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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 dates12,103Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,421 approved or refused records
1,017Refused applications
9,404 approved · 1,017 refused · 752 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0772/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 306418, 671985)
117 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5AJ
Received 17 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0744/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 297354, 669358)
47 Balbardie Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 4AL
Received 9 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0759/H/16
Erection of a detached garage (Grid Ref: 293698, 661262)
8 Eastwood Park, Fauldhouse, EH47 9HL
Received 14 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0740/H/16
Installation of new roof, to form attic accommodation (Grid Ref: 297470, 672134)
Hetherton, 5 Cathlaw Lane, Torphichen, EH48 4NN
Received 8 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0768/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 308637, 668049)
35 Almondell Terrace, East Calder, EH53 0EZ
Received 8 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0732/TCA/16
Felling of 8 trees and work on 2 trees(Grid Ref: 311722, 665182)
1 Newlands, Kirknewton, EH27 8LR
Received 3 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0797/A/16
Erection of one non illuminated fascia sign (Grid Ref: 300267, 677169)
102 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 1 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0763/FUL/16
Variation of condition 28 of planning permission 0463/FUL/07 to extend the use of the external terrace as a smoking area from 21:00 hours to 01:00 hours (Grid Ref: 300217, 677212)
Burgh Halls, The Cross, Linlithgow, EH49 7EY
Received 3 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0796/FUL/16
Conversion and alteration of social club to form three flats (as amended to single bedroom properties only) (Grid Ref: 308389, 672204)
Masonic Lodge 102 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EG
Received 1 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0722/FUL/16
Alterations and sub-division of one existing retail unit to create two retail units (Grid Ref:305113, 666753)
Unit 1 The Parkway Retail Square, Livingston EH54 6ZW
Received 19 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0087/FUL/17
Erection of cycle and smoking/e-cigarette shelters. (Grid Ref: 303535, 665601)
Watermark The Alba Campus Bathgate Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 7HH
Received 31 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0366/FUL/17
Erection of a house and double garage with associated works (Grid Ref: 305893, 675737)
Land To The West Of Threemiletown Farmhouse Threemiletown West Lothian
Received 28 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0422/FUL/17
Formation of caravan site for two static and four touring caravans, erection of two amenity blocks, formation of access and erection of boundary fencing (in retrospect) (Grid Ref: 308134, 669911)
Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston
Received 2 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0335/FUL/17
Construction of new pumping station compound, associated mechanical infrastructure and contruction of new access road to E & M Horsburgh Bus Depot (Grid Ref: 306641, 669725)
Land Adjacent To South Of Cawburn Road, Adjacent To Land Between Cawburn Road And Uphall Station
Received 28 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0486/CLU/17
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a pitched roof on outbuilding (Grid Ref: 293507, 670978)
8 Craigrigg Terrace, U9 - C7 To C10, Westfield, EH48 3DJ
Received 26 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0478/H/17
Increase in ridge height and installation of dormer windows to form attic accommodation, replacement ground floor extension and erection of a porch (Grid Ref: 293583, 670979)
1 Bridgeton Cottages, C10 - C14 To U9, Westfield, EH48 3DL
Received 23 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0423/FUL/17
Replacement of timber shopfront with aluminium shopfront and alterations to ramped entrance (Grid Ref: 308988, 675029)
34 Main Street, Winchburgh, EH52 6RT
Received 31 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0471/H/17
Extension to house and formation of patio (Grid Ref: 300518, 676748)
16 Clarendon Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AN
Received 15 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0052/FUL/17
Extension to storage building (in retrospect) (Grid Ref:299840, 677935)
Queens View, 3B Parkhead Holdings, Parkhead Road, Linlithgow EH49 7RF
Received 14 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0739/P/16
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a 1.34ha residential development (Grid Ref: 303970 675473)
Land Adjacent To Bridgend Golf Club Bridgend EH49 6NW
Received 8 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0767/H/16
Installation of double glazed windows (Grid Ref: 299647, 677034)
West Port House, Preston Road, EH49 7AX
Received 14 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0737/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 296444, 668957)
33 Race Road, Bathgate, EH48 2AP
Received 7 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0674/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 297732, 669237)
37 Torphichen Street, Bathgate, EH48 4HL
Received 13 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0757/TPO/16
Crown reduction / crown lifting of 16 trees and felling of 1 tree (Grid Ref: 301623, 677717)
Grange Lodge, Springfield Grange, Linlithgow, EH49 7HA
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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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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