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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 dates14,458Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,546 approved or refused records
1,195Refused applications
11,351 approved · 1,195 refused · 912 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0824/MSC/14
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0668/P/02 for the erection of 17 houses with associated works (grid ref. 297030 666943)
Standhill Farm, Bathgate
Received 6 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0243/DEM/15
Prior notification for the demolition of 57 houses (grid ref. 302543 668370)
Land At Deans South, Livingston, EH54 8DZ
Received 24 Feb 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0782/P/14
Planning permission in principle for class 4 business use, class 5 general industrial use and class 6 storage/distribution use (grid ref. 301113 664040)
Five Sisters Business Park, Westwood, West Calder, EH55 8PN
Received 29 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0127/FUL/15
Erection of a 148 sqm changing pavilion (grid ref. 306272 670429)
Uphall Station Recreation Park, Beechwood Grove, Uphall Station
Received 29 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0758/P/14
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 230 houses with associated roads and landscaping (grid ref. 306630 672621)
Land Adjacent To Carledubs Crescent, Kirkhill, Broxburn
Received 15 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0053/P/16
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a 0.6HA housing development with associated roads, paths,and landscaping (Grid ref - 302614 668280)
Phase 4A, Deans South, Livingston
Received 22 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0813/FUL/14
Erection of a 139 sqm commercial unit (Class 1 or Class 3) (grid ref. 304971 666344)
Unit B, Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston
Received 13 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0033/H/15
Extension to house and the erection of a boundary fence (grid ref. 306554 671802)
8 Loaninghill Road, Uphall, EH52 5EA
Received 5 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0219/FUL/13
Erection of 6 no. 132m high (to blade tip) wind turbines and ancillary works (Grid Ref: 305615 659320)
Camilty Plantation, Harburn, West Calder
Received 28 Mar 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0756/LBC/15
Listed Building Consent for demolition (grid ref. 302664 670465)
Building 36, Villa 21, Bangour Village Hospital, Dechmont
Received 7 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0794/H/14
Erection of a double garage with ancillary accommodation above (Grid Ref 302508 669320)
16 Middlewood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8AZ
Received 6 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0778/CLU/14
Certificate of Lawfulness for extension to house (grid ref. 307563 672198)
9 Kirkhill Road, Broxburn, EH52 6HT
Received 5 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0777/FUL/14
Change of use from summer house to beauticians (Class 2) (grid ref. 304035 666565)
43 Kaims Place, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7DX
Received 5 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0873/H/14
Demolition of conservatory and extensions to house (grid ref. 298330 677833)
51 Lovells Glen, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7TD
Received 10 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0018/FUL/15
Installation of new windows to form first floor office space and erection of a porch (grid ref. 305808 669145)
5 Firth Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DJ
Received 5 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0795/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 302237 669126)
19 Pinewood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8NN
Received 6 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0798/FUL/14
Erection of a 3400 sq m warehouse extension (grid ref. 309363 672763)
12 Dunnet Way, Broxburn, EH52 5NN
Received 6 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0802/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 311305 667221)
27 Kaimes Avenue, Kirknewton, EH27 8AU
Received 6 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0801/EIA/14
EIA screening opinion for a residential development (grid ref. 296761 670188)
Dykeside Farm, Bathgate
Received 5 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0038/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 295874 672643)
The Milk House, 5 Wallhouse Farm Steading, B8047 - A801 To Broompark, Torphichen, EH48 4NQ
Received 5 Jan 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0807/H/14
Formation of a driveway and erection of a garage (in retrospect) (grid ref. 293494 660900)
20 Scott Place, Fauldhouse, EH47 9LH
Received 5 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0728/A/14
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign (grid ref. 293958 668973)
The Corrie Bar, 17A North Street, Armadale, EH48 3QD
Received 10 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0803/MSC/14
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0972/P/01 for the erection of 78 houses with associated works (grid ref. 298394 667315)
Area BB, Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 6 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0714/TPO/14
Removal of 1 entire tree (grid ref. 301604 677712)
Boghall House, Springfield Grange, Linlithgow, EH49 7GR
Received 13 Oct 2014
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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