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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 dates14,130Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,250 approved or refused records
1,182Refused applications
11,068 approved · 1,182 refused · 883 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 May 2011 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0513/H/15
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 311675 664429)
Heatherlands, A70 - U32 To Heatherlands, EH27 8DJ
Received 15 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0067/FUL/15
Upgrading of building including new windows, window opening, fencing, cladding and formation of hard surface (grid ref. 309525 672743)
9 Drovers Road, Broxburn, EH52 5ND
Received 27 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0884/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 302191 677513)
111 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow, EH49 7SR
Received 4 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0102/FUL/15
Part change of use to form a fitness studio (class 11) (grid ref. 301530 662931)
West Calder Business Centre, Dickson Street, West Calder
Received 9 Feb 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0853/FUL/14
Siting of a mobile snack bar (grid ref. 306107 665307)
Livingston South Train Station, Murieston East Road, Livingston, EH54 9AP
Received 20 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0143/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 305857 665567)
48 Bankton Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9EH
Received 24 Feb 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0149/H/15
Extensions to house (grid ref. 299553 677414)
Waterdale, 70 St Ninian's Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BN
Received 26 Feb 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0133/FUL/15
Formation of hardstanding and installation of vehicle barrier ( Grid Ref. 294382 665005).
Whitburn Health Centre, 1 Weavers Lane, Whitburn, EH47 0SD
Received 17 Feb 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0115/TPO/15
Felling to ground level of 2 trees, crown lifting of 5 trees and sucker removal of 5 trees (grid ref. 304745 664873)
6 Pitcaple Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9HW
Received 17 Feb 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0132/FUL/15
Erection of a 443 sqm extension to form a nursery, internal alterations to form new unit, demolition of existing nursery and stores and formation of playground and fencing (grid ref. 308589 667719)
East Calder Primary School, 9 Langton Road, East Calder, EH53 0BL
Received 17 Feb 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0137/H/15
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 307530 672386)
24 Nicol Place, Broxburn, EH52 6GZ
Received 19 Feb 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0757/LBC/15
Listed Bulding Consent for demolition (grid ref. 303149 670974)
Building 19, Villa 7, Bangour Village Hospital, Dechmont
Received 7 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0646/H/15
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 301498 677684)
17 Grange View, Linlithgow, EH49 7HY
Received 31 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0625/MSC/15
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0464/P/14 for the erection of 42 houses & flats with associated roads, parking, amenity space and landscaping, as an amendment to consent ref : 0300/MSC/15 (grid ref. 302336 668304)
Land At Deans South, Livingston
Received 25 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0790/FUL/15
Change of use from a store shed for greenkeeping equipment, machinery and repairs to hobbyist mechanics/restoration shed (in retrospect) (grid ref. 293546 660274)
Greenburn Golf Club, 6 Greenburn Road, Fauldhouse EH47 9HJ
Received 19 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0805/TCA/15
Crown reduction of 1 tree and crown thinning of 1 tree (grid ref. 305604 671690)
Craigmore, 40 Strathbrock Place, Uphall, EH52 6BN
Received 23 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0029/ACT/16
Creation of cycle/pedestrain access and cycle storage (Grid ref- 297746 668358)
Bathgate Station, Bathgate
Received 12 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0720/FUL/15
Installation of a BT Broadband cabinet (grid ref. 300110 677127)
Opposite 113 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EJ
Received 22 Sept 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0804/FUL/15
Erection of a 286 sqm replacement office building in retrospect (grid ref. 296403 667271)
Lothian Steel Services Ltd, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2HR
Received 27 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0578/P/15
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a 0.5 ha housing development (sheltered) with associated amenities (grid ref. 311897 667322)
Land At Camps Junction, Kirknewton
Received 6 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0566/FUL/15
Change of use of existing cafe (class 3) to hot food takeaway (grid ref. 299456 668610)
61 Margaret Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 1SN
Received 31 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0498/H/15
Extension to house and erection of a porch (grid ref. 301598 677546)
44 Dovecot Park, Linlithgow, EH49 7LH
Received 7 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0478/H/15
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 298798 677212)
45 Broomyhill Place Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BZ
Received 1 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0174/H/15
Extension to house to form first floor accommodation (grid ref. 300260 676134)
43 Beechwood, Linlithgow, EH49 6SE
Received 26 Feb 2015
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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