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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 dates11,872Searchable applications
275Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,210 approved or refused records
994Refused applications
9,216 approved · 994 refused · 743 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2013 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedLIVE/0303/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 304864, 676911)
66 Church Court Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6RB
Received 21 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0283/LBC/17
Installation of a dormer, conversion of attic and installation of rooflights
222C High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES
Received 4 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0345/H/17
Two storey extension to house
Hazeldean Faucheldean Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6PR
Received 3 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0302/AGR/17
Prior Notification for the erection of a 100sqm forestry storage building (Grid Ref: 307958, 671455)
Land South Of Ryal Cottages, Ryal, Broxburn
Received 21 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0245/H/17
Extension to house (Grid ref - 298854, 677200)
51 Broomyhill Place Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BZ
Received 28 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0338/H/17
Two storey extension to house (Grid Ref - 296833, 668081)
17 Malcolm Court Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SW
Received 4 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0297/H/17
Amendment to planning permission Ref 0703/H/16 to partially render extension, relocate steps and render rear of existing house (Grid Ref - 307570, 667651)
2 School Lane, Mid Calder, EH53 0AT
Received 13 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0257/PO/17
Application for the modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0694/FUL/12 in respect of payment of developer contributions (grid ref. 309675 668343)
17 Raw Cottages, Clifton Road, East Calder, EH53 0HJ
Received 14 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0259/FUL/17
Application under Section 42 for the variation of condition 1(iii) on planning permission ref: 0619/FUL/14 to allow commencement of operations at 07.00 a.m. and to make provision for the erection of an acoustic barrier/measures (Grid Ref: 308085, 672859)
9 Greendykes Industrial Estate Broxburn EH52 6PG
Received 4 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0393/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 303650, 676996)
Rosend, Philpstoun, EH49 6QZ
Received 17 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0203/A/17
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign (Grid Ref: 307683, 675229)
Stewart Roden Motors, Winchburgh, Broxburn, EH52 6PX
Received 17 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0184/FUL/17
Change of use from public house (sui-generis) to restaurant (class 3) with takeaway facility (sui-generis) (Grid Ref: 293534, 668528)
Bucks Head Tavern 103 West Main Street Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3JA
Received 9 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0082/AGR/17
Prior notification for erection of an agricultural building (Grid Ref: 295974, 660964)
Land To East Of Glenburn Cottage, Breich
Received 27 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0264/H/17
Replacement windows (Grid Ref: 300116, 677083)
4 Dog Well Wynd, Linlithgow, EH49 7EH
Received 6 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0277/H/17
Erection of a garden room extension
66 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 4 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0238/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref - 298277, 668740)
20 Napier Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1DF
Received 28 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0216/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 300144, 677027)
3 Dog Well Wynd Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EH
Received 22 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0251/FUL/17
Application under Section 42 to vary condition 4 of planning permission 0830/FUL/16 to allow the premises to open between 11:00 and 23:00 daily.(Grid Ref:308509, 675155)
Unit A1, Proposed Winchburgh Town Centre, Winchburgh
Received 23 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0437/FUL/17
Conversion of building to form 6 flats
Stuart House 181-201 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EN
Received 5 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0284/H/17
Installation of a dormer, conversion of attic and installation of rooflights
222C High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES
Received 4 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0225/PAC/17
Proposal of application notice for a wind farm comprising of up to 11 turbines (up to 135m high) with ancillary infrastructure (Grid Ref: 298063, 659043)
Longhill Burn (West Of Pates Hill Wind Farm), West Calder
Received 24 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0287/A/17
Erection of a non-illuminated fascia sign and an A board sign (GridRef:300395, 677112 )
25 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 10 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0232/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 306698, 671636)
15 Byrehope Road Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5SP
Received 27 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0633/FUL/15
Erection of a house (grid ref. 293277 661026)
3 Park View Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9JS
Received 25 Aug 2015
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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