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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 dates14,293Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,397 approved or refused records
1,188Refused applications
11,209 approved · 1,188 refused · 898 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 May 2010 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0901/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 307108 671431)
12 Holmes Holdings, Holmes Road, Broxburn, EH52 5NS
Received 18 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0906/FUL/14
Erection of 32 houses (grid ref. 294892 662452)
Land At Curling Pond Lane, Longridge
Received 18 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0838/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 302776 669675)
11 Woodlands Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8AT
Received 26 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0173/H/15
Erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence and formation of decking area (grid ref. 204075 668540)
10 Barbauchlaw Avenue, Armadale, EH48 2PU
Received 23 Feb 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0122/LBC/15
Listed Building Consent for stripping out of interior of building (grid ref. 309224 675052)
Winchburgh Day Centre, Main Street, Winchburgh, EH52 6RB
Received 23 Feb 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0883/H/14
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 309810 671772)
3 Kilpunt Steadings, U26 - Hawthorn Cottage To A89, Broxburn, EH52 5QB
Received 4 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0541/FUL/14
Erection of 15 houses with associated roads and footpaths (grid ref. 306895 669083)
Land At Pumpherston Primary School, Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston
Received 31 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0124/LBC/14
Listed Building Consent for the installation of a handrail (Grid Ref.300070 677080)
129 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EJ
Received 14 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0755/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 300155 676491)
7 Waldie Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 6BA
Received 23 Oct 2014 - Appeal decidedLIVE/0627/P/14
Planning permission in principle for a 0.5ha residential development (grid ref. 298944 667403)
Easter Inch Steadings, Bathgate, EH48 2EH
Received 19 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0753/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 290816 664257)
31 Baillie Avenue, Greenrigg, Harthill, ML7 5SY
Received 23 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0869/LBC/14
Listed Building Consent for installation of replacement roof tiles (grid ref. 300381 677137)
54A High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AE
Received 10 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0783/FUL/14
Change of use from office pavilion (Class 4) to school (Class 10) (grid ref. 304306 666311)
2 Garbett Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, EH54 7DL
Received 23 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0892/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 294335 668548)
2 Marches Drive, Armadale, EH48 2PQ
Received 16 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0715/CLU/14
Conversion of garage to form habitable room (grid ref. 307098 667949)
5 Almond Court, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5NZ
Received 13 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0899/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 306245 671662)
65 Middleton Avenue, Uphall, EH52 5DQ
Received 18 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0769/TPO/14
Removal of 6 entire trees (grid ref. 305943 665029)
Easter Murieston, Tarbert Drive, Murieston, Livingston
Received 22 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0767/TCA/14
Crown lifting of 1 tree (grid ref. 307152 666924)
28 Tennent Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0RF
Received 29 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0014/FUL/15
Importation of soil and stone to increase ground levels to form development platform (grid ref. 294150 665358)
Cowhill, Whitburn
Received 16 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0888/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 303954 669396)
13 Duncan Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8PR
Received 16 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0408/FUL/15
Formation of touring carvan site to accommodate 79 pitches with erection of shower/toilet block and clubhouse (grid ref. 295410 671134)
North Couston Quarry, Bathgate, EH48 4LG
Received 2 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0241/ACT/15
Prior Approval for Scour Protection Works UB 240/004 Birdsmill Viaduct (grid ref. 31084 671313)
Piers 6 And 7, Birdsmill Viaduct
Received 2 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0096/FUL/15
Part change of use of house to hair salon (in retrospect) (grid ref. 294775 668495)
174 Mallace Avenue, Armadale, EH48 2GE
Received 9 Feb 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0713/LBC/14
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a fascia sign and projecting sign (grid ref. 300248 677168)
114 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 9 Oct 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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