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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 dates12,956Searchable applications
280Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,193 approved or refused records
1,096Refused applications
10,097 approved · 1,096 refused · 801 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0056/PO/16
Application for the discharge of the planning obligation relating to the planning permission 0243/P/90 (Grid ref 305997 661172)
Old Powder Mill, Camilty, West Calder, EH55 8RH
Received 25 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0939/H/15
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 200408 675845)
6 Preston House Gardens, Linlithgow, EH49 6PZ
Received 21 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0781/H/15
Erection of a garden store (grid ref. 298143 668143)
Ardess, 26 Wallace Road, Bathgate EH48 1DN
Received 19 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0747/FUL/15
Amendment to planning permission 0346/FUL/14 to incorporate a 259 sqm boiler housing and generator building (grid ref. 310950 674953)
Land At Merryhall Farm, Near Kirkliston
Received 9 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0831/CLU/15
Erection of a single storey extension (grid 307076 672230)
77 Cardross Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6AA
Received 9 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0828/TPO/15
Crown Reduction to numerous trees (grid ref. 304932, 664598)
20 Balmoral Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EX
Received 9 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0916/A/15
Erection of 3 illuminated signs (grid ref. 297483 668671)
The Voodoo Lounge 3-5 King Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1NU
Received 15 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0915/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 306661 667685)
25 Pentland Park, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5NR
Received 15 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0823/H/15
Erection of a single storey rear extension (grid ref. 307401, 671544)
14 Holmes Holdings, Holmes Road, Broxburn, EH52 5NS
Received 6 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0941/FUL/15
Erection of 19 one bed flats and erection of a 388 sqm retail unit (class 1 shop) with associated car parking (grid ref. 293789 668650)
7 North Street Armadale EH48 3QB
Received 18 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0928/FUL/15
Extension to building and sub-division to form 2 houses (grid ref. 309418 672193)
1 Kilpunt View, Broxburn, EH52 5BH
Received 16 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0794/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 294436 668131)
9 Watt Avenue, Bathville, Armadale, EH48 2LB
Received 22 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0885/TPO/15
Removal of 1 entire tree and crown reduction of 1 tree (grid ref. 300299 676852)
12 Rockville Grove, Linlithgow, EH49 6BZ
Received 3 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0895/H/15
Extension to house and erection of a garage (grid ref. 294266 668637)
Colinburn, 130 East Main Street, Armadale, EH48 2PB
Received 3 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0910/LBC/15
Conservation area consent for demolition of building (grid ref. 300295 677161)
Former Victoria Halls, 88-94 High Street, Linlithgow EH49 7AQ
Received 9 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0858/A/15
Erection of 1 interpretation board and 2 fingerposts (grid ref. 306935 666958)
Sommers Park Public Park, Mid Calder
Received 19 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0034/H/16
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 308350 671942)
10 Westhall Road, Broxburn, EH52 5QT
Received 14 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0865/H/15
Two storey extension and extension to house (grid ref. 301510 677303)
92 Bells Burn Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7LB
Received 24 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0877/H/15
Change of use from open space to private garden ground, raising of garden and erection of a double garage with roof terrace (grid ref. 303644 669700)
10 Panton Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8RY
Received 24 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0880/FUL/15
Vary condition 5 of planning permission 0193/FUL/14 for erection of 15 no. 102m high (to blade tip) wind turbines to amend first sentence to read 'The hub height of the turbines shall not exceed 66m, their height to blade tip shall not exceed 111m, both measured above the adjoining ground level, and their rotor diameter shall not exceed 92.5m' (grid ref. 295104 658114)
Tormywheel, Levenseat, Fauldhouse
Received 30 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0873/FUL/15
Formation of new cycle shelter (grid ref. 306163 665319)
Livingston Station, Bankton Centre, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AP
Received 27 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0849/TCA/15
Removal of numerous trees (grid ref 307623 667948)
Braeneuk, 1 Mill Lane, Mid Calder EH53 0BA
Received 12 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0826/FUL/15
Variation of Condition 2 of 0431/FUL/15 to amend the specification & location of refrigeration and air condition plant. (grid ref. 298851, 677063)
Avon Filling Station, 30 Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7PN
Received 6 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0013/CLU/16
Extension to house (grid ref. 305605 671702)
Craigmore, 40 Strathbrock Place, Uphall, EH52 6BN
Received 6 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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