West Lothian Council delivers

Planning and Building Standards

 

Building Standards

If you intend to alter (internally or externally), extend, erect, demolish or convert a building, you can find guidance on making a Building Warrant application.

• How to make a Building Warrant application

You can find information about Building Standards including staff contact details.

• Find out about Building Standards

Planning

You can view and comment on a planning application online. Type in the street name or application number that interests you, here you can view each document relating to the site and if you are within the consultation period, you can comment on the application (when commenting, your name and address is necessary to complete the submission).

• View and comment on a planning application

If you are a frequent user of the online planning site, the following link will take you directly to it (for those needing guidance please use the above link).

• Application search (new window)

If you want to build something, change the use of land or a building, or extend your house you will probably need planning permission. Here you can find guidance on making an application and the application forms.

• Apply for planning permission

Development plans outline how West Lothian should develop and affect the planning application process.

• Find out about the plans behind the planning decisions

Conservation areas are areas of special historic or architectural interest, the character of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance. You can also find out about listed buildings.

• Find out about West Lothian's conservation areas

Enforcement.

• Find out how the planning enforcement team can help you, and submit an enforcement complaint form

Planning and Economic Development Management Plan

• Find out what our service is planning on doing this year (PDF)

Planning Performance Framework

Each council is required to publish an annual report on performance and to produce an improvement plan for making the services it provides better for customers. The first annual report, covering the 12 months to 31 March 2012, was published on 30 September.

• Find out what the council does in meeting performance targets set by the Scottish Government

Customer care and complaints

We have a procedure for dealing with any formal comments or complaints relating to our service and have produced a statement of the level of care customers can expect.

• Customer Care Focus Strategy 2011

 

Updated 18/04/13