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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 dates13,300Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,485 approved or refused records
1,126Refused applications
10,359 approved · 1,126 refused · 827 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0425/A/15
Erection of various illuminated and non-illuminated signage (grid ref. 300304 677121)
55 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ED
Received 10 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0688/FUL/15
Erection of a 270 sqm two storey extension to industrial unit (grid ref. 298013 666481)
10 Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate, EH48 2EP
Received 19 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0780/FUL/15
Change of use from a shop (class 1) to a hot food takeaway and installation of a flue (grid ref. 297553 668997)
50A Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, EH48 4EU
Received 19 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0618/CLU/15
Erection of replacement garage (grid ref. 293597 668869)
72 Shaw Avenue, Armadale, EH48 3NG
Received 19 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0507/H/15
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 294875 662632)
36 Rashierigg Place, Longridge, EH47 8AT
Received 14 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0046/A/16
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signage (Grid ref - 299829 668143)
Toby Carvery, Bathgate, EH48 1LQ
Received 20 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0563/TCA/15
Crown reduction of 1 tree (grid ref. 296977 672167)
9 Craigs Court, Torphichen, EH48 4NU
Received 3 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0423/FUL/15
Erection of a multi-use games area (grid ref. 296759 672571)
Torphichen Park, The Loan, Torphichen, EH48 4NF
Received 1 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0510/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 296626 672526)
2 Priors Grange, Torphichen, EH48 4QN
Received 14 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0731/TCA/15
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (grid ref. 299510 677258)
St Annes, St Ninians Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BN
Received 28 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0729/H/15
Erection of a double garage (grid ref. 298854 662141)
9 Burnside Terrace, Addiewell, EH55 8NE
Received 28 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0547/H/15
Installation of a dormer window (grid ref. 296775 668826)
66 Glasgow Road, Bathgate, EH48 2AG
Received 29 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0626/H/15
Erection of a 71sqm shed (in retrospect) (grid ref. 303082 664386)
11 Langside Crescent, Polbeth, EH55 8UW
Received 25 Aug 2015 - UnknownLIVE/0638/FUL/15
Change of use from Class 1 (retail) to Class 2 to provide a Preparation Studio, Consulting Room & ancillary accommodation with flat above (grid ref. 308943 675053)
21 Main Street, Winchburgh, EH52 6RU
Received 25 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0696/P/15
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (grid ref. 293703 672357)
Strathavon Cottage Main Street Westfield Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3BU
Received 14 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0444/FUL/15
Erection of 14 houses and 8 flats with associated works (grid ref. 293961 668221)
Mayfield, Armadale
Received 19 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0759/FUL/14
Erection of 8 flats, with associated car parking and landscaping (grid ref. 296083 665258)
1 Bathgate Road East Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0JE
Received 23 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0440/H/15
Erection of a Bike Store (Grid ref 304793 677175)
11 The Avenue, Philpstoun, EH49 6RE
Received 18 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0627/A/15
Erection of various signage (grid ref. 299736 677043)
271 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EP
Received 25 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0502/FUL/15
Installation of a 17.5 m high 02/telefonica telecommunications monopole and associated cabinets (grid ref. 302091 669494)
Land At Royston Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8AH
Received 1 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0532/TCA/15
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (grid ref. 300685 677227)
1 Capstan Walk, Linlithgow, EH49 7JX
Received 22 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0528/LBC/15
Listed Building Consent for resiting of air source heat pump (grid ref. 301807 661231)
Hartwood Mains Farmhouse, U42 - Hartwood Bridge To C24, Harburn, West Calder EH55 8LE
Received 22 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0658/TCA/15
Removal of 1 entire tree (grid ref. 300538 677432)
Lochside Cottage, Blackness Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JD
Received 9 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0546/TCA/15
Felling to ground level of 1 tree and ground reduction of 1 tree (grid ref. 307099 666973)
4 Tennent Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0RF
Received 29 Jul 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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