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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 dates12,387Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,690 approved or refused records
1,049Refused applications
9,641 approved · 1,049 refused · 768 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0681/FUL/16
Change of use from open ground to private garden ground and erection of a shed (grid ref. 304609 668310)
52 Curlew Brae, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6UG
Received 25 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0491/H/16
Extension to house and erection of a garage (grid ref. 296692 672515)
Rosslyn Cottage, 21A The Loan, Torphichen, EH48 4NF
Received 25 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0502/FUL/16
Formation of an energy storage facility with associated ancillary equipment, hardstanding area, telecommunications, fencing and access tracks (grid ref.309123 670520)
Land At Lookabootye, By Broxburn
Received 22 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0541/H/16
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 305542 664788)
32 Ossian Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HL
Received 6 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0557/FUL/16
Erection of 12 flats with associated works(grid ref. 296060 665428)
56 Torbane Drive, East Whitburn, EH47 0JQ
Received 28 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0458/A/16
Erection of an illuminated fascia and transom sign (grid ref. 304881 666322)
4 Almondvale West, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QX
Received 4 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0511/H/16
Extension to house (grid ref. 304414 677711)
Pardovan Lodge, Linlithgow EH49 7RU
Received 2 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0538/A/16
Erection of various illuminated and non-illuminated signs on building (Grid Ref: 298460 666918)
Unit 4B Whitehill Business Unit, Bathgate EH48 2EP
Received 11 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0505/H/16
Erection of garage & stables block (Grid Ref: 293788 670639)
12 Woodbank Crofts, C14 - C10 To Woodbank, Armadale, EH48 3AT
Received 26 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0471/CLU/16
Erection of a conservatory
78 Braeside Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0TA
Received 13 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0104/FUL/16
Erection of 2 houses (grid ref. 293663 668512)
Land To Rear Of 51-53 West Main Street, Armadale, EH48 3PZ
Received 26 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0365/H/16
Extension to house (grid ref. 298759 666402)
10 Beechwood Gardens, Blackburn, EH47 7PS
Received 25 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0469/PAC/16
Proposal of application notice for a residential development with associated public open space, road, infrastructure and landscaping (grid ref. 296173 664693)
Hens Nest Road (South Of Hamilton Way), East Whitburn
Received 12 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0512/FUL/16
Erection of a 3096 sqm extension to depot with associated vehicle loading, hardstanding and parking area (grid ref. 294446 668741)
East Mains Freight Centre, 1 Bathgate Road, Armadale, EH48 2PE
Received 12 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0492/FUL/16
Alteration and extension to form 30/30 nursery school including formation of playground and fencing, erection of fire escape stairs and extension to main entrance (grid ref. 299647 669663)
Boghall Primary School, 33 Elizabeth Drive, Boghall, Bathgate, EH48 1JB
Received 25 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0261/H/16
Extension to house (grid ref. 304002 670066)
35 Gallacher Green Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RD
Received 18 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0391/FUL/16
Application under section 42 to vary condition 3b, relating to the height of the building, of planning permission 0861/P/15 for the erection of a restaurant with ancillary office and residential accommodation (Grid ref 304624 670251)
Unit 8, Fairways Business Park, Deer Park Road, Livingston
Received 9 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0535/FUL/16
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 14 (noise immission levels) previously attached to planning permission 0193/FUL/14 for erection of 15 wind turbines with associated infrastructure (Grid ref 295104 658114)
Tormywheel, Levenseat, Fauldhouse
Received 11 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0369/H/16
Installation of replacement doors (Grid ref 299908 677133)
10 Whitten Lane, Linlithgow, EH49 7HW
Received 1 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0609/FUL/16
Change of use from restaurant (class 3) to motorcycle showroom and repair centre and alterations to building frontage (Grid Ref:293816, 668413)
India Cottage 47 South Street Armadale EH48 3ET
Received 12 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0394/H/16
Extension to house and formation of external staircase (Grid Ref 308758 674197)
Sawadee, Niddry, Winchburgh, EH52 6PP
Received 13 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0570/EIA/16
EIA screening opinion for construction of 360m long temporary diversion road for the A71 (Grid Ref: 302207, 663477)
Parkhead Primary School, Harburn Road, West Calder
Received 31 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0564/HHN/16
Application for high hedge notice (Grid Ref: 304096, 675616)
7 Willowdean, Bridgend, EH49 6NW
Received 18 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0489/H/16
Formation of decking (in retrospect) (grid ref. 304915 665928)
51 & 52 Alexander Drive, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6DB
Received 21 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.
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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