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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 dates12,317Searchable applications
276Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,622 approved or refused records
1,036Refused applications
9,586 approved · 1,036 refused · 763 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2013 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0652/FUL/16
Installation of an ATM (In retrospect) (Grid Ref: 308256, 672199)
7 West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5RQ
Received 5 Oct 2016 - UnknownLIVE/0558/PAC/16
Proposal of application notice for residental development with access, associated Infrastructure works; landscaping and open space
Land North And South Of Canal West Of Wilcoxholm Farm Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 24 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0540/FUL/16
Erection of a one & half storey house & single storey garage (Grid Ref 305510 675654)
Plot 1 Burnside, Old Edinburgh Road, Threemiletown, Linlithgow. EH49 6NE
Received 15 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0482/FUL/16
Erection of a 182 sqm extension to form 2 classrooms with link corridor (grid ref. 296752 672501)
Torphichen Primary School, 2 The Loan, Torphichen, EH48 4NF
Received 19 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0815/MSC/15
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for the erection of 64 houses with associated works (grid ref. 309066 668387)
Areas MWc & LKe (Part), Calderwood, East Calder, EH53 0HT
Received 2 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0415/FUL/16
Installation of new roof (Grid ref 305145 666686)
McDonald's Restaurant Almondvale Avenue Livingston EH54 6QX
Received 16 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0486/H/16
Extension to house (grid ref. 305101 669407)
11 Davidson Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8HG
Received 19 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0487/H/16
First floor side extension and single storey extension to house (grid ref. 302025 677320)
108 Bailielands, Linlithgow, EH49 7TF
Received 19 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0474/TCA/16
Selective branch removal of 4 trees (grid ref. 296696 672313)
5 Low Brae, Torphichen, EH48 4LU
Received 14 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0539/H/16
Erection of a boundary fence. (Grid Ref 291204, 664716)
15 Park Road, Greenrigg, Harthill, ML7 5RB
Received 15 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0510/H/16
Extension to house (grid ref. 307975 671820)
9 Parkwood Crescent, Broxburn, EH52 5RA
Received 2 Aug 2016 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0494/PAC/16
Proposal of application notice for access, roadway, services and SUDS to employment development site (grid ref. 302750 667794)
Eliburn Site 4, Off Appleton Parkway, Livingston
Received 27 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0397/A/16
Erection of a free standing information board (Grid ref 296748 672403)
The Square, Torphichen
Received 13 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0534/CLU/16
Erection of a single storey extension. (Grid Ref )
36 Bankton Park East, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9BW
Received 11 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0582/MSC/16
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0493/P/02 for the erection of 102 houses with associated works (Grid ref. 292943, 664169)
Polkemmet/Cowhill, Heartlands, Whitburn
Received 28 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0770/PO/16
Application for the modification of the planning obligation relating to planning permission 0479/FUL/11 to (i) discharge the whole of Schedule Part 2 Clause 2 of the Minute of Agreement in respect of affordable housing contributions as the development is owned by Almond Housing Association Limited, a Registered Social Landlord (RSL) and (ii) to amend Schedule Part 2 Clauses 3, 3.1 and 3.2 relating to denominational secondary school education contributions by excluding payments for flats with one bedroom only (grid ref 302485 668712)
Former Deans House Site, Deans Road/Broomyknowe Drive, Deans, Livingston
Received 6 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0432/H/16
Extension to House (Grid Ref: 301087 677497)
18 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JJ
Received 28 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0533/H/16
Erection of a single storey extension. (Grid Ref 297443 662377)
2 Lighton Terrace, Stoneyburn, EH47 8DG
Received 11 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0470/FUL/15
Erection of 2 houses (grid ref. 306089 671776)
Land Behind 36 East Main Street Uphall West Lothian
Received 23 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0525/H/16
Erection of a Conservatory (Grid Ref 296909 668197)
4 Young Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 2SL
Received 8 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0380/H/16
Extension to house (Grid ref 299610 668193)
15 Starlaw Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1LH
Received 7 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0636/H/16
Extension to house and erection of a front porch (Grid Ref: 305181, 663837)
1 Skivo Wynd, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9GY
Received 27 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0495/EIA/16
EIA screening opinion for access road, services and SUDS for an employment site (grid ref. 302750 667794)
Eliburn Site 4, Off Appleton Parkway, Livingston
Received 27 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0506/FUL/16
Change of use, importation of material, erection of stables and siting of 2 caravans (grid ref. 308196 670009)
Peter's Lane, Pumpherston
Received 27 Jul 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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