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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates11,945Searchable applications
276Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,275 approved or refused records
1,002Refused applications
9,273 approved · 1,002 refused · 746 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0043/FUL/17
Change of use to childrens nursery (class 10) (Grid Ref: 297757, 668722)
94 Mid Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1QF
Received 9 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0122/CLU/17
Installation of 3 velux windows(Grid Ref: 293330, 667625)
1 Stonerigg Place Upper Bathville Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3JX
Received 10 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0141/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 296306, 669140)
206 Hope Park Gardens Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QX
Received 20 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0063/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 299304, 677117)
36 Highfield Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BG
Received 17 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0084/CLU/17
Internal alterations and attic conversion (Grid Ref: 298756, 677401)
54 Listloaning Road Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QT
Received 30 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0309/FUL/17
Change of use from Class 1 (shop) to Class 10 (childrens nursery) (Grid Ref: 292347, 664943)
Lairds Lodge, Polkemmet Country Park, Whitburn
Received 16 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0196/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 301492, 677358)
39 Bells Burn Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LD
Received 13 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0126/FUL/17
Formation of new access, driveway, associated paths and double garage.(Grid Ref: 296232, 664753)
10 Hens Nest Road East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8AB
Received 16 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0161/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 295626, 664535)
124 Glenburn Gardens Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8NW
Received 24 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0455/H/17
Formation of access
Reid Lodge, Combfoot, Mid Calder
Received 12 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0121/H/17
Erection of replacement conservatory (Grid Ref: 298417, 677027)
13 Mill Road Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RA
Received 8 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0159/FUL/17
Temporary operation of plant for recycling concrete (three year period) (Grid Ref: 308455, 665601)
Land Near Selms Farm
Received 3 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0050/FUL/17
Erection of a 1.8m high weld mesh security fence (Grid Ref: 308638, 667464)
Land Off Langton Road/Mansefield, East Calder, Livingston, EH54
Received 9 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0784/FUL/16
Formation of car park and new vehicular access (Grid Ref:305560, 669146)
7 Firth Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DJ
Received 21 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0079/EIA/17
EIA scoping opinion for a wind farm consisting of up to 11 turbines up to 135m high (Grid Ref: 298062, 658993)
Longhill Burn (West Of Pates Hill Wind Farm), West Calder
Received 18 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0085/H/17
Upper Floor Extension to House (Grid Ref: 307339, 671729)
6 Badger Park Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5GZ
Received 18 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0118/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 297873, 668631)
Craigwood 81 Marjoribanks Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1QH
Received 2 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0138/TCA/17
Felling of one tree (Grid Ref: 300682, 677044)
10 Back Station Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AD
Received 17 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0800/FUL/16
Construction of retaining wall and deletion of part of proposed footpath (amendment to planning permission 0673/FUL/15)(Grid Ref: 304704 666383)
Land At Almondvale Business Park, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 14 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0019/FUL/17
Erection of a 1870 sqm agricultural shed (Grid Ref: 302788, 677977)
Kingsfield Farm House Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LS
Received 11 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0115/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 302981, 664427)
28 Limefield Avenue Polbeth West Calder West Lothian EH55 8UH
Received 9 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0020/FUL/17
Siting of a timber clad steel container to be used as a catering unit (Grid Ref: 296203, 666345)
Former Bathgate Road, Boghead Roundabout, Bathgate
Received 22 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0154/CLU/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 299062, 676502)
70 Moray Drive Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6DU
Received 22 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0107/FUL/17
Erection of a house with detached garage (Grid Ref: 292740, 671325)
Plot 11, Craigengall Farm Crofts, Westfield
Received 6 Feb 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.
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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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