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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 dates12,676Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,949 approved or refused records
1,072Refused applications
9,877 approved · 1,072 refused · 784 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Oct 2012 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0125/CLU/16
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a house (grid ref. 301288 675846)
South Parkley, Parkley Craigs, Linlithgow, EH49 6PJ
Received 15 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0224/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref 308732 672416)
52 Aitken Orr Drive Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EZ
Received 4 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0035/FUL/16
Erection of a house with double garage (grid ref. 295812 668405)
4 Sibbalds Brae Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2DU
Received 21 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0190/TCA/16
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (grid ref. 299575 677420)
Waterdale, 70 St Ninian's Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BN
Received 16 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0238/H/16
Two storey extension and extension to house (grid ref. 301226 677518)
109 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JP
Received 7 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0234/LBC/16
Listed building consent for temporary removal of existing listed paintings (in retrospect). Grid ref : 300203 677090
County Buildings, High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EZ
Received 7 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0393/FUL/16
Change of use from public open space to private garden (Grid Ref 306523 667776)
1 Torridon Walk, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5AT
Received 10 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0387/H/16
Two storey extension to house (Grid ref 304202 667732)
29 Wood Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6SZ
Received 7 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0244/H/16
Installation of velux windows (Grid Ref 299864 676918)
1F Birkhall 19 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 12 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0298/H/16
Extension to house (Grid ref 304964 664909)
15 Saltcoats Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9JD
Received 29 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0260/TPO/16
Felling to ground level of 1 tree and crown reduction of 2 trees (Grid Ref. 294936 668184)
Woodlands Lodge, Hardhill Road, Armadale, EH48 2LH
Received 12 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0241/EIA/16
EIA Scoping Opinion for a proposed upgrade and extension of poultry unit Broadacres, Clapperton Hall, Broxburn, EH52 5PE (Grid Ref 308593 669462)
Land At Broadacres, Clapperton Hall, Broxburn, EH52 5PE
Received 8 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0212/H/16
Installation of dormer window and alterations to house (grid ref. 304283 665251)
12 Silverbirch Glade Adambrae Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JS
Received 30 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0242/FUL/16
Erection of a 290 sqm extension to vehicle workshop building to provide storage space (grid ref. 297957 666533)
12 Inchmuir Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EP
Received 21 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0209/FUL/16
Siting of a steel container to be used as a catering unit (grid ref. 296202 666346)
Boghead Roundabout, Boghead
Received 14 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0219/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref 299585 676748)
18 Preston Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6HE
Received 31 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0936/H/15
Alterations to house to form additional accommodation (grid ref. 298933 676672)
27 The Maltings, Linlithgow, EH49 6DS
Received 16 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0068/TCA/16
Selective branch removal of 3 trees and crowning of 3 trees (Grid 299663 677018)
5 Preston Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7AX
Received 1 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0075/H/16
Two storey extension to house (Grid Ref 303082 674649)
Wester Ochiltree Farmhouse, Linlithgow, EH49 6PQ
Received 29 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0048/FUL/16
Erection of a 32.5sqm storage building (Grid Ref 302045 663168)
West Calder Bowling Club, 32 Harburn Road, West Calder, EH55 8AH
Received 19 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0094/FUL/16
Change of use of existing premises to mixed class 5 general industry and class 6 storage yard for self store containers (Grid Ref - 298373 666500)
1 Inchcorse Place, Bathgate, EH48 2EE
Received 4 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0039/FUL/16
Erection of an entrance porch to kennels (grid ref. 295499 661683)
Willgrange Cottage, Longridge, EH47 9AB
Received 19 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0167/A/16
Erection of a free standing sign board(Grid ref 298440 677691)
Land At Mill Road Industrial Estate, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7SF
Received 8 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0021/H/16
Installation of CCTV (in retrospect) (grid ref. 307042 667053)
2 Kennedie Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0RG
Received 17 Dec 2015
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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