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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 dates11,764Searchable applications
271Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,115 approved or refused records
991Refused applications
9,124 approved · 991 refused · 740 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0382/FUL/17
Erection of two houses and associated works (as amended) (Grid Ref: 309203, 677529)
Land To The South Of Duddingston Crescent Newton West Lothian
Received 28 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0411/P/17
Planning permission in principle for residential development with associated public open space and infrastructure
Land West Of Hens Nest Road East Whitburn West Lothian
Received 23 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0304/H/17
Extension to side and rear of house (Grid Ref: 308267, 675120)
2 Tippet Knowes Road Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6UT
Received 25 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0379/H/17
Proposed window replacement in white upv (Grid Ref: 306947, 667083)
14 The Steading South Lodge Avenue Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0HH
Received 25 Apr 2017 - Decided0910/A/17
Display of a non-illuminated advance sign
Site 100 Metres South Of 36 Sheil Lane Little Sheil Road Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 9 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0456/H/17
Extension to house, erection of sunroom and erection of a porch
15 Drumshoreland Avenue, Pumpherston, EH53 0PG
Received 13 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0453/FUL/17
Change of use from industrial (class 4) to MOT test centre (class 5) and insertion of a window
6 Lindsay Square Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RL
Received 12 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0447/FUL/17
Erection of shed for agricultural use (Grid Ref: 295972, 660954)
Land To East Of Glenburn Cottage, Breich
Received 26 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0458/FUL/17
Erection of two dwelling houses (Grid Ref: 304449, 677328)
Land At Drovers Bank Pardovan Farm Steadings Philpstoun West Lothian
Received 13 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0452/H/17
Demolition of conservatory and erection of sunroom extension
2 Police Station House, 56 East Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7QS
Received 13 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0281/FUL/17
Change of use from residential flat to form extension to existing orthodontic practice (class 2) (Grid Ref: 297198, 668870)
3 Mill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4JJ
Received 17 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0388/H/17
Extension to house and erection of double garage (Grid Ref: 300783, 677376)
4 Baron's Hill Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7JU
Received 17 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0430/H/17
Erection of bollards
60 Firbank Grove East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0DY
Received 24 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0484/AGR/17
Prior notification for the erection of a 420sqm agricultural storage shed (Grid Ref: 296766, 662044)
Bents Farm 20 Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8EF
Received 3 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0182/FUL/17
Erection of 2 houses (Grid Ref: 297095, 672072)
Land To Rear (South) Of 14 Craigs Court, Torphichen
Received 21 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0049/FUL/17
Part change of use of public house to form hot food takeaway with installation of flue and awning (Grid Ref: 298482, 665390)
Almond Inn 1-3 West Main Street Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7LU
Received 6 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0325/CLU/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 298023, 668747)
77 Academy Place Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AS
Received 1 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0362/H/17
Extension to dwelling (Grid Ref: 310667, 667145)
23 Braekirk Gardens Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BP
Received 1 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0408/H/17
Erection of a pergola and decking
28 Juniper Grove, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5JF
Received 25 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0355/CLU/17
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house (Grid Ref - 305704, 665614)
9 Bankton Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9EH
Received 10 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0165/H/17
Extension to house (grid ref. 309185 667308)
18 Raw Holdings East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0JN
Received 1 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0271/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 300554, 676410)
16 Oatlands Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6AS
Received 7 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0390/H/17
Erection of a log cabin and two storage sheds (Grid Ref: 305777, 667344)
141 Huron Avenue, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6LQ
Received 22 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0351/H/17
Installation of roof light (Grid Ref - 300647, 677294)
3B Provost Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JF
Received 10 May 2017
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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