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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 dates13,782Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,924 approved or refused records
1,156Refused applications
10,768 approved · 1,156 refused · 863 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0887/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 296402 669497)
13 Jardine Place, Bathgate, EH48 4GU
Received 16 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0026/HZ/15
Hazardous substances consent for 112,000 tonnes of ethanol (category 8 highly flammable) (grid ref: 300937 667365)
Glen Turner Distillery, Starlaw Road, Bathgate, EH47 7BW
Received 8 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0120/P/14
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a 525 sqm farm shed (grid ref. 308661 665927)
Selms Farm, Kirknewton
Received 4 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0108/A/15
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signage(grid ref. 294421 664251)
Croftmalloch Inn, Longridge Road, Whitburn, EH47 8HB
Received 11 Feb 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0012/H/15
Erection of a dormer window (grid ref. 306295 664982)
23 Murieston Road, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AP
Received 8 Jan 2015 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0516/PAC/14
Proposal of application notice for the erection of 56 houses with associated roads and landscaped areas (grid ref. 306376 667264)
Land At New Calder Paper Mill, Calder Road, Mid Calder, EH54 6DA
Received 29 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0197/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 301853 677573)
91 Kingsfield, Linlithgow, EH49 7SL
Received 9 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0094/FUL/15
Erection of a house with garage (grid ref. 300814 666408)
Land Adjacent To 63 Heatherwood, Seafield, EH47 7BX
Received 22 Jan 2015 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0058/PAC/15
Proposal of application notice for a mix use development including residential, retail, restaurant, business, assembly and leisure (Grid Ref 303127 670851).
Former Bangour Hospital, Near Dechmont
Received 22 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0186/LBC/15
Listed Building Consent for replacement windows and doors (grid ref. 308316 660893)
West Barn, Wester Causewayend, A70 - B7008 To Wester Causewayend, Kirknewton, EH27 8DH
Received 12 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0179/FUL/15
Repainting of building frontage and reinstate trough planters (grid ref. 300264 677134)
The Four Marys, 65-67 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ED
Received 11 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0016/FUL/15
Installation of balcony windows (grid ref. 306710 668515)
Fir, Hazel, Juniper, Linden, Oak & Poplar Grove, Craigshill, Livingston
Received 22 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0204/FUL/15
Erection of 5 houses with associated works (grid ref. 304421 675624)
Auldhill Cottages, Bridgend, EH49 6PE
Received 19 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0290/A/14
Erection of an interpretive panel (Grid ref. 99385 77047)
Falkirk Road, Linlithgow
Received 30 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0171/AGR/15
Prior notification for the erecton ofa 97sqm agricultural building (grid ref. 295629 668413)
Hardhill Farm, Sibbalds Brae, Bathgate, EH48 2HL
Received 9 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0022/H/15
Two storey extension to house (Grid Ref 296435 669052)
57 Race Road, Bathgate, EH48 2AP
Received 8 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0021/FUL/15
Change of use from class 4 (office) to class 11 (fitness centre) (grid ref. 297423 668746)
93A South Bridge Street, Bathgate, EH48 1TJ
Received 10 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0052/CLU/15
Formation of a new doorway (Grid ref. 306607 665958)
130 Bankton Park West, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9BS
Received 20 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0051/TCA/15
Crown reduction of 1 tree (Grid ref . 300006 676834).
16 Preston Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6HN
Received 22 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0008/FUL/15
Excavation works, erection of a retaining wall and erection of a 1308 sqm storage building (grid ref. 305817 669492)
Air Conditioner Plant, Nettlehill Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5EQ
Received 18 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0015/PO/15
Application for the discharge of the planning obligation relating to planning permission 1044/P/08 in relation to land to be developed for a childrens nursery (grid ref. 294654 667108)
Southdale Avenue, Armadale
Received 18 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0877/M/14
Temporary mineral (sandstone) extraction and associated works including restoration (grid ref. 291195 657690)
Kitchen Rig, B715, By Forth, ML 11 8EP
Received 26 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0415/FUL/14
Substitution of house types on plots 1, 2, 3, 7, 12, 13, 16, 19, 20, 21, 27, 40, 42, 48 & 55 and handing of house type on plot 35 with associated minor setting out adjustments to layout (amendment to approval of matters 0813/MSC/13) (grid ref. 297379 667533)
Area S, Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 5 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0158/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 300873 662644)
7 Burngrange Gardens, West Calder, EH55 8ES
Received 9 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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