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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 dates13,739Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,883 approved or refused records
1,154Refused applications
10,729 approved · 1,154 refused · 861 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0073/FUL/15
Change of use from shop (class 1) to tattoo studio (class 2) (grid ref. 294618 665020)
4 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QZ
Received 20 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0055/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 303721 676993)
5 Pardovan Holding, C6 - C16 To C5, Philpstoun, EH49 6QZ
Received 15 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0788/PAC/14
Proposal of application notice for a residential development with associated roads and landscaping (grid ref. 296629 670208)
Dykeside Farm, Bathgate
Received 5 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0065/A/15
Erection of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign (grid ref. 299089 667711)
Unit 2, Inchwood Business Park, Bathgate, EH48 2EH
Received 15 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0063/FUL/15
Substitution of house style on Plot 38. Grid ref (307821 674919).
Plot 38, 25 Glendevon Farm Place, Winchburgh, EH52 6UZ
Received 20 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0905/CLU/14
Installation of patio doors (grid ref. 306580 672191)
48 Cleghorn Drive, Broxburn, EH52 6EH
Received 22 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0080/H/15
Formation of patio doors (grid ref. 303478 661481)
Coalheughhead Cottage, Harburn, U40 - West Torphin To Turniemoon, EH55 8RT
Received 15 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0088/H/15
Extensions to house, erection of triple garage with accommodation above, erection of stables and entrance wall and gates (grid ref. 296155 662785)
5 South East Longridge Crofts, U22 - School Road To Easter Longridge, Longridge, EH47 8GD
Received 15 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0071/FUL/15
Installation of a 15m high SMART metering telecommunications streetpole including a 3m high antenna (grid ref. 299992 675191)
Preston Reservoir, Preston Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QW
Received 15 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0041/A/15
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign (grid ref. 294580 664977)
Co-Op, 25 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 15 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0240/A/15
Erection of a free standing signboard (grid ref. 307943 675237)
Land At Block M, Winchburgh
Received 14 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0695/FUL/14
Erection of 52 houses and 48 flats with associated works (grid ref. 299253 665296)
Blackburnhall Road, Blackburn, EH47
Received 30 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0189/LBC/15
Listed Building Consent for extension to house (grid ref. 299988 677025)
13 Lion Well Wynd, Linlithgow, EH49 7EL
Received 11 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0054/H/15
Installation of raised decking area in retrospect (grid ref. 298077 668634)
32 Academy Place, Bathgate, EH48 1AS
Received 22 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0191/FUL/15
Erection of 4 houses with associated works (grid ref. 294063 672383)
Land At Logievale, Westfield
Received 12 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0271/FUL/15
Change of use of ground floor from general industrial (Class 5) to community training workshop (Class 10) and external alterations to ground floor (grid ref. 293834 668532)
Gospel Hall, 10 South Street, Armadale, EH48 3ER
Received 2 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0254/ACT/15
Prior approval for redecking of No. OB285/121 (grid ref. 301408 663146)
Northfield Court, West Calder
Received 10 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0250/A/15
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign and non illuminated service yard sign (as amended)(grid ref. 304249 668233)
Unit 4, 25 Hawk Brae, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6TW
Received 2 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0230/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 293715 671957)
33 Strathavon Terrace, Westfield, EH48 3DD
Received 2 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0093/H/15
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 296563 669105)
4 Traprain Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 2BA
Received 5 Feb 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0185/FUL/15
Part change of use to form public car wash (grid ref. 297259 668582)
Bathgate Market, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH47 0EU
Received 3 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0881/FUL/14
Erection of replacement kennels (grid ref. 310043 667252)
8 Milrig, B7031 - Station Road To A71, Kirknewton, EH27 8DE
Received 10 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0343/FUL/15
External alterations and painting of building (grid ref. 300138 677109)
Football And Cricketers Arms, 111 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EJ
Received 8 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0037/H/15
Installation of a dormer window and extension to house (grid ref. 300548 676362)
6 Oatlands Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6AS
Received 8 Jan 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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