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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 dates14,551Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,630 approved or refused records
1,202Refused applications
11,428 approved · 1,202 refused · 920 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0705/FUL/14
Installation of new windows and doors (grid ref. 304367 668335)
D Luxe Hotel, Hawk Brae, Ladywell West, Livingston, EH54 6TW
Received 2 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0797/FUL/14
Erection of a 713 sqm medical centre with associated car parking and landscaping (grid ref. 305831 665181)
Hamilton Square, Alderstone Road, Livingston, EH54 9JZ
Received 6 Nov 2014 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0495/PAC/13
Proposal of application notice for planning permission in principle for class 4 business use, class 5 general industry use and class 6 storage and distribution use (grid ref. 301113 664040)
Five Sisters Business Park, Westwood, West Calder
Received 10 Jul 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0894/H/14
Raising of roof to form first floor accommodation and installation of dormer window (grid ref. 292355 660065)
Belvedere Cottage, 5 Shotts Road, Fauldhouse, EH47 9DL
Received 10 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0842/P/14
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (grid ref. 305448 675660)
Land At Old Edinburgh Road, Burnside, Linlithgow
Received 13 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0772/P/14
Planning permission in principle for the demolition of a poultry unit and erection of a 5.7 ha class 4, 5 & 6 site (grid ref. 310273 668227)
Raw Camps Broiler Farm, Camps Industrial Estate, Kirknewton, EH27 8DF
Received 16 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0756/EIA/14
EIA Screening opinion for a 33m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (grid ref. 302414 666846)
Scottish Water Treatment Works, Simpson Parkway, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 22 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0709/FUL/14
Erection of a 615 sqm industrial building with associated car parking, fencing and landscaping (grid ref. 301435 668878)
Land At Caputhall Road, Deans, Livingston
Received 15 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0735/A/14
Erection of a hoarding sign (grid ref. 311247 668279)
A71 (190M West Of B7015 Junction), East Calder
Received 16 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0049/H/15
Two storey extension to house (grid ref.293885 664362)
24 Dixon Court, Whitburn, EH47 0PW
Received 28 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0737/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 294121 667450)
99 Forrest Place, Armadale, EH48 2GZ
Received 16 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0264/FUL/14
Erection of a house (grid ref. 305689 664973)
Land At Murieston Valley, Livingston, EH54 9AB
Received 9 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0854/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 308208 667386)
2 Hoghill Place, East Calder, EH53 0QB
Received 27 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0425/FUL/14
Change of use of building to depot comprising of fleet workshop, staff changing/messing facilities & offices, cladding & render to walls, new windows & doors, yard with vehicle storage areas, wash bays, fuel pumps and car parking (grid ref. 288264 666616)
4 Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate, EH48 2EP
Received 17 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0866/CLU/14
Installation of two rooflights (grid ref. 305157 664495)
12 Bervie Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HA
Received 9 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0867/H/14
Erection of a porch (grid ref. 293661 667486)
74 South Park, Bathville, Armadale, EH48 3LE
Received 9 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0739/TCA/14
Crown lifting of 7 trees (grid ref. 300687 677304)
Fleetwood, 7 Provost Road, Linlithgow
Received 22 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0850/FUL/14
Erection of a 477sq workshop building for vehicle servicing, incorporating office and ancillary facilities and change of use of open space to form extension to yard (grid ref. 302414 663871)
Polbeth Industrial Estate, Polbeth, EH55 8TJ
Received 27 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0848/FUL/14
External and internal alterations to flats including landscaping (grid ref. 293765 667892)
1-10 Mayfield Court, Armadale, EH48 2JN
Received 27 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0823/MSC/14
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0668/P/02 for the erection of 31 houses (grid ref. 296770 667364)
Standhill Farm, Bathgate
Received 6 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0817/H/14
Erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence (grid ref. 305214 667719)
8 Howden House Steadings Howden House Entrance Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6FN
Received 6 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0834/P/14
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a 1.04 ha residential development with associated roads, footpaths and landscaping and demolition of existing dwellings (grid ref. 302644 668416)
Land At Deans South, Livingston
Received 20 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0744/FUL/14
Erection of a 144 sqm storage building (grid ref. 306140 669205)
Grange Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DE
Received 22 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0837/FUL/15
Erection of a single storey 5 classroom building with single storey linking corridor and ancillary accommodation (grid ref. 299129 665545)
Pinewood School, 86 Elm Grove, Blackburn, EH47 7QX
Received 6 Nov 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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