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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 dates13,119Searchable applications
281Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,338 approved or refused records
1,110Refused applications
10,228 approved · 1,110 refused · 809 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 May 2012 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0811/CLU/15
Certificate of Lawfulness for extension to house (grid ref. 297517 667421)
40 James Young Road, Bathgate, EH48 2UP
Received 29 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0560/H/15
Conversion and extend existing outbuilding to form residential accommodation (grid ref. 299953 676906)
12 Royal Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 6HQ
Received 27 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0797/FUL/15
Widening of road to allow access for abnormal loads to Drumduff wind farm (grid ref. 289679 667265)
Heights Road, Blackridge
Received 23 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0779/FUL/15
Siting of a snack van (grid ref. 306390 669697)
Muir Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DR
Received 8 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0569/H/15
Erection of a garage (grid ref. 311380 667081)
2 Kaimes Crescent, Kirknewton, EH27 8AS
Received 1 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0538/LBC/15
Listed Building Consent for installation of new door and formation of new steps (grid ref. 298601 675378)
South Wing, Williamscraig House, Linlithgow, EH49 6QF
Received 23 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0690/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 300075 676966)
1 Royal Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 6HQ
Received 9 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0652/H/15
Extensions to house (grid ref. 298798 676307)
52A Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow, EH49 6SL
Received 1 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0617/A/15
Erection of 2 non-illuminated fascia signs (grid ref. 304873 666469)
10B Almondvale Retail Park, Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6RQ
Received 19 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0691/LBC/15
Listed building consent for extension to house (grid ref. 300075 676966)
1 Royal Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 6HQ
Received 9 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0871/H/15
Erection of a garage (Grid Ref 298965 676167)
12 Kettilstoun Grove, Linlithgow, EH49 6PP
Received 26 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0735/AGR/15
Prior notification for the erection of a 248sqm agricultural shed (grid ref. 303444 676577)
Land At Champfleurie, Linlithgow
Received 28 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0861/P/15
Planning permission in principle for a 0.5ha restaurant with ancillary office and residential accommodation (grid ref. 304615 670266)
Unit 8, Fairways Business Park, Deer Park Road, Livingston
Received 20 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0809/FUL/15
Widening of road to allow access for abnormal loads to Drumduff Wind Farm (grid ref. 290143 670554)
Heights Road, Blackridge
Received 29 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0151/FUL/16
Alterations to vehicular access (grid ref. 297291 661163)
Whitegates, A71, East Of Breich
Received 2 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0609/FUL/15
Erection of 237 houses and 16 flats (varied from 258 total units) with associated works including bus turning facility, land for school extension and land for park extension (grid ref. 309105 667852)
Land At Raw Holdings East Calder
Received 19 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0132/TCA/16
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (grid ref. 300404 677151)
36B High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AE
Received 9 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0101/P/16
Planning permission in principle for the erection of Class 1 shop (food), Class 2 betting shop and a hot food takeaway (303349 664436)
The Firs, Langside Gardens, Polbeth, EH54 8TP
Received 9 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0355/P/15
Planning permission in principle for a 14.5 ha residential development with associated landscaping, roads and footpaths (grid ref. 304738 664187)
Land At Murieston Road, Murieston, Livingston
Received 23 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0089/CLU/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref 296889 669489)
7 Balmuir Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 4BW
Received 2 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0111/FUL/16
Installation of broadband cabinet (grid ref 305770 671673)
Land At 39A West Main Street, Uphall, Broxburn, EH52 5DR.
Received 10 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0113/H/16
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 298600 676589)
176 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 6QH
Received 10 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0019/LBC/16
Listed building consent for the installation of french doors (grid ref. 310008 670120)
3 Illieston Castle Steadings, U26 - Drumshoreland Hospital To Muirend Cottage, Broxburn, EH52 5PD
Received 11 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0822/H/15
Erection of a boundary fence (in retrospect) (grid ref. 299081 677005)
Magaluf, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow
Received 4 Nov 2015
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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