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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 dates13,416Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,588 approved or refused records
1,136Refused applications
10,452 approved · 1,136 refused · 839 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0340/H/15
Erection of a shed (grid ref. 307397 667640)
1 Combfoot Cottages, Mid Calder, EH53 0AB
Received 6 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0178/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 306445 665087)
31 Murieston Gardens, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9BA
Received 9 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0399/FUL/15
Proposed provision of home shopping storage pod facility and associated works and proposed relocation of Click and Collect grocery collection point (grid ref. 305597 666814)
Asda, Livingston
Received 8 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0500/FUL/15
Recontouring of the land for agricultural purposes (grid ref. 293443 665867)
Balgornie Farm Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3BA
Received 9 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0398/A/15
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signage (grid ref. 305597 666814)
Asda, Livingston
Received 8 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0225/H/15
Extension to house and installation of a dormer window (grid ref. 296781 668998)
42 Muir Road, Bathgate, EH48 2QQ
Received 12 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0279/H/15
Two storey extension to house and erection of a garage (grid ref. 300000 676825)
16 Preston Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6HN
Received 23 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0477/A/15
Erection of a box sign (grid ref. 305411 666800)
Car Park 1, Almondvale Boulevard, Livingston, EH54 6HR
Received 1 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0465/FUL/15
Erection of 2 no. 36.6m high (to blade tip) wind turbines (variation of planning permission 0368/FUL/13 to increase tip height by 2.4m) (grid refs. 297403, 663201 and 297442, 663082)
Midseat Farm, East Whitburn, EH47 8AA
Received 23 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0007/FUL/15
Erection of a class 3 Starbuck's restaurant with hot food takeaway and drive thru facility (Sui Generis) including formation of outdoor seating/dining area, car parking and access (grid ref. 304697 666256)
Land At Almondvale, Livingston
Received 18 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0062/FUL/15
Change of use from a shop (class 1) to form a flat, extension and alterations (grid ref. 311278 666950)
48A Main Street, Kirknewton, EH27 8AH
Received 27 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0454/H/15
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 292968 668263)
28 Avondale Drive, Armadale, EH48 3HQ
Received 23 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0483/FUL/15
Erection of 3 houses and 12 flats with associated works (grid ref. 308840 667506)
Raw Holdings, East Calder
Received 1 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0418/H/15
Erection of a garage (grid ref. 304723 662071)
Braehead Cottage, Harburn, U29 - Lodge To U38, EH55 8RF
Received 1 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0506/A/15
Erection of an information board (grid ref. 297516 676427)
Land At Avontrail, Muiravonside, Linlithgow
Received 14 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0468/FUL/15
Revision to wind farm layout consisting of formation of additional access track (grid ref. 303554 659956)
Harburnhead, West Calder
Received 24 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0587/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 303988 666689)
29 Kaims Court, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7DB
Received 6 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0751/FUL/15
Erection of a 96 sqm extension to building to form hot food takeaway and external cladding to building (grid ref. 293637 664799)
Unit 1, City House, Murraysgate Industrial Estate, Whitburn, EH47 0LE
Received 1 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0424/H/15
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 298513 668191)
4 Kirkton Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 1EN
Received 10 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0451/TPO/15
Removal of 2 entire trees (grid ref. 300007 676602)
23 Burgess Hill, Linlithgow, EH49 6BX
Received 24 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0449/FUL/15
Erection of a 44.5 m high (to blade tip) wind turbine with access road and ancillary equipment (grid ref. 293150 659860)
Greenburn Golf Club And Golf Shop, 6 Greenburn Road, Fauldhouse, EH47 9HJ
Received 10 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0481/FUL/15
Installation of replacement 17m high telecommunications mast with 6 no. antennas and 3 no. dishes and 2 no. equipment cabinets (grid ref. 289613 666638)
Standhill Farm, Station Road, Blackridge, EH48 3AJ
Received 1 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0476/FUL/15
Installation of a replacement telecommunications base station and lattice tower with associated antenna totalling 19.8 m in height, equipment cabinets and a 2.1 m high palisade fence (grid ref. 301981 668348)
Land At Caputhall Road, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8QZ
Received 29 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0428/H/15
Formation of pitched roof over existing flat roof (grid ref. 294163 668289)
39 Sibbald View, Armadale, EH48 2TG
Received 4 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.
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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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