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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 dates13,245Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,441 approved or refused records
1,121Refused applications
10,320 approved · 1,121 refused · 823 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0523/FUL/15
Erection of 24 flats and 12 houses with associated roads and footpaths (grid ref. 305712 667106)
Howden South Road, Almondvale South, Livingston, EH54 6PZ
Received 16 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0422/FUL/15
Erection of a 64.3sqm extension to provide entrance foyer, meeting room and training facility (grid ref. 299113 676828)
Linlithgow Rugby Club, Mains Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6DB
Received 4 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0640/FUL/15
Painting and alterations to building (grid ref. 299736 677043)
271 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EP
Received 28 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0611/H/15
Extension to house and installation of a dormer window (grid ref. 306299 669948)
90A Pumpherston Road, Uphall Station, EH54 5PJ
Received 6 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0565/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 299476 662706)
8 Faraday Place, Addiewell, EH55 8NG
Received 31 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0559/A/15
Erection of various illuminated and non-illuminated signage (grid ref. 308401 672247)
81-95 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5EE
Received 31 Jul 2015 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0530/PAC/15
Proposal of Application Notice for a residential development with associated infrastructure, landscaping and engineering works (grid ref. 306187 664414)
Land To The South Of Murieston Road, Murieston, Livingston
Received 22 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0529/EIA/15
EIA screening opinion for a residential development (grid ref. 306187 664414)
Land To The South Of Murieston Road, Murieston, Livingston
Received 22 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0714/FUL/15
Temporary siting of glass recycling receptacles (grid ref. 300208 677043)
Car Park, County Buildings, Linlithgow, EH49 7EZ
Received 9 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0607/P/15
Planning permission in principle for a residential and mixed use development (with Environmental Impact Assessment) (grid ref. 303063 670901)
Land At Former Bangour Village Hospital, Dechmont
Received 10 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0605/FUL/15
Erection of a 1893 sqm (class 6) storage and distribution unit (grid ref. 309851 672378)
Land At Morrison Business Park, Westerton Road, Broxburn
Received 6 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0159/DEM/16
Prior notification for the demoliton of former clinic (grid ref. 301570 662952)
Former Clinic, Stewart Street, West Calder
Received 4 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0598/FUL/15
Erection of an 80 sqm extension (grid ref. 308052 672399)
Broxburn Primary School School Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RP
Received 27 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0583/FUL/15
Installation of a 90 sqm biomass cabin and flue with associated works (grid ref. 307194 671898)
Strathbrock Centre, 189A West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5LH
Received 6 Aug 2015 - UnknownLIVE/0608/LBC/15
Conservation Area Consent for the demolition of unlisted buildings in Bangour Village Conservation Area (grid ref. 303063 670901)
Land At Former Bangour Village Hospital, Dechmont
Received 10 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0558/FUL/15
Alterations to shop front and installation of an ATM machine (grid ref. 308401 672297)
81-95 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5EE
Received 31 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0913/CLU/15
Replacement of conservatory roof (Grid Ref 302204 677342)
174 Bailielands, Linlithgow, EH49 7TG
Received 15 Dec 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0615/LBC/15
Listed building consent for extensions to building to form conservatory and additional toilets, formation of beer garden and alterations to building (grid ref. 307546 667594)
Torphichen Arms, 36 Bank Street, Mid Calder, EH53 0AR
Received 10 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0766/H/15
Installation of a dormer window (grid ref. 308087 674124)
Rosebank, Faucheldean, Winchburgh, EH52 6PS
Received 12 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0665/H/15
Extensions to house (grid ref. 301493 677834)
18 Grange Knowe, Linlithgow, EH49 7HX
Received 11 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0686/FUL/15
Changes to design and repositioning of an outbuilding (in retrospect) (grid ref. 310334 667500)
11 Milrig, B7031 - Station Road To A71, Kirknewton, EH27 8DE
Received 11 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0754/LBC/15
Listed Building Consent for demolition (grid ref. 303192 670922)
Building 18 (Villa 8), Bangour Village Hospital, Dechmont
Received 7 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0553/FUL/15
Erection of 8 flats and 9 houses with associated works (grid ref. 304731 666867)
Land Adjacent To Alderstone Road, Livingston, EH54 7EP
Received 27 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0568/EIA/15
EIA screening opinion for a 34.2m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (297327 662813)
Stoneyburn Farm, Stoneyburn, EH47 8AU
Received 4 Aug 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.
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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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