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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 dates12,342Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,648 approved or refused records
1,040Refused applications
9,608 approved · 1,040 refused · 766 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0527/TCA/16
Felling to Ground Level of 1 Tree, Selective Branch, Crown Lifting and Crown Cleaning of 1 Tree & Selective Branch Removal of 1 Tree (Grid Ref 307080, 667065)
5 Kennedie Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0RG
Received 9 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0320/P/17
Planning permission in principle for 4 houses (varied from 5 houses) with associated works (this is a cross boundary application with almost all of site within North Lanarkshire and subject to application 17/00407/PPP) (Grid Ref: 290790, 664515)
McLauchlan View, Harthill
Received 25 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0783/FUL/16
Change of use from public house to cafe (class 3) (Grid Ref: 298524, 665418)
Turf Hotel, 2 West Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7LP
Received 24 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0333/H/16
Extension to house (Grid ref 298392 677843)
57 Lovells Glen, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7TD
Received 17 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0529/H/16
Erection of a rear extension (Grid Ref 307966 672026)
8 Parklands, Broxburn, EH52 5RB
Received 11 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0475/FUL/16
Revised planning application for the provision of on-site parking in association with the approved nursery operations (grid ref. 309093 672195)
2 Newhouses Road, Broxburn, EH52 5AR
Received 14 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0473/TCA/16
Felling to ground level of 2 trees, crown thining of 10 trees and crown lifting of 8 trees (grid ref. 306019 671624)
5 Westhall Gardens, Uphall, EH52 5DL
Received 14 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0419/A/16
Erection of 3 illuminated and non illuminated fascia signs (Grid ref 305715 670319)
Unit 2A, Kingsthorne Park, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DB
Received 20 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0556/H/16
Single storey extension to form sun lounge (Grid Ref:301931, 662850)
79 The Glebe, West Calder, EH55 8BL
Received 22 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0503/EIA/16
EIA screeing opinion for extension to materials recycling facility and thermal treatment operations (grid ref. 293965 657546)
Levenseat, By Forth
Received 28 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0545/FUL/16
Change of use from hairdressers to hot food take-away (Grid Ref: 303728, 667823)
1A Follyburn Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6BF
Received 17 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0429/FUL/16
Change of use from a creche (class 10) to taxi booking office (Grid Ref: 305460 666644)
Unit 76, The Centre, Livingston, EH54 6HR
Received 23 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0207/FUL/16
Erection of a 322sqm building to be used as Gym facility (grid ref. 302962 666024)
1 Macintosh Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BW
Received 22 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0227/FUL/16
Erection of a house (grid ref. 296323 660586)
Plot 23, Blinkbonny Gardens, Breich EH55 8DN
Received 4 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0454/FUL/16
Installation of 2no. vehicle access barriers (Grid ref 302943 666062)
1-5 Macintosh Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, EH54 7BW
Received 29 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0565/FUL/16
Erection of 11 animal enclosures and extension to office to provide further office space and vet room (Grid Ref: 302407, 664458)
Five Sisters Zoo, U37 - C36 To Polbeth Road, West Calder, EH55 8PT
Received 19 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0315/FUL/16
Change of use from class 4 business/class 5 general industrial to class 6 storage & distribution (Grid ref 294395 668692)
1 Bathgate Road, Armadale, EH48 2PY
Received 11 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0403/H/16
Installation of dormer windows (Grid ref 308510 674943)
22 Dunn Place, Winchburgh, EH52 6UH
Received 14 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0193/TPO/17
Felling of 52 trees (Partially in retrospect) (Grid Ref: 303109, 670615)
Bangour Village Hospital, Dechmont
Received 2 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0519/H/16
Extension to house (grid ref. 305181 664930)
19 Tantallon Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AT
Received 27 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0500/H/16
Extension to house (grid ref. 301533 664877)
6 Oakbank Cottages, West Calder, EH55 8PR
Received 28 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0354/H/16
Erection of a boundary fence (in retrospect) ( Grid Ref 305636 664775)
69 Murieston Valley, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HJ
Received 24 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0349/H/16
Erection of a garage (Grid Ref 305209 664589)
36 Bervie Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HA
Received 23 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0551/FUL/16
Erection of a house (Grid Ref 296845 672324)
Primula Cottage, Slackend, Torphichen, EH48 4LW
Received 15 Aug 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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