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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 dates12,169Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,483 approved or refused records
1,028Refused applications
9,455 approved · 1,028 refused · 756 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0718/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 298413, 668590)
10 Marchwood Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 1DB
Received 28 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0137/TPO/17
Branch removal from one tree (Grid Ref: 302643, 669686)
4 Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 16 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0698/FUL/16
Roof replacement and building repairs (Grid Ref: 312107, 668228)
Old Linburn House Walled Garden, Wilkieston EH27 8EJ
Received 25 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0749/MSC/16
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for phase 2 structural landscaping and greenways (Grid Ref: 308926, 668575)
Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 2 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0728/FUL/16
Erection of a house and detached garage/workshop (Grid Ref:296657, 666783)
Inchcross, Standhill Road, Bathgate EH48 2RZ
Received 31 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0758/FUL/16
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 1 (timescales for removal) of planning permission 0257/FUL/14 for erection of 2 temporary classroom units (Grid Ref: 293524, 668414)
Armadale Primary School, Academy Street, Armadale, EH48 3JD
Received 8 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0695/H/16
Erection of replacement conservatory frames (Grid Ref: 295602, 664504)
122 Glenburn Gardens, Whitburn, EH47 8NW
Received 24 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0717/CLU/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 305142, 664328)
13 Albyn Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9JN
Received 27 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0719/CLU/16
Attic conversion and alterations to existing dwelling (Grid Ref: 293084, 668350)
18 Avondale Crescent, Armadale, EH48 3HL
Received 26 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0760/H/16
Engineering works to rear garden (Grid Ref: 301210, 677081)
1 Hillside Cottages, Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AB
Received 11 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0746/H/16
Extension to garage (Grid Ref: 305599, 664766)
1 Ossian Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HL
Received 14 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0613/FUL/16
Change of use to children's nursery (Class 10) and/or offices (Classes 2 & 4 ) (Grid Ref: 300204, 677052)
Former Caretaker House, Rear Of County Buildings, Court Square Linlithgow EH49 7EQ
Received 14 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0750/FUL/16
Reduce takeaway and create three hotel rooms (Grid Ref: 304371, 668329)
Da Vincis Hotel, 1 Hawk Brae, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6TW
Received 8 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0620/FUL/16
Erection of a house (Grid Ref: 296374, 665223)
Plot 1, Pretoria Cottages, East Whitburn, West Lothian, EH47 0JS
Received 8 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0764/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 309692, 668368)
19 Raw Cottages, C25 - B7015 To Nethershiel, EH53 0HS
Received 15 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0628/A/16
Erection of 8 signs (Grid Ref: 305808, 671743)
70 West Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5DW
Received 26 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0142/CLU/17
Certificate of lawfulness for formation of a driveway (Grid Ref: 294317, 668441)
11 The Marches St Paul's Drive Bathville Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2PG
Received 15 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0119/H/17
Amendment to design and location of garage (Grid Ref: 302831, 669560)
Dechmont House Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 7 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0667/H/16
Erection of dormer window and installation of velux roof windows (Grid Ref: 299279, 676989)
Maywood, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BA
Received 11 Oct 2016 - UnknownLIVE/0753/LBC/16
Removal of timber garage (Grid Ref:300137, 676744)
Svenskbo, 20 Friars Brae, Linlithgow, EH49 6BQ
Received 10 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0715/H/16
Erection of a garage (Grid Ref:294839, 662531)
Two Three Bent Row 5 Fauldhouse Road Longridge West Lothian EH47 8AQ
Received 28 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0672/EIA/16
EIA screening opinion request for mixed use housing development comprising approximately 230 homes with neighbourhood centre/commercial space (class 1, 2, 3 & 4), car parking, open space, access and associated infrastructure works (Grid Ref: 290222 667086)
Westrigg (A89), Blackridge, EH48 3TF
Received 11 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0010/H/17
Erection of Conservatory (Grid Ref: 306290, 666165)
29 Abbotsford Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6LS
Received 28 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0752/H/16
Erection of a summer house (Grid Ref:300132, 676744)
Svenskbo, 20 Friars Brae, Linlithgow, EH49 6BQ
Received 10 Nov 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.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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