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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 dates11,837Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,177 approved or refused records
993Refused applications
9,184 approved · 993 refused · 743 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0293/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 298960, 668167)
Springrove House, Edinburgh Road, Bathgate, EH48 1ES
Received 4 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0260/FUL/17
Erection of five dwellinghouses (Grid Ref: 303361, 676981)
Land Beside Oakwell, Philpstoun, Linlithgow
Received 30 Mar 2017 - Appeal decidedLIVE/0190/P/17
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a dwelling (Grid Ref: 310179, 666446)
Ormiston Hill Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DQ
Received 13 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0305/FUL/17
Erection of a 69.5m2 storage building (in retrospect) (Grid Ref: 298896, 667241)
4 Easter Inch Road, Bathgate EH48 2FH
Received 7 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0480/FUL/17
Use of ground floor as public house with self-contained hot food takeaway and erection of a flue (Grid Ref: 298481, 665391)
Almond Inn, 1-3 West Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7LU
Received 21 Jun 2017 - Appeal decidedLIVE/0315/H/17
Variation to planning permission LIVE/0446/H/16 to increase house extension by 1m in length (Grid Ref: 302141, 663013)
21 Parkhead Crescent West Calder West Lothian EH55 8AU
Received 17 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0290/LBC/17
Listed building consent for the demolition of existing extension and extension to house (Grid Ref - 673676, 305831)
Smiddy Cottage, Byburn, Ecclesmachan EH52 6NG
Received 14 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0385/FUL/17
Installation of plant and equipment (as an amendment to planning consent ref: 0719/MSC/14) (Grid Ref: 308553, 675135)
Sainsbury's Local, Main Street, Winchburgh, West Lothian, EH52
Received 29 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0384/A/17
Display of 5 illuminated facia signs, two high level non-illuminated signs, window glazing vinyls and entrance signs (Grird Ref: 308572, 675119)
Sainsbury's Local, Main Street, Winchburgh, West Lothian, EH52
Received 29 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0256/H/17
Installation of dormer windows (Grid Ref 302566, 669127)
25 Westwood Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8QP
Received 30 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0438/H/17
Two storey extension to house
67 Nettlehill Drive Uphall Station Livingston West Lothian EH54 5PR
Received 5 Jun 2017 - Decided0508/H/17
Extension to house to house
67 Happy Valley Road Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7RB
Received 10 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0432/P/17
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a single dwelling house (Grid Ref:303474, 671592)
Craigbank, Craigbinning, C21 - Craigbank To U15, Broxburn, EH52 6BN
Received 2 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0341/FUL/17
Erection of a 300 sqm marquee for use as a wedding and multi-use function venue (Grid Ref - 309049, 676479)
Duntarvie Castle Newton West Lothian
Received 4 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0219/CLU/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 297133, 667497)
73 Russell Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2GG
Received 14 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0148/H/17
Two storey extension to house (Grid Ref: 299226, 677091)
10 Highfield Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BE
Received 21 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0207/FUL/17
Erection of 4 no 18m high columns with 5 no floodlights on each column (Grid Ref: 299492, 676716)
Linlithgow Rose Fc 59 Braehead Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HF
Received 17 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0357/FUL/17
Erection of 2 houses (Grid Ref: 306656, 669508)
146 Uphall Station Road Pumpherston Livingston West Lothian EH53 0PD
Received 10 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0380/H/17
Extension to house, alterations to roof and installation of dormer window to create first floor accommodation
Laurelbank, Ecclesmachan, Broxburn, EH52 6NJ
Received 10 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0371/H/17
Extensions to house and erection of garage (In retrospect) (Grid Ref - 302770, 669521)
Gorsemount, 34 Woodlands Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8AT
Received 10 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0394/H/17
Demolition of conservatory and extension to house (Grid Ref: 303919, 668754)
5 Waverley Crescent, Livingston, EH54 8JH
Received 22 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0280/P/17
Erection of 3 dwellinghouses (Grid Ref: 304140, 677024)
Pardovan Holdings, Philpstoun EH49 6QZ
Received 13 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0282/H/17
Installation of a double door (Grid Ref: 297821, 668871)
64 Marjoribanks Street, Bathgate, EH48 1AL
Received 13 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0198/H/17
Increase in roof height and formation of dormer window to form first floor accommodation (Grid Ref: 297912, 668531)
Kersel 8 Gordon Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1BE
Received 14 Mar 2017
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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