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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 dates12,933Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,172 approved or refused records
1,095Refused applications
10,077 approved · 1,095 refused · 800 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0897/LBC/15
Listed Building Consent for the installation of a flue and painting of building (grid ref. 301263 675445)
Cauldhame, C19 - Hilty To Cauldhame, Linlithgow, EH49 6PJ
Received 3 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0893/PAC/15
Proposal of application notice for the erection of 60 houses with associated roads and landscaping (grid ref. 299478 676094)
Land At Preston Farm, Preston Road, Linlithgow
Received 3 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0903/LBC/15
Listed Building Consent for the erection of various signage (grid ref. 311338 666968)
24 Main Street Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AH
Received 9 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0827/FUL/15
Change of use from Class 1 shop to hot food takeaway, alterations to shop front and installation of external refrigeration units and 2 no. flues (grid ref. 294502 664951)
47-49 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QD
Received 27 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0922/H/15
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 301302 677337)
150 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JT
Received 16 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0924/A/15
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signage (grid ref. 303800 666919)
Livingston Inn, 2 Main Street, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7AF
Received 16 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0933/LBC/15
Listed Building Consent for alteration to listed building, comprising removal of the eastern extension (grid ref. 303116 671130)
Building 22, Former Bangour Hospital, Dechmont
Received 16 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0896/ACT/15
Prior approval for redecking of OB 070/034 (grid ref. 302929 677267)
Ob 070/034, Park Farm, Linlithgow
Received 3 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0892/TCA/15
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (grid ref. 299963 676905)
11 Royal Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 6HQ
Received 3 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0901/A/15
Erection of various illuminated and non-illuminated signage (grid ref. 304878 666469)
10B Almondvale Retail Park, Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6RQ
Received 7 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0934/PAC/15
Proposal of application notice for river restoration of water course (grid ref. 297165 667936)
Boghead Burn / Bog Burn / Bathgate Water, Bathgate
Received 18 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0938/LBC/15
Listed building consent for extension to house (grid ref 304870 664771)
Newpark House, Newpark Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AE
Received 18 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0937/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 304870 664771)
Newpark House, Newpark Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AE
Received 18 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0878/A/15
Erection of various illuminated and non-illuminated signage (grid ref. 304936 666689)
Hungry Horse, The Granary, Almondvale Boulevard, Livingston, EH54 6QN
Received 1 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0891/TCA/15
Selective branch removal of various trees (grid ref. 300279 677036)
Land At Strawberry Bank, Linlithgow
Received 3 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0887/TCA/15
Felling to ground level of 2 trees, crown reduction of 1 tree, crown thinning of 1 tree and crown lifting of 1 tree (grid ref. 300746 677249)
Craigie Dhu, 19 Provost Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JF
Received 3 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0900/EIA/15
EIA screening opinion for the erection of a 124m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (grid ref. 290812 666765)
Wester Torrance Farm, Harthill, ML7 5TT
Received 3 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0833/EIA/15
EIA screening opinion for river restoration (grid ref. 296958, 668358)
Boghead Burn / Bog Burn / Bathgate Water, Bathgate
Received 9 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0829/TPO/15
Felling to ground level of one horse chestnut tree (grid ref. 302824, 669689)
13 Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 9 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0899/FUL/15
Change of use from agricultural land to private garden ground (grid ref. 301963 677979)
Burghmuir Cottage, A803 - Springfield Road To C16, Linlithgow, EH49 7LS
Received 3 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0881/H/15
First floor extension to house (grid ref. 302612 669181)
42 Westwood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8QW
Received 1 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0888/H/15
First floor extension to house (grid ref. 299144 676724)
31 Stewart Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 6DH
Received 3 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0889/TCA/15
Selective branch removal of various trees (grid ref. 299499 676889)
Land At Ashley Hall Gardens, Linlithgow
Received 3 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0883/FUL/15
Installation of a BT broadband cabinet (grid ref. 299596 677031)
Land At 315 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AT
Received 19 Nov 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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