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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 dates13,153Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,365 approved or refused records
1,111Refused applications
10,254 approved · 1,111 refused · 813 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Oct 2011 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0824/FUL/15
Siting of a mobile snack van (grid ref. 307849, 666155)
1 Oakbank Park Drive, Livingston, EH53 0TJ
Received 4 Nov 2015 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0043/FUL/16
Erection of 32 houses with associated roads and landscaping (grid ref. 304071 675476)
Land Adjacent Willowdean, Bridgend
Received 13 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0044/H/16
Two storey extension to house, formation of bay window and erection of a double garage (grid ref. 303052 667090)
19 Eastcroft Court, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7ET
Received 5 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0789/CLU/15
Certificate of lawfulness to operate premises as a tanning salon (class 2) (grid ref. 297473 668656)
11 King Street, Bathgate, EH48 1NU
Received 21 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0006/H/16
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 308163 673199)
7 Greendykes Steadings, Broxburn, EH52 6QX
Received 21 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0295/P/13
Planning permission in principle for a 2.45 ha residential development (grid ref. 294199 664279)
Dixon Terrace, Whitburn
Received 19 Apr 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0218/H/16
Erection of a porch and installation of replacement conservatory roof (Grid Ref 298787 676426)
20 Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow, EH49 6SN
Received 30 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0825/H/15
Erection of a porch (grid ref. 304035 675546)
29 Willowdean, Bridgend, EH49 6NW
Received 4 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0820/FUL/15
Application under Section 42 for the variation of condition 3 of planning permission 0519/FUL/12 to allow for an EWT direct wind 52 turbine to be constructed in place of the approved Enercon E33 turbine (grid ref. 309568 665924)
Ormiston Farm, Kirknewton
Received 3 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0816/FUL/15
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a garage (in retrospect) (grid ref. 293543 661008)
26 Victoria Road, Fauldhouse, EH47 9LF
Received 8 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0761/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 303944 668192)
3 Gavin Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6RY
Received 7 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0812/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 302719 677746)
2 Kingsfield Farm Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LS
Received 3 Nov 2015 - RegisteredLIVE/0813/HHN/15
Application for high hedge notice (grid ref. 300362 676882)
Rockville Lodge 5 Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AJ
Received 3 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0726/FUL/15
Erection of a house (grid ref. 293117 668903)
Mill Road, Armadale, EH48 3QL
Received 25 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0175/H/15
Two storey extension to house and installation of a dormer window (grid ref. 304374 664973)
71 Calder Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AD
Received 9 Mar 2015 - Appeal decidedLIVE/0635/FUL/15
Change of use from a Church (Class 11) and alterations to form 3 houses (grid ref 305768 666246)
Land At Nigel Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6QQ
Received 25 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0692/H/15
Formation of a driveway (grid ref. 295118 665057)
7 Townhead Gardens, Whitburn, EH47 0PX
Received 11 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0782/LBC/15
Listed building consent for painting of building and erection of an illuminated fascia sign (grid ref. 300011 677075)
147-149 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EJ
Received 19 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0786/FUL/15
Change of use from vacant land to the display of cars and vans for sale (grid ref. 309038 675056)
35-37 Main Street, Winchburgh EH52 6RU
Received 19 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0773/FUL/15
Change of use from filling station to car wash facility (in retrospect) (grid ref. 294080 664887)
Whitburn Filling Station, 222 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QP
Received 8 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0650/H/15
Extension to house and erection of 2 porches (grid ref. 291517 671840)
Tanahken, B8028 - C7 To Strathloanhead, FK1 2JZ
Received 2 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0667/H/15
Erection of a garage (grid ref. 300016 676493)
100 Priory Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6BS
Received 11 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0759/FUL/15
Installation of external air handling unit with connecting ductwork and concrete plinth (grid ref. 306088 668438)
6A Grange Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DE
Received 10 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0770/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 308851 668088)
18 Almondell Terrace, East Calder, EH53 0EY
Received 7 Oct 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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