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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 dates12,364Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,669 approved or refused records
1,044Refused applications
9,625 approved · 1,044 refused · 766 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0940/FUL/15
Erection of 18 (1 bedroom) flats and associated car parking and landscaping
Bloomfield Place Bathgate
Received 17 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0484/A/16
Erection of an illuminated totem sign (grid ref. 294446 664461)
23 Longridge Road, Whitburn, EH47 8HB
Received 7 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0513/FUL/16
Erection of a mixed use development comprising 2 commercial units (classes 1, 2 or 3) and 16 flats (grid ref. 300295 677161)
Former Victoria Halls 88-94 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 2 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0499/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 299926 676730)
26 Preston Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6HN
Received 27 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0630/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 301946, 677590)
6 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow, EH49 7SS
Received 27 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0479/H/16
Formation of decking (grid ref. 309197 666929)
133 Overton Crescent, East Calder, EH53 0RJ
Received 14 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0343/H/16
Erection of a boundary fence (Grid Ref. 299366 676451)
15 Braehead Place, Linlithgow, EH49 6EF
Received 17 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0509/CLU/16
Extension to house (grid ref. 307416 672455)
6 Mauldeth Road, Broxburn, EH52 6FB
Received 2 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0508/CLU/16
Conversion of garage to form habitable room (grid ref. 303762 668137)
8 Northpark Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6TR
Received 1 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0353/H/16
Two storey extension to house (Grid Ref 303669 667627)
1 Oldwood Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6TF
Received 23 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0693/FUL/16
Erection of a 225sqm shelter (Grid Ref:300934, 668895)
Tesco Distribution Centre, Carnegie Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8TB
Received 20 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0691/FUL/16
Erection of 3 units totalling 599sqm incorporating class 1 shop, class 2 betting office and hot food take away with associated works (Grid Ref: 303350, 664438)
The Firs, Langside Gardens, Polbeth, EH55 8QX
Received 20 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0660/FUL/16
Installation of a 22m high telecom lattice tower with 3 antennas, 3 RRU's and 2 dishes, 2 ground based cabinets and ancillary equipment to replace the neighbouring mast (Grid Ref: 309721, 675348)
Halley Transport Yard, Pentland View, Main Street, Winchburgh, West Lothian, EH52 6QN
Received 5 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0326/FUL/16
Erection of a two storey building to provide hotel accommodation associated with adjacent pub/restaurant with associated car parking and landscaping (Grid ref 304722 666219)
Land To The North Of Almondvale Road At Almondvale Business Park, Livingston
Received 10 May 2016 - UnknownLIVE/0481/PAC/16
Proposal of application notice for a mixed use housing development comprising approximately 230 homes with neighbourhood centre/commercial space (use class 1, 2, 3 & 4), car parking, open space, access and associated infrastructure (grid ref. 290222 667086)
Westrigg (A89), Blackridge, EH48 3TF
Received 19 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0536/FUL/16
Change of use from office and storage to a indoor soft play (Grid ref: 307124 672044)
217 West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5LJ
Received 11 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0265/FUL/16
Alterations to shopfront and installation of box gutter (Grid Ref 294335 664943)
100 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QU
Received 21 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0579/TCA/16
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (Grid Ref:296662, 672433)
8 Priors Grange, Torphichen, EH48 4QN
Received 5 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0578/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 296501, 667492)
19 Birniehill Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 2RS
Received 2 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0059/FUL/17
Erection of a house with quadruple garage with ancillary accommodation above (Grid Ref: 298506, 661097)
Plot 9 - Land For Lowland Crofting Around Longford Farm Addiewell West Lothian
Received 19 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0771/ACT/16
Prior notification for a new footbridge (Grid Ref: 309419, 674289)
Overbridge At Niddry Castle, Winchburgh
Received 17 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0532/H/16
Erection of a two storey rear extension. (Grid Ref 306986 671668)
38 West Holmes Road, Uphall, Broxburn, EH52 5NH
Received 11 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0323/FUL/16
Change of use from hairdressers (class 1) to car hire office, formation of rear car compound and erection of a car wash bay (grid ref. 303727 667823)
1A Follyburn Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6BF
Received 2 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0711/H/16
Installation of a dormer (Grid Ref: 299908, 676979)
3B Union Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7DY
Received 27 Oct 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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