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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 dates12,993Searchable applications
280Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,223 approved or refused records
1,099Refused applications
10,124 approved · 1,099 refused · 805 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0015/FUL/16
Installation of replacement windows
7 Almondvale Retail Park, Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6RQ
Received 6 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0648/LBC/15
Listed Building Consent for installation of replacement windows and doors (grid ref. 308338 660905)
Wester Causewayend House, Wester Causewayend, A70 - B7008 To Wester Causewayend, Kirknewton, EH27 8DH
Received 31 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0389/FUL/15
Erection of a house (grid ref. 308869 667264)
21 Raw Holdings East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0JN
Received 20 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0727/H/15
First floor extension to house (grid ref. 299130 676723)
31 Stewart Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 6DH
Received 23 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0819/FUL/15
Demolition of existing building and erection of a 1804 sqm Class 1 retail foodstore and associated car parking, landscaping and other works (grid ref 294518 664530)
Longridge Road, Whitburn
Received 3 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0741/FUL/15
Demolition of an existing scout hall and erection of a house (grid ref. 306042 671753)
8 East Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5DA
Received 28 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0026/FUL/16
Erection of a 50 sqm extension and alterations to building (grid ref. 295274 664931)
Whitdale Early Years Centre, 55A Whitdalehead Road, Whitburn, EH47 8JU
Received 11 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0001/H/16
Extension to house (grid ref. 300976 677455)
125 Baron's Hill Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7JQ
Received 22 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0856/LBC/15
Listed building consent for painting of building, alterations and erection of signage (grid ref. 300108 677092)
Football And Cricketers Arms, 111 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EJ
Received 7 Oct 2015 - Appeal decidedLIVE/0743/FUL/15
Erection of a house (grid ref. 301384 662900)
10 West End West Calder West Lothian EH55 8EN
Received 16 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0920/FUL/15
Installation of 2 new roller shutter doors and enlargement of existing roller shutter door (grid ref. 298749 666947)
Unit 3, 12 Easter Inch Industrial Estate, Easter Inch Road, Bathgate, EH48 2FH
Received 15 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0886/P/15
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 2 houses (Grid Ref. 297695 668516)
14-16 Edinburgh Road, Bathgate EH48 1BA
Received 16 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0753/H/15
Alterations to garage to form habitable room (grid ref. 298073 668322)
18 Bruce Road, Bathgate, EH48 1EF
Received 7 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0734/FUL/15
Erection of a 2 compartment maturation warehouse totalling 3835sqm (grid ref. 300365 667422)
Glen Turner Distillery, Starlaw Road, Bathgate, EH47 7BW
Received 29 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0028/H/16
Erection of a porch (Grid ref - 301574 662805)
49 Hartwood Road, West Calder, EH55 8DG
Received 12 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0418/MSC/17
Application for approval of reserved matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0050/P/08 for the development of 248 houses and 18 flats, landscaping and accesses, formation of ecological habitat and land for 20 affordable homes. (grid ref. 306387 670195)
Land At Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston
Received 13 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0752/H/15
Erection of double garage (gri ref. 296641 672408)
10 Priors Grange, Torphichen, EH48 4QN
Received 7 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0859/H/15
Extension to house, installation of a dormer window to incorporate ancillary accommodation (grid ref. 296665 672302)
2 Low Brae, Torphichen, EH48 4LU
Received 18 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0722/FUL/15
Change of use from open space to private garden ground, extensions to house and installation of dormer windows (grid ref. 309002 674857)
40 Abercorn Place, Winchburgh, EH52 6RL
Received 25 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0874/MSC/15
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0159/P/12 for the erection of 4 houses (grid ref. 309503 668275)
Land At Quarry Park - Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian
Received 25 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0839/FUL/15
Painting of building and change of use from pavement to external seating area (grid ref. 300108 677092)
Football And Cricketers Arms, 111 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EJ
Received 2 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0882/H/15
Installation of dormer windows, first floor extension and extension to house (grid ref. 309002 674858)
40 Abercorn Place, Winchburgh, EH52 6RL
Received 30 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0062/H/16
Installation of roof lights (Grid ref 299276 676988)
Maywood, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BA
Received 27 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0024/H/16
Formation of driveway (grid ref- 299957 676619)
16 Burgess Hill, Linlithgow, EH49 6BX
Received 12 Jan 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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