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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 dates13,270Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,463 approved or refused records
1,123Refused applications
10,340 approved · 1,123 refused · 823 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0593/TCA/15
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (grid ref. 299961 676902)
11 Royal Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 6HQ
Received 13 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0561/P/15
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 15 flats (all 1-bedroom) with associated works (grid ref. 297485 669145)
30 Main Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4HW
Received 20 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0445/H/15
Installation of replacement windows (grid ref. 296718 672538)
Green Cottage, 6 The Loan, Torphichen, EH48 4NF
Received 18 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0426/LBC/15
Listed Building Consent for various illuminated and non-illuminated signage(grid ref. 300304 677121)
55 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ED
Received 10 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0552/H/15
Erection of new garage (grid ref. 298845 668098)
11 Kaim Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 1ER
Received 31 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0550/H/15
Installation of a dormer window (grid ref. 306616 666967)
8 Torphichen Avenue, Mid Calder, EH53 0LA
Received 27 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0562/H/15
Formation of raised decking (in retrospect) (grid ref. 294914 662298)
32 Northfield Meadows, Longridge, EH47 8SA
Received 30 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0182/H/16
Extension to house and conversion of garage (grid ref. 296825 665474)
1 Riverbank Court, East Whitburn, Whitburn, EH47 0FD
Received 9 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0710/H/15
Erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence (grid ref. 303754 669149)
181 Camps Rigg, Carmondean, Livingston, EH54 8PF
Received 11 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0380/FUL/15
Siting of a mobile fish van (Saturdays 8am - 1pm) (grid ref. 300076 677114)
Land At The Vennel, Linlithgow, EH49 7ET
Received 20 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0573/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 296377 660696)
9 Woodmuir Road, Breich, EH55 8JN
Received 6 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0581/FUL/15
Installation of a 90 sqm biomass cabin and flue with associated works (grid ref. 305236 666241)
James Young High School, Quentin Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6NE
Received 6 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0585/FUL/15
Erection of a 90 sqm biomass cabin and flue with associated works (grid ref. 297783 665427)
St Kentigerns Roman Catholic Academy, 60 West Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7LX
Received 6 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0713/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 293862 660396)
50 Willow Park, Fauldhouse, EH47 9HN
Received 3 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0623/H/15
Formation of pitched roofs over existing flat roofs (grid ref. 302964 668987)
2 & 3 Harburn Avenue, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8QT
Received 24 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0591/EIA/15
EIA screening opinion for a residential development (grid ref. 292611 668522)
Standhill North And Standhill South, West Main Street, Armadale, EH48
Received 12 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0582/FUL/15
Installation of a biomass boiler with flue and wood pellet storage area (grid ref. 293771 671896)
Westfield Primary School, Lomond View, Westfield, EH48 3DE
Received 6 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0571/FUL/15
Extension to existing garage to form bed and breakfast accommodation (grid ref. 296336 664728)
4 Mains Farm Place, East Whitburn, EH47 8FG
Received 30 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0622/TCA/15
Felling to ground level of 2 trees and crown reduction of 1 tree (grid ref. 300078 676944)
1 Royal Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 6HQ
Received 24 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0657/ACT/15
Prior approval for redecking of OB 0285/075 (grid ref. 291902 660185)
OB0285/075, Braehead Farm Court, Fauldhouse
Received 3 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0577/H/15
Formation of raised decking (grid ref. 303365 667765)
30 Oldwood Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6UJ
Received 6 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0601/FUL/15
Erection of restaurant with licensed bar (class 3) and associated living accommodation, formation of car parking, access and associated landscaping (grid ref. 304745 666263)
Land At Almondvale Business Park, Livingston
Received 6 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0536/EIA/15
EIA screening opinion for a residential development with associated infrastructure, landscaping and engineering works (grid ref. 307181 668758)
Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston
Received 22 Jul 2015 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0535/PAC/15
Proposal of application notice for a residential development with associated infrastructure, landscaping and engineering works (grid ref. 307181 668758)
Land 100M East Of Uphall Station Road Uphall Station Road Pumpherston West Lothian
Received 22 Jul 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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