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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 dates14,422Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,517 approved or refused records
1,194Refused applications
11,323 approved · 1,194 refused · 906 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0738/H/14
Erection of a garage (grid ref. 299056 663188)
14 Cuthill Brae, Addiewell, West Calder, EH55 8QE
Received 15 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0724/A/14
Erection of a free standing triangular community notice board (grid ref. 301669 663107)
Union Square, West Calder, EH55 8EY
Received 13 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0903/TCA/14
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (grid ref. 305208 664794)
Land At Carrick Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9ET
Received 22 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0898/H/14
Raising of roof to form second floor accommodation (grid ref. 296636 668658)
30 Bridgend Park, Bathgate, EH48 2AY
Received 18 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0404/FUL/14
Erection of an aviary and 2 no. bird enclosures (grid ref. 302429 664478)
Five Sisters Zoo, Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT
Received 3 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0806/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 306647 666840)
46 Ochiltree Crescent, Mid Calder, EH53 0RT
Received 5 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0789/H/14
Formation of a driveway (grid ref. 302448 668550)
36 Mid Street, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8DA
Received 23 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0754/H/14
Two storey extension to house and formation of raised decking (grid ref. 293937 672173)
4 Kaemuir Court, Westfield, Bathgate, EH48 3DT
Received 23 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0700/MSC/14
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1044/P/08 for the erection of a primary school including nursery with associated parking, playground, 2 no. grass pitches, multi-use games area and landscaping (grid ref. 294493 667155)
Southdale Way, Armadale, EH48 3PR
Received 29 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0787/FUL/14
Application for occasional market area (grid ref. 308895 679073)
Hopetoun House, U3 - A904 To East Lodge, Newton, EH30 9SL
Received 9 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0859/LBC/14
Listed Building Consent for installation of overhead line equipment (grid ref. 298301 676922)
Ob 070/047, Avon Viaduct, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 4 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0837/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 298992 661460)
Newhouse Farm, West Calder, EH55 8NP
Received 26 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0836/FUL/14
Installation of a new window and velux window (grid ref. 300260 677168)
Hole In The Wall, 108-110 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 24 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0847/H/14
Extension to house and raising of roof to form first floor extension to house (grid ref. 296650 667526)
74 Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2RW
Received 2 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0588/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 295340 664247)
43 Gleneagles Court, Whitburn, EH47 8PG
Received 12 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0134/FUL/15
Erection of 4 houses (grid ref. 294306 661010)
Land At Breichwater Place Fauldhouse West Lothian
Received 22 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0907/H/14
Raising of roof, formation of dormers and extension to house (grid ref. 300130 676982)
6 Strawberry Bank, Linlithgow, EH49 6BJ
Received 22 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0891/FUL/14
Replacement of lamp post telecommunications column and existing cabinet with a 12.5 m high telecommunications street pole with 3 no. triband antennas and associated cabinets (grid ref. 311009 666971)
Land At Station Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8BF
Received 16 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0893/CLU/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 307097 667031)
17 Kennedie Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0RG
Received 18 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0565/FUL/14
Erection of a 4.6 ha model engineering centre with associated tracks, boating pond, walking routes, car parking and support buildings (grid ref. 308365 670253)
Almondell Woods, Drumshoreland Road, Broxburn
Received 18 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0895/FUL/14
Part change of use from shop to form a gym (class 11) (grid ref. 297480 668637)
Bathgate Training Centre, 13 King Street, Bathgate, EH48 1NU
Received 12 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0855/FUL/14
Conversion of outbuilding to form linked residential accommodation (grid ref. 305936 662779)
Burnbank Smithy West Calder Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AN
Received 12 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0721/TPO/14
Selective branch removal of 1 tree (grid ref. 299988 676589)
23 Burgess Hill, Linlithgow, EH49 6BX
Received 14 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0305/FUL/16
Erection of a 2.4m high boundary fence (Grid ref 309306 672516)
1-2 Freskyn Place, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, EH52 5NF
Received 5 May 2016
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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