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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 dates11,802Searchable applications
271Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,146 approved or refused records
991Refused applications
9,155 approved · 991 refused · 742 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0410/H/17
Formation of dormers (Grid Ref: 308010, 675013)
59 Church View Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6SZ
Received 24 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0332/MSC/17
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission in principle 0553/FUL/14 for (1) global schematic masterplan (condition 4), (2) residential area framework plans (condition 6) and (3) habitat enhancement and protection strategy (condition 22) (Grid Ref: 293060 663334)
Heartlands, Whitburn
Received 28 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0468/H/17
Single storey and two storey extension to house (Grid Ref: 305543, 664997)
13 Dunvegan Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9ER
Received 14 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0404/H/17
Installation of replacement windows (Grid Ref: 300085, 676647)
1 Friars Loan, Linlithgow, EH49 6BE
Received 24 May 2017 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0420/PAC/17
Proposal of application notice for the erection of outdoor sports facilities including 1km cycling and running circuit, cycle pump track, longjump and throws area and skate park (Grid Ref: 298531, 676183)
Linlithgow Leisure Centre, Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow, EH49 6SQ
Received 31 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0361/CLU/17
Certificate of lawfulness for the unrestricted trading operations (24 hours a day) of McDonald's restaurant (Grid Ref - 305140, 666687)
4 Almondvale West, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QX
Received 14 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0445/TCA/17
Removal of hedge (10 trees) (Grid Ref: 300388, 676473)
Three Lairds 17 Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AU
Received 7 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0427/FUL/17
Change of use of public open space to private garden (in retrospect) and relocation of boundary fence (Grid Ref: 303277, 667967)
84 Oldwood Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6US
Received 29 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0294/FUL/17
Erection of 4 houses with associated works (Grid Ref: 308259, 672043)
Land To The Rear Of 33 Station Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5QR
Received 18 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0211/FUL/17
Installation of a BT broadband cabinet (Grid Ref: 305782, 671678)
Side Of 37D West Main Street, Uphall, Broxburn, EH52 5DN.
Received 10 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0308/TPO/17
Felling of one conifer tree and crown lift of one beech tree (Grid Ref: 299130, 677301)
Longcroft Gardens, Linlithgow
Received 21 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0300/A/17
Display of an illuminated ATM surround sign (Grid Ref: 297496, 668714)
8 George Place Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1NP
Received 24 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0253/FUL/17
Erection of a 324sqm extension to store and alterations to car park (Grid Ref: 305041, 666279)
Aldi Foodstore Ltd Almondvale Road Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6HP
Received 30 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0258/H/17
Extension to house
1 Nicklaus Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8RX
Received 5 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0314/FUL/17
Change of use from indoor leisure (class 11) to recycling of artificial grass materials (class 5) and alterations to building and access (Grid Ref: 305546, 669292)
22 Shairps Business Park Houstoun Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 5FD
Received 12 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0129/AGR/17
Prior Notification for the erection of an agricultural storage building (Grid Ref: 310635, 664297)
Belstane North, Kirknewton, EH27 8DQ
Received 13 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0334/H/17
Erection of a wooden garage, formation of a driveway and re-roughcasting of house (Grid Ref: 296563, 672543)
25 Priorscroft, Torphichen, EH48 4NG
Received 7 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0356/TCA/17
Felling of 4 ash trees (Grid Ref - 300297, 667160)
90 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 10 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0429/A/17
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign and 1 non-illuminated facsia sign (in retrospect) (Grid Ref: 294615, 664977)
7 West Main Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0QB
Received 8 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0265/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 293298, 660640)
13 Blackfaulds Drive Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9AT
Received 13 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0274/EXC/17
Consultation on application for consent under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 for offline rebuild of 11kv overhead line between Linn Mill, South Queensferry and Blackness, Linlithgow (once the new line is constructed the existing overhead line will be dismantled) (Grid Ref: 306650, 677889)
Linn Mill, South Queensferry To Blackness, Linlithgow
Received 7 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0231/FUL/17
Demolition of a house and erection of a house (Grid Ref: 293962, 660884)
79 Sheephousehill Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9EG
Received 23 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0194/FUL/17
Change of use from shop to residential (Grid Ref: 307834, 672194)
46 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RJ
Received 14 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0117/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 301819, 677721)
7 Pilgrims Hill Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LN
Received 8 Feb 2017
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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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