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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 dates11,094Searchable applications
252Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,517 approved or refused records
957Refused applications
8,560 approved · 957 refused · 704 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0715/FUL/25
Earthworks to infill 1.89ha of land
Land At Gardner's Hall Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7AD
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided0716/H/25
First floor extension to house
30 Kirkfield East Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BA
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided0717/EIA/25
EIA screening opinion for a development including a Solar PV array, BESS, substation and internal access tracks
Land South Of Leyden Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DQ
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Decided0718/LBC/25
Listed building consent for the replacement of the slate roof at the rear of the tenement
173, 173A And 175 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EN
Received 5 Sept 2025 - Decided0719/LBC/25
Listed building consent for internal alterations
The Willow Tree 14 West Port Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AZ
Received 5 Sept 2025 - Decided0720/A/25
Display of 1 illuminated totem sign, 2 illuminated building mounted signs and 1 non-illuminated building mounted sign
53 Falkirk Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7PH
Received 5 Sept 2025 - Decided0721/AGR/25
Prior notification for the erection of a 450sqm agricultural shed
Houstoun Mains Holdings Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6PB
Received 5 Sept 2025 - Decided0723/A/25
Display of 1 illuminated totem sign, 2 illuminated fascia signs, 1 non-illuminated freestanding welcome sign and 1 vinyl directional sign on existing freestanding sign
Parks Standhill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HT
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided0724/FUL/25
Installation of replacement access gate (in retrospect) and variation to approved materials/finishes (0648/FUL/18)
49B West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RL
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided0725/A/25
Display of 2 illuminated fascia signs and 1 illuminated menu box sign
339 The Elements Almondvale Avenue Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6GS
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided0726/FUL/25
Formation of delivery hatch in shopfront glazing
339 The Elements Almondvale Avenue Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6GS
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided0727/FUL/25
Change of position and design of the ecological treatment system for compost processing facility consented under 0744/FUL/22
Balgornie Farm Whitburn West Lothian EH48 3BA
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Unknown0728/TPO/25
Felling of 1 Beech tree
Land To Rear Of 11 Pitcaple Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HW
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Decided0731/TCA/25
Crown reduction and branch removal of 4 trees - Willow, Beech and Prunus
2 Union Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DY
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Unknown0732/TPO/25
Felling of 16 trees and pruning/crowning where overhanging plot boundaries of 18 trees
Land At Charlesfield Road (Cala Pinefields Site) Kirkton Livingston West Lothian EH54
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decided0733/PAC/25
Proposal of application notice for erection of a three-storey headquarters office building, demolition of four office buildings, extension of gym and development of a storage building, energy centre, solar PV arrays, attenuation pond, campus green, landscaping, car parking, cycleways, footpaths and associated works
Baird Road And MacIntosh Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AZ
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decided0734/EIA/25
EIA screening opinion for erection of a three-storey headquarters office building, demolition of four office buildings, extension of gym and development of a storage building, energy centre, solar PV arrays, attenuation pond, campus green, landscaping, car parking, cycleways, footpaths and associated works
Baird Road And MacIntosh Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AZ
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decided0735/MSC/25
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1245/P/21 for the erection of two houses
Land Between 27 And 29 Wellview Lane Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HU
Received 10 Sept 2025 - Decided0736/H/25
Two storey and single storey extensions to house
11 Letham Grove Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0NQ
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Decided0737/A/25
Display of 4 illuminated fascia signs and 1 display TV
1 Canal View Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6FE
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Awaiting decision0738/FUL/25
Redevelopment of former farm steading and erection of 33 houses with roads, parking, landscaping and associated works
Block HH3 Niddry Mains Farmhouse Niddry Mains Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6QW
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Awaiting decision0739/MSC/25
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 110 houses with roads, parking, landscaping and associated works
Blocks HH3 And HH4 Niddry Mains Farmhouse Niddry Mains Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6QW
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Decided0741/TCA/25
Removal of 1 Cherry tree
5 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 15 Sept 2025 - Decided0742/FUL/25
Change of use of site to a motorcycle servicing and repair facility with MOT testing (Class 5), with ancillary reception and trade counter
Unit 1 Telford Square Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5PQ
Received 15 Sept 2025
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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