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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 dates12,038Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,359 approved or refused records
1,011Refused applications
9,348 approved · 1,011 refused · 750 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0832/CLU/16
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of 4 new 18m high columns each with 5 floodlights and removal of existing lighting (Grid Ref:299471, 676700)
Linlithgow Rose FC, 59 Braehead Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6HF
Received 15 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0002/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 304726, 669049)
90 Robertson Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RF
Received 15 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0044/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 299554, 677416)
Waterdale 70 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BN
Received 5 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0034/TCA/17
Felling of 2 trees and branch removal to four trees (Grid Ref:296563, 672277)
Cottalside Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LS
Received 6 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0831/FUL/16
Amendment to planning permission 0719/MSC/14 to allow for Unit A2 at the new town centre to be used as a hot food take-away and installation of associated plant (Grid Ref:308514, 675155)
Unit A2, Proposed Winchburgh Town Centre, Winchburgh
Received 9 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0023/FUL/17
Erection of 8 houses (amendment of house types to 0484/FUL/06) (Grid Ref: 289532, 666995)
Allison Gardens, Blackridge
Received 16 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0826/FUL/16
Erection of 7 tanks for odour treatment system (Grid Ref:294541, 672314)
Ewos Ltd, Westfield, Bathgate, EH48 3BP
Received 9 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0809/LBC/16
Replacement of shop front window and fascia board. (Grid Ref: 300268, 677169)
102 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 1 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0004/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 302040, 677469)
125 Bailielands Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SZ
Received 14 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0825/DEM/16
Prior Notification for demolition of two houses (Grid Ref: 308311, 672457)
30 Greendykes Road, Broxburn, EH52 5BS
Received 8 Dec 2016 - Decided0596/H/17
Erection of a canopy
5 Spruce Grove Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5NG
Received 12 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0154/FUL/15
Erection of a 126.5m high (to blade tip) wind turbine with associated infrastructure (EIA development) (grid ref. 288864 669037)
Drumelzie, Blackridge
Received 26 Feb 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0824/CLU/16
Certificate of lawfulness for conversion of garage to habitable room (Grid Ref: 298084, 665362)
45A West Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7LS
Received 8 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0626/P/16
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (grid ref. 307889 673560)
Land At North Greendykes, Broxburn
Received 18 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0829/FUL/16
Engineering operations and soil movement to recontour fields and installation of field drains (Grid Ref: 308913, 665415)
Land At Lawheads Farm, Kirknewton
Received 7 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0790/H/16
Alteration to roof and installation of dormers (Grid Ref: 297888, 668734)
Lonach Cottage, 55 Balbardie Road, Bathgate, EH48 1AP
Received 25 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0807/ACT/16
Prior approval for alterations to parapets (Grid Ref: 308131, 676250)
Overbridge 070/024, Priestinch, Winchburgh
Received 2 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0830/FUL/16
Amendment to planning permission 0719/MSC/14 to allow for Unit A1 at the new town centre to be used as a hot food take-away and installation of associated plant (Grid Ref:308509, 675155)
Unit A1, Proposed Winchburgh Town Centre, Winchburgh
Received 22 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0801/FUL/16
Erection of new workshop and extension to existing workshop. (Grid Ref: 301224, 668663)
Kerr Transport Ltd, 8A Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8AS
Received 29 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0816/PAC/16
Proposal of application notice for a wind farm comprising of up to 14 turbines (up to 125m high) with ancillary infrastructure & access tracks with a maximum installed capacity of 50 MW(Grid Ref: 306275, 657586)
Fauch Hill, West Colzium And Crosswoodburn, West Calder
Received 5 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0029/H/17
Erection of a canopy (Grid Ref: 304779, 668157)
55 Gowanbank Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6EN
Received 28 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0033/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 300845, 677337)
24 Baron's Hill Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JU
Received 4 Jan 2017 - Appeal decidedLIVE/0150/FUL/17
Demolition of existing house and erection of a replacement house and garage (grid ref: 307140, 668429)
4 Letham Holdings Pumpherston Road Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0HP
Received 15 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0100/FUL/17
Change of use from public house to hairdressers (class 1) and installation of roller shutters (Grid Ref: 308174, 672198)
1 West Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5DN
Received 3 Feb 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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