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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 dates12,748Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,008 approved or refused records
1,077Refused applications
9,931 approved · 1,077 refused · 790 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0091/P/16
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (grid ref. 309708 670776)
Muirend, Broxburn, EH52 5PD
Received 4 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0352/H/16
Installation of replacement windows (Grid Ref 311222 666925)
55 Main Street, Kirknewton, EH27 8AA
Received 24 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0102/EIA/16
EIA screening request for a residential development with associated roads and landscaping (Grid ref - 302810 667340)
Land At Appleton Parkway, Eliburn Business Park, Livingston, EH54 6GR
Received 9 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0366/MSC/15
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission in principle 0524/P/09 for the erection of a 49 sqm class 1 shop / class 3 cafe with associated works (grid ref. 309126 668435)
Drovers Walk, Calderwood, East Calder
Received 8 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0186/H/16
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 299396 677013)
Thornton House, 1 Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BA
Received 8 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0119/H/16
Installation of replacement windows (grid ref. 296841 672371)
Glebe House, 6 The Square, Torphichen, EH48 4LY
Received 9 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0047/FUL/16
Erection of 110 houses with associated works (grid ref. 292611 668522)
Land 100M South Of A89 - Standhill South West Main Street Armadale West Lothian
Received 19 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0841/H/15
Erection of a two storey garage (grid ref. 296128, 668442)
2 Boghead Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2DT
Received 11 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0049/FUL/16
Erection of 87 flats and houses (as amended from 99) with associated roads and landscaping (grid ref. 302490 666992)
Kirkton North, Livingston
Received 19 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0206/A/16
Erection of 3 illuminated fascia signs (grid ref. 304864 666313)
Unit 4, Almondvale Avenue, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QX
Received 22 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0202/CLU/16
Part conversion of garage to habitable room (grid ref- 305334 665235)
7 Birrell Gardens, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9LF
Received 21 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0172/H/16
Installation of replacement windows and doors and new window opening (grid ref. 297091 672110)
Mallens Brae House, 14 Craigs Court, Torphichen, EH48 4NU
Received 9 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0701/FUL/15
Variation to layout of planning permission 0349/FUL/11 incorporating house type substitutions on 27 plots, non-material house type internal changes & name changes on 25 plots and erection of electricity sub-station with change to visitor parking arrangement adjacent to plot 152 (grid ref. 301580 663839)
Site J, Mossend, West Calder, EH55 8PV
Received 16 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0422/H/16
Installation of dormer windows and alterations to house (grid ref. 307290 671504)
13B Holmes Holdings, Holmes Road, Broxburn, EH52 5NS
Received 3 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0098/FUL/16
Erection of 2 holiday cabins (grid ref. 295534 662377)
Back Of Moss, Longridge, EH47 8AW
Received 4 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0192/H/16
Formation of 2 balconies (grid ref. 301234 660530)
8 West Harwood Crofts West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LT
Received 16 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0078/FUL/16
Erection of 10 houses with associated road and landscaping (Grid Ref 302946 667300)
Land Adjacent To Eliburn Office Park, Eliburn, Livingston Eh 54 6FP
Received 29 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0232/P/16
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 2 houses (grid ref. 298691 677044)
Land At 7 Main Street, Linlithgow Brae, Linlithgow, EH49 7PW
Received 16 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0058/FUL/16
Erection of a 100sqm storage building (in retrospect) (Grid 307389 665501)
Jabil Circuit Ltd, Oakbank Park Drive, Livingston, EH53 0TJ
Received 25 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0147/PAC/16
Proposal of application notice for a 2.7ha residential development (Grid ref 294850 668524)
Armadale Stadium, Bathgate Road, Armadale, EH48 2PD
Received 2 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0066/FUL/16
Change of use and sub-division of class 1 shop to form class 3 cafe (Costa Coffee) (grid ref. 297475 668881)
20-24 George Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PW
Received 27 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0071/H/16
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 302111 669168)
8 Chuckethall Place, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8AN
Received 27 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0178/TPO/16
Removal of 2 entire trees (Grid Ref 300164 677108)
Court Hotel Suites, Linlithgow Court, Linlithgow
Received 11 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0095/H/16
Erection of a conservatory (Grid Ref - 305897 671977)
13A Howieson Green, Uphall, EH52 6BW
Received 4 Feb 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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