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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 dates13,659Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,809 approved or refused records
1,149Refused applications
10,660 approved · 1,149 refused · 856 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0329/H/15
Installation of dormer windows and formation of raised decking (grid ref. 302907 666885)
84 Thirlfield Wynd, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7ES
Received 30 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0256/ACT/15
Prior approval for redecking of OB 285/134 (grid ref. 304902 664506)
Murieston Road, Livingston
Received 9 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0255/ACT/15
Prior approval for parapet modifications OB 285/148A (grid ref. 307153 665610)
Oakbank Park Road, Livingston
Received 9 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0257/ACT/15
Prior approval for redecking OB 285/102 (grid ref. 296284 660896)
Breich Terrace, Breich
Received 9 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0159/H/15
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 304010 667802)
66 Aller Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6RG
Received 9 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0610/FUL/15
Erection of a house (grid ref. 293638 670049)
10 Woodbank Crofts, Westfield, EH48 3AT
Received 24 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0290/ACT/15
Prior approval for minor works to parapets 070/022 (grid ref. 308938 675426)
Overbridge, 070/022, Winchburgh Aquaduct
Received 24 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0292/FUL/15
Erection of a falcon breeding centre (part in retrospect) (grid ref. 306057 669817)
Northfield Nurseries Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9AA
Received 16 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0213/FUL/15
Construction of 3m wide cyclepath from Whitdale Roundabout to Armadale Railway Station (route along B8084 and Southdale Way to connect to national cycle route 75) (grid ref: 294635 666469)
B8084, Whitburn To Southdale Way, Armadale
Received 30 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0224/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 299946 676568)
67 Priory Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BP
Received 7 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0337/FUL/15
Change of use from agricultural land to private garden ground, extension to house, erection of a double garage and raising of roof (grid ref. 301963 677979)
Burghmuir Cottage, A803 - Springfield Road To C16, Linlithgow, EH49 7LS
Received 9 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0325/FUL/15
Erection of a house (grid ref. 309482 669492)
Shiel Mill, East Calder
Received 30 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0486/CLU/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 302201 677316)
170 Bailielands, Linlithgow, EH49 7TG
Received 6 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0555/H/15
Extensions and alterations to house and erection of an outbuilding (grid ref. 310053 666385)
Ormiston Hill House, 1 Ormiston Farm Steadings, U32 - Cockmylane To C27, Kirknewton, EH27 8DQ
Received 23 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0251/HHN/15
Application for high hedge notice (grid ref. 305594 671476)
17 Station Road, Uphall, EH52 5DX
Received 9 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0878/TPO/14
Crown reduction, crown thinning, crown lifting and selective branch removal of trees (grid ref. 302794 669603)
Plot 1, Dechmont House, Woodlands Park, Livingston, EH54 8AT
Received 9 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0858/ACT/14
Prior approval for installation of overhead line equipment (grid ref. 298301 676922)
Ob 70/047, Avon Viaduct, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 9 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0419/PAC/15
Proposal of application notice for the erection of a new secondary school including sports facilities for community use (grid ref. 302473 663432)
Land To East Of Parkhead Primary School, Harburn Road, West Calder, EH55 8AH
Received 1 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0207/CLU/15
Erection of a single storey extension (grid ref. 305186 664741)
9 Carrick Gardens, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9ET
Received 24 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0365/MSC/15
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission in principle 0272/P/08 for the erection of 59 houses with associated works (grid ref. 301988 664293)
Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT
Received 6 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0316/TCA/15
Crown lifting of 1 tree (grid ref. 307089 667018)
18 Kennedie Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0RG
Received 6 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0336/P/15
Planning permission for the erection of a house (renewal of planning permission 0304/P/09) (grid ref. 297815 670166)
Land 45 Metres West Of Forfar House Ballencrieff Toll Bathgate West Lothian
Received 6 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0042/FUL/15
Change of use from shop (class 1) to estate agency (class 2) (grid ref. 300193 677167)
4 The Vennel, Linlithgow, EH49 7EX
Received 8 Jan 2015 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0845/PAC/14
Proposal of application notice for the formation of access road and plot layout to serve 55 houses and erection of 12 houses with communal facility (grid ref. 296728 660594)
Woodmuir Road, Breich, EH55 8DN
Received 24 Nov 2014
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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