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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 dates10,544Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,019 approved or refused records
924Refused applications
8,095 approved · 924 refused · 680 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Dec 2014 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0616/FUL/23
Erection of a 224sqm extension to agricultural building
Easter Gormyre Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NA
Received 17 Jul 2023 - Decided0617/TCA/23
Crown reduction of Cherry, Holly and Sycamore trees
15/17 Ecclesmachan Road Uphall West Lothian EH52 6DD
Received 17 Jul 2023 - Decided0620/H/23
Extension to house
194 South Village Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0LS
Received 18 Jul 2023 - Decided0621/H/23
Two storey extension to house
14 Dovecot Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LH
Received 18 Jul 2023 - Decided0624/H/23
Two storey extension to house
141 Foxknowe Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TZ
Received 19 Jul 2023 - Decided0625/FUL/23
Construction of cyclepath, including bridge crossing over the A706, from Stoneyburn to connect to core path WL24 Fauldhouse Rail Path
Cannop Crescent To A706 South Of Crossroads Cottage Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 9AB
Received 19 Jul 2023 - Decided0626/H/23
Extension to house
13 Braehead Place Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EF
Received 19 Jul 2023 - Decided0627/TCA/23
Crown lifting of 4 Scots Pine trees
9 Craigs Court Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NU
Received 20 Jul 2023 - Decided0628/EIA/23
EIA screening opinion for logistics warehouse development
Riddochhill Colliery Site Inchmuir Road Whitehill Industrial Estate Bathgate
Received 20 Jul 2023 - Decided0630/H/23
Alterations and extension to house and erection of a garage/workshop
1 Police House Bridgend West Lothian EH49 6NH
Received 20 Jul 2023 - Decided0631/H/23
Extension to house
11 Kaims Brae Kirkton Livingston West Lothian EH54 7DT
Received 20 Jul 2023 - Decided0632/PAC/23
Proposal of application notice for a 2.58ha residential development, including site access, landscaping and associated works
Land To West Of Brucefield Park West Brucefield Livingston West Lothian
Received 20 Jul 2023 - Decided0634/FUL/23
Erection of a workshop with upper floor office and associated works
East Blacklaws Longridge West Lothian EH47 8AA
Received 24 Jul 2023 - Decided0636/H/23
Extension to house
2 Cowdenhead Crescent Armadale West Lothian EH48 3EE
Received 25 Jul 2023 - Decided0637/H/23
Extension to house
37 Tippet Knowes Park Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UR
Received 25 Jul 2023 - Decided0638/FUL/23
Erection of a 1098sqm two storey extension to surgical procedure facility
2 Garbett Road Kirkton Livingston West Lothian EH54 7DL
Received 25 Jul 2023 - Decided0641/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a single storey extension and separate garage conversion
5 Murieston Valley Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HB
Received 26 Jul 2023 - Registered0642/HHN/23
Application for high hedge notice
115 Baron's Hill Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JQ
Received 27 Jul 2023 - Decided0643/A/23
Display of 1 non-illuminated freestanding notice board
Land To North Of Craigspark Pump Track Craigshill Livingston
Received 27 Jul 2023 - Decided0644/H/23
Side and rear extension to house
98 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LQ
Received 27 Jul 2023 - Decided0645/H/23
Side and rear extension to house
20 Bells Burn Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LB
Received 27 Jul 2023 - Decided0646/H/23
Formation of access ramp to house
13 Limefield Avenue Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8UJ
Received 27 Jul 2023 - Decided0647/FUL/23
Formation of temporary sales area and associated roads/car park and infrastructure
Land To East Of Niddry Mains House Beatlie Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6QR
Received 27 Jul 2023 - Decided0648/FUL/23
Siting of portable cabin for vehicle purchase use
2 Linkston Way Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XN
Received 27 Jul 2023
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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