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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 dates13,465Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,634 approved or refused records
1,137Refused applications
10,497 approved · 1,137 refused · 842 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0246/FUL/15
Erection of 2 extensions totalling 922sqm (grid ref. 306969 669634)
Pumpherston And Uphall Station Primary School, 37 Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0LF
Received 30 Mar 2015 - Decided0242/P/15
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 2 (compliance with approved masterplan) of planning permission 1044/P/08 for mixed use development (revised masterplan to relocate employment and residential uses and to reflect detailed planning permissions granted (grid ref. 294630 667096)
Southdale Armadale
Received 30 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0193/FUL/15
Demolition of house and erection of new house (grid ref. 296330 673533)
Wester Woodside Cottage, U11 - Easter Woodside To A706, EH49 6QE
Received 18 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0195/H/15
Erection of a porch (grid ref. 294909 665253)
9 Shanks Road, Whitburn, EH47 0HN
Received 18 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0349/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 302012 677364)
66 Bailielands, Linlithgow, EH49 7TF
Received 12 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0356/FUL/15
Part change of use from flat to form shop (grid ref. 301678 663151)
9 Main Street, West Calder, EH55 8BY
Received 13 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0361/FUL/15
Erection of a house (grid ref. 296345 660561)
Plot 26, Blinkbonny Gardens, Breich, EH55 8DN
Received 12 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0358/FUL/15
Variation to condition 1 of planning permission 0763/FUL/10 to permanently extend opening hours of shop to 0630 - 2200 hours, 7 days a week (grid ref. 296090 665160)
The Gothenburg Convenience Store, Main Street, East Whitburn
Received 12 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0103/FUL/15
Erection of a temporary office building and tented valet shed (grid ref. 296676 664756)
Redmill Industrial Estate, Redmill Cottages, Redmill, East Whitburn, EH47 7RJ
Received 15 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0404/LBC/15
Listed Building Consent for extension to house (grid ref - 305886 673530)
East Lodge, Binny, B8046 - Binny Park To Byburn, Ecclesmachan, Broxburn, EH52 6NL
Received 18 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0097/FUL/15
Part change of use of house to childrens nursery (Grid ref. 294657 668387)
125 Mallace Avenue, Armadale, EH48 2QD
Received 22 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0362/FUL/15
Erection of a security gate (grid ref. 300216 677193)
Burgh Halls, The Cross, Linlithgow, EH49 7EY
Received 14 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0236/LBC/15
Listed Building Consent for replacement windows (grid ref. 296717 672538)
Green Cottage, 6 The Loan, Torphichen, EH48 4NF
Received 7 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0303/A/15
Erection of non-illuminated sign to building (grid ref. 303911 666399)
1 Charlesfield Lane, Livingston, EH54 7AJ
Received 16 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0328/A/15
Erection of 2 no. illuminated fascia signs, 1 no. illuminated projecting sign, 2 no. non-illuminated window vinyl signs and 1 no. non-illuminated board sign (grid ref. 297458 668948)
8 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, EH48 4EU
Received 23 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0210/H/15
Erection of a single storey extension (grid ref: 299115 677443)
2 Lochmill Cottages, Linlithgow, EH49 7QR
Received 25 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0057/FUL/15
Change of use from office (Class 2) to cafe (Class 3) (grid ref. 308627 667902)
177 Main Street, East Calder, EH53 0EW
Received 22 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0288/A/15
Erection of 2 illuminated hoarding signs (grid ref. 294444 664486)
23 Longridge Road, Whitburn, EH47 8HB
Received 23 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0069/FUL/15
Permanent change of use from industrial unit to soft play area (grid ref. 298613 677714)
Unit 24, Mill Road Industrial Estate, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7SF
Received 20 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0333/H/15
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 306446 670458)
54 Beechwood Grove, Uphall Station, Livingston, EH54 5QJ
Received 8 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0124/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 298661 667586)
61 Tollbraes Road, Bathgate, EH48 2SH
Received 19 Feb 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0330/FUL/15
Erection of a house with garage and ancillary accommodation above (grid ref. 298637 661193)
Plot 7 - Land For Lowland Crofting Around Longford Farm Addiewell West Lothian
Received 22 Apr 2015 - UnknownLIVE/0323/PAC/15
Proposal of application notice for a mixed use development including residential, business, industry, storage & distribution and community/leisure facilities (grid ref. 303907 665885)
Land At Gregory Road, Livingston
Received 30 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0196/FUL/15
Erection of 20 houses with associated roads, footpaths and landscaping (grid ref. 305934 667239)
Land At Almond Link Road, Howden, Livingston
Received 12 Mar 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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