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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 dates11,548Searchable applications
262Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,928 approved or refused records
984Refused applications
8,944 approved · 984 refused · 728 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2013 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0567/EXC/26
Consultation from Scottish Government on EIA scoping opinion for proposed section 36 application for 8 turbines, 200 metre high base to tip, solar photovoltaic array and battery energy storage system (BESS)
Auchinoon Energy Park Land At Morton Hill And Auchinoon Hill Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided0569/FUL/26
Application under Section 42 to vary conditions 1 and 2 of planning permission 0677/FUL/17 (continued operation of an outdoor activity centre) to extend the operation for a further 10-year period.
Mad Max Adventures, Whitemoss Farm, Kirknewton EH27 8DA
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0570/FUL/26
Application under Section 42 for same development as planning permission 0320/FUL/21 (Formation of a wind farm consisting of 6 turbines with maximum height to blade tip of 149.9m with associated infrastructure (EIA development)) without compliance with condition 1 (commencement of development) to extend the time to commence the development by 2 years
Camilty Plantation Harburn West Calder West Lothian EH55 8RH
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0571/FUL/26
Change of use from offices to children's nursery and erection of a canopy for a covered play area
Abercorn School Newton West Lothian EH52 6PZ
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0572/LBC/26
Listed building consent for proposed external alterations including stonework, installation of new doors, replacement of exisitng doors, alterations to fenestration and the erection of a lightweight canopy structure to the front and rear of building
Abercorn School Newton West Lothian EH52 6PZ
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided0573/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of upper floor of detached garage as short term let
3 Golf Course Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EL
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0574/FUL/26
Change of use from house to short term let
50 Dawson Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6AL
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0575/FUL/26
Demolish existing offices and erect new office building with ancillary canteen/waiting area, barbers, sale of parts/accessories/clothing etc and professional services office
Unit 2 Camps Industrial Estate East Calder West Lothian EH27 8DF
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0576/PO/26
Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission in principle 1012/P/05 to amend the denominational secondary school contributions profile.
Land At Winchburgh
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided0577/H/26
Erection of a 1.8m (6ft) high fence located at the sides dividing/front of the property (in retrospect)
25 Staunton Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PB
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided0578/FUL/26
Change of use from flat to short term let (in retrospect)
7, 15 Regent Square Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SW
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0580/FUL/26
Change of use from open field to private garden ground
Land To North Of 3 Kirkfield Meadow West Calder West Lothian EH55 8GA
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0581/FUL/26
Erect dwellinghouse within garden
Kirkfield Hartwood Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8DG
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided0582/FUL/26
Change of use of agricultural land to form secure dog exercise field, improvement of access and formation of associated infrastructure including fencing, gates, parking and field shelter
Land At Avon Glen (North Of Brunton Strips / A706) Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NE
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided0583/A/26
Display of 1 non-illuminated pole mounted sign
Land At Avon Glen (North Of Brunton Strips / A706) Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NE
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided0584/LBC/26
Listed building consent for the installation of an EV charger
Ashley Hall Ashley Hall Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DN
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decided0588/LBC/26
Listed building consent for part removal of internal wall
Lindisfarne 16 New Well Wynd Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EW
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided0589/H/26
Raise roof of house, to form 2 bedrooms
31 Station Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BJ
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided0590/H/26
Attic conversion, construction of a rear dormer and erection of a shed
2 Laverockdale Cottages Binny Park Ecclesmachan West Lothian EH52 6NR
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decided0591/H/26
Two storey extension to side of house
South View 35 Main Street Longridge West Lothian EH47 8AE
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0592/FUL/26
Extension to house, erection of garage/outbuilding and change of use from public open ground to private garden
36 Kaimes Avenue Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AU
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0593/FUL/26
Installation of a 6 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays with associated inverter stations, transformer stations, substation, underground cabling, internal access tracks, security fencing, CCTV, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements
S E H Europe Ltd Wilson Road Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 7DA
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided0594/H/26
Erection of a garden room/office
54 Abbotsford Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6LS
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0595/H/26
Formation of a driveway, installation of patio doors and erection of 1.5m high fence and decking
25 Whiteside Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2RG
Received 22 Jul 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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