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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 dates9,848Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,393 approved or refused records
861Refused applications
7,532 approved · 861 refused · 629 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0026/H/22
Replacement of roof slate, fittings and guttering and repair of fascia woodwork
1 Capstan Walk Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JX
Received 19 Jan 2022 - Decided0027/FUL/22
Demolition of stables and erection of a house
Land To North Of Westfield House Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DF
Received 19 Jan 2022 - Decided0028/H/22
Installation of front and rear dormer windows
87 Main Street Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6RA
Received 19 Jan 2022 - Decided0029/TCA/22
Crown reduction to a maximum of 20% of 3 Lime trees and 1 Beech tree
Donali 58 East Main Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5HY
Received 20 Jan 2022 - Decided0030/LBC/22
Listed building consent for the erection of gates and walls and formation of paths
Ashley Hall Ashley Hall Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DN
Received 20 Jan 2022 - Decided0031/H/22
Erection of gates and walls and formation of paths
Ashley Hall Ashley Hall Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DN
Received 20 Jan 2022 - Decided0032/H/22
Extension to house
63 Philip Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BL
Received 20 Jan 2022 - Decided0033/H/22
Formation of a dropped kerb and driveway
24 Lothian Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4AW
Received 20 Jan 2022 - Decided0034/FUL/22
Construction of temporary site access road
Land South Of Balmoral Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian
Received 20 Jan 2022 - Decided0035/H/22
Two storey extension to house
24 Grange Knowe Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HX
Received 20 Jan 2022 - Decided0036/TCA/22
Crown reduction of 3 Beech trees
32F Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AR
Received 21 Jan 2022 - Decided0037/H/22
Extension to house and erection of outbuilding
16 Highfield Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BG
Received 21 Jan 2022 - Decided0038/H/22
Extension to house
47 Station Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5QU
Received 21 Jan 2022 - Decided0039/A/22
Display of a non-illuminated fascia sign and 2 window vinyls
34 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 21 Jan 2022 - Decided0040/H/22
Extension to house and replacement conservatory
119 Sheriffs Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SR
Received 21 Jan 2022 - Decided0041/FUL/22
Erection of a 78sqm dining hall extension and alterations
Livingston Village Primary School Kirkton North Road Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7EQ
Received 21 Jan 2022 - Decided0042/EIA/22
EIA scoping request for a wind farm consisting of 6 turbines with maximum height to blade tip of 180m
Gladsmuir Hills Approximately 1km South Of Fauldhouse West Lothian
Received 24 Jan 2022 - Decided0043/H/22
Extension to house and formation of an access ramp
38 Birkdale Park Armadale West Lothian EH48 2NE
Received 24 Jan 2022 - Decided0044/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear extension to house
36 Heatherfield Glade Adambrae Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JE
Received 24 Jan 2022 - Decided0045/AGR/22
Prior notification/approval for the erection of an agricultural shed
Land West Of Stoneheap Crofts Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn West Lothian
Received 25 Jan 2022 - Decided0046/H/22
Extension to house
17 Gallacher Green Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RD
Received 25 Jan 2022 - Decided0047/H/22
Two storey extension to house
1 Anne Street Boghall Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1SQ
Received 26 Jan 2022 - Decided0048/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage to habitable room
43 Beech Path Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0FR
Received 26 Jan 2022 - Decided0049/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed internal alterations and formation of patio doors
14 Cedric Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6JR
Received 26 Jan 2022
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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