
Received 7 Jul 2021 - Decided0740/FUL/21
Erection of a 2.4m high perimeter fence
1 Lindsay Square Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RL
Received 7 Jul 2021 - Decided0741/H/21
Alteration and extension to house
21 Rivaldsgreen Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BB
Received 7 Jul 2021 - Decided0743/H/21
Extension to house and conversion of garage into habitable space
12 Crofters Way East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8ES
Received 8 Jul 2021 - Decided0744/H/21
Formation of 2 dormers, installation of velux windows and widening of window
213 South Village Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0LS
Received 8 Jul 2021 - Decided0745/CLU/21
Certifcate of lawfulness for proposed side extension to house
39 Oakbank Avenue East Calder West Lothian EH53 0DS
Received 8 Jul 2021 - Decided0746/FUL/21
Construction of Wilkieston bypass road from A71 to B7030, including spur access to housing site H-WI2 with associated drainage and landscaping
Land North And West Of Lindean Terrace Wilkieston West Lothian
Received 8 Jul 2021 - Decided0747/H/21
Extension and alterations to house
3 Moray Place Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6DP
Received 8 Jul 2021 - Decided0748/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
61 Mallace Avenue Armadale West Lothian EH48 2QD
Received 8 Jul 2021 - Decided0749/A/21
Display of three illuminated high level signs and one illuminated fascia sign (in retrospect)
159 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AS
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decided0750/H/21
Roof extension to form first floor accommodation
5 Deanburn Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EY
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decided0751/H/21
Two storey extension to house
39 Sutherland Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8HT
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decided0752/H/21
Extension to house and garage conversion
37 Dunvegan Gardens Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9ER
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decided0753/H/21
Erection of a porch and double garage
25 Pumpherston Road Uphall Station Livingston West Lothian EH54 5PL
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decided0754/H/21
Erection of a fence and installation of replacement doors and windows
25 The Loan Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NF
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decided0755/H/21
Extension to house
6 Maidlands Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AG
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decided0756/LBC/21
Listed building consent for the installation of 3 roof lights and internal alterations
134 St Magdalenes Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AQ
Received 9 Jul 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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