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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 dates13,399Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,575 approved or refused records
1,135Refused applications
10,440 approved · 1,135 refused · 835 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0474/FUL/15
Erection of a house (grid ref. 307477 667893)
1 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder, EH53 0BE
Received 29 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0473/LBC/15
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations and installation of external fire escape stair (grid ref. 300203 677094)
County Buildings, High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EZ
Received 30 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0589/ACT/15
Prior approval for the increase in height of boundary wall, (grid ref. 299984 676973)
Ob 070/040, Lion Well, Linlithgow
Received 12 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0629/H/15
Extension to House (grid ref. 293906 665031)
47 Stewart Drive, Whitburn, EH47 0EN
Received 25 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0630/A/15
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signage (grid ref. 298803 676981)
Unit 3, Stockbridge Retail Park, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7AS
Received 25 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0551/TPO/15
Felling to ground level of 3 trees (grid ref. 306165 665641)
Bankton House Hotel, Bankton Wood, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AQ
Received 31 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0508/CLU/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 307051 666739)
51 Maryfield Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0SB
Received 14 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0525/MSC/15
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0269/P/13 for the erection of a house (grid ref. 311965 668012)
13 Humbie Holdings, U31 - Humbie Smallholdings To C29, Kirknewton EH27 8DS
Received 16 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0321/H/15
First floor extension and extension to house (grid ref. 306910 667163)
39 Westgate, Mid Calder, EH53 0SY
Received 30 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0484/FUL/15
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and extension to house (grid ref. 305881 673530)
East Lodge, Binny, B8046 - Binny Park To Byburn, Ecclesmachan, Broxburn, EH52 6NL
Received 1 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0031/TCA/16
Removal of 2 trees (Grid ref - 296864 672441)
Cedar Lodge, 4 Bowyett, Torphichen, EH48 4LZ
Received 13 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0482/FUL/15
Partial demolition of existing community centre and erection of a 592sqm building containing community space, cafe, offices, meeting and counselling facilities (grid ref. 306169 667925)
Craigs Farm Centre, Maree Walk, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5BP
Received 1 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0348/H/15
Extension to house (298518 677431)
49 Avonmill View, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7SH
Received 12 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0480/H/15
First floor extension to house (grid ref. 305324 665159)
2 Birrell Gardens, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9LF
Received 1 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0544/FUL/15
Erection of 16 flats and 4 houses with associated works (grid ref. 304857 667039)
Land Adjacent To Almondvale Stadium Road, Livingston, EH54 7DN
Received 27 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0440/LBC/16
Listed building consent for alteration to building (Grid ref 305685 673563)
Middle East Lodge, Huntercombe Hospital, Binney Estate, Uphall, EH52 6NL
Received 28 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0244/FUL/15
Erection of 7 houses and 8 flats and associated works (grid ref. 298713 677595)
Land Adjacent To Mill Road, Linlithgow
Received 30 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0354/H/15
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 296113 668715)
Ardgour, 5 Hope Park, A89 - Middlerig To Glasgow Road, Bathgate, EH48 2QP
Received 14 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0401/FUL/15
Erection of a house and garage (in retrospect) (as built incorporating variations to planning permission 0397/FUL/11) and erection of stables (grid ref. 299296 660252)
Plot 12, West Mains Farm, West Calder
Received 27 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0400/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 292875 668556)
135 Glenwood Drive, Armadale, EH48 3RQ
Received 27 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0521/A/15
Erection of 6 various illuminated and non illuminated signage (grid ref. 304313 668408)
1 Newyearfield, Hawk Brae, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6AB
Received 16 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0345/FUL/15
Formation of an additional 42 car parking spaces as amended from 24 (grid ref. 304628 666495)
Travelodge Hotel, Almondvale Crescent, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QX
Received 8 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0412/H/15
Erection of a double garage with ancillary accommodation above and erection of a boundary fence with gates (grid ref. 302504 669309)
16 Middlewood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8AZ
Received 5 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0450/FUL/15
Retrospective change of use from existing shop unit (class 1) to a cafe (class 3) (grid ref. 297468 668907)
8 George Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PW
Received 18 Jun 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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