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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 dates11,972Searchable applications
275Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,299 approved or refused records
1,006Refused applications
9,293 approved · 1,006 refused · 748 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0171/FUL/17
Change of use of open space to garden ground (Grid Ref: 307647, 675064)
Swanfield House Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6PX
Received 3 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0164/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 295261, 664617)
98 Glenmore Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8NR
Received 23 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0167/TPO/17
Felling of two sycamore trees (Grid Ref: 305436, 671675)
Craigview 10 Forkneuk Road Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6BL
Received 22 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0428/A/17
Erection of 3 illuminated fascia signs (Grid Ref: 304694, 666377)
B & M Store, Almondvale Way, Livingston
Received 26 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0269/LBC/17
Raise ridge height and form garden room
66 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 7 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0160/FUL/17
Erection of a 60 metre high temporary anemometer mast (Grid Ref: 298960, 658494)
Longhill Burn (West Of Pates Hill Wind Farm), West Calder
Received 22 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0112/H/17
Erection of a garage (Grid Ref: 303695, 668077)
10 Haining Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TJ
Received 8 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0094/ACT/17
Prior approval for removal of OB 285/126 (Grid Ref: 302407, 663559)
Overbridge 285/126, Parkhead, West Calder
Received 1 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0083/H/17
Extension to house(Grid Ref: 294174, 668287)
41 Sibbald View Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2TG
Received 27 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0180/FUL/17
Form concrete hardstanding for HGV's, including retaining walls; form new site access as per consent 0035/FUL/07 and erect perimeter security fence (Grid Ref: 305593, 670106)
Unit 3 Nettlehill Road Houston Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DL
Received 21 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0191/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 296108, 665307)
6 Bathgate Road East Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0JE
Received 13 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0101/P/17
Planning permission in principle for 3 houses (Grid Ref: 293573, 670841)
Land To South East Of Oaklands Bridgehouse Cottages Bridgehouse
Received 3 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0109/FUL/17
Conversion of farm steading to form three houses and associated works
Overton Farm Steading Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DD
Received 3 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0313/A/17
Display of 3 illuminated and 9 non-illuminated signs (in retrospect) (Grid Ref: 297112, 668864)
Milburn Youth Strategy Centre 6-10 Glasgow Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AA
Received 18 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0812/FUL/16
Erection of a 144sqm storage building (Grid Ref: 298051, 663039)
Unit 3 Foulshiels Road, Stoneyburn, EH47 8BS
Received 7 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0149/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref 292958,668862)
14 Burnside Avenue Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3RE
Received 15 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0175/CLU/17
Erection of a conservatory (Grid Ref: 298417, 677026)
13 Mill Road Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RA
Received 2 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0254/A/17
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign (Grid Ref: 304665, 666049)
Former B&Q (Unit 2) 2 Retail Park South, Dedridge Road North, Livingston , West Lothian, EH54 6DD
Received 4 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0014/FUL/17
Erection of a 50sqm office building, car wash bay, fencing and lighting and formation of parking area for use of site for vehicle hire (sui generis)(as amended) (Grid Ref: 304947, 667871)
Classic India Howden West Road Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6AA
Received 16 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0398/H/17
Erection of car port (in retrospect) (Grid Ref: 299887, 668608)
128 Charles Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1JJ
Received 22 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0828/FUL/16
Sitting of a gas governor and associated external works (Grid Ref: 304263, 667272)
Buchanan House, Kirkton North Road, Livingston, EH54 6AA
Received 21 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0209/FUL/17
Repair and alterations to weir, installation of a single flight fish pass and construction of temporary coffer dam, access, working platform & associated works and reinstatement of landscaping (Grid Ref: 302811, 666782)
Kirkton Weir River Almond Near Fleming Road Livingston EH54 2HA
Received 1 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0250/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref - 299040, 668030)
107 Hunter Grove, Bathgate, EH48 1NN
Received 31 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0022/FUL/17
Formation of additional car park with 22 spaces (Grid Ref: 304629, 666653)
West Lothian College Almondvale Crescent Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 7EP
Received 12 Dec 2016
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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