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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 dates15,000Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,052 approved or refused records
1,233Refused applications
11,819 approved · 1,233 refused · 945 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decisionLIVE/0042/PAC/14
Proposal of application notice for residential development with associated landscaping, footpaths, open space, parking (Grid Ref. 304504 670919)
Land At Main Street, Dechmont
Received 14 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0781/H/14
Formation of driveway (grid ref. 297231 669482)
17 Turner Street, Bathgate, EH48 4AR
Received 8 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0564/H/14
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 309810 671772)
3 Kilpunt Steadings, U26 - Hawthorn Cottage To A89, Broxburn, EH52 5QB
Received 15 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0532/LBC/14
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations and removal of paintings (grid ref 300202 677095)
County Buildings, High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EZ
Received 31 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0608/TCA/14
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (grid ref. 306289 671702)
53 Middleton Road, Uphall, EH52 5DF
Received 2 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0607/TCA/14
Felling to ground level of 2 trees crown reduction of 1 tree and crown thinning of 5 trees (grid ref.306379 671832)
23 Burnside Road, Uphall, EH52 5DE
Received 2 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0606/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref.301172 677589)
20 Bonnytoun Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 7JN
Received 29 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0697/FUL/14
Erection of a hydro power generation plant (grid ref. 299368 664751)
7 Blackburnhall Holdings, Blackburn, EH47 7AB
Received 30 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0535/A/14
Erection of 4 illuminated box signs (grid ref. 304635 666209)
Almondvale Business Park, 6 Almondvale Way, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6FD
Received 31 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0663/FUL/14
Erection of 2 holiday log cabins (grid ref. 300675 660551)
4 West Harwood Crofts West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LT
Received 17 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0469/FUL/14
Re-levelling of car park and formation of additional car parking (grid ref. 305798 673692)
Ecclesmachan Village Hall, Byburn, Ecclesmachan, EH52 6NG
Received 30 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0687/FUL/14
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 1 (construct in acordance with approved plans) and condition 11 (traffic calming on Dixon Terrace) of planning permission 0617/ARM/08 for detailed infrastructure work including the construction of roads, sewers, drainage/suds area, all services and the formation of structural landscaping including remote footpaths/cycleways public realm, open space and play area. (Grid Ref 292964 664274)
Heartlands, Polkemmet, Whitburn
Received 12 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0590/H/14
Two storey extension to house and formation of a pitched roof over existing flat roof (grid ref. 300320 676537)
23 Rivaldsgreen Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 6BB
Received 27 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0726/EIA/14
EIA screening opinion for a 42ha residential development (grid ref. 309174 667505)
Raw Holdings, East Calder
Received 15 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0725/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 304937 669263)
69 Cameron Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8HE
Received 2 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0548/EIA/14
EIA Screening Opinion for temporary mineral extraction (grid ref. 291235 657533)
Kitchen Rig, B715, By Forth, ML11
Received 12 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0623/H/14
Extensions to house (grid ref. 299997 676819)
16 Preston Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6HN
Received 28 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0716/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 305839 665454)
15 East Bankton Place, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9DB
Received 13 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0766/TCA/14
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (grid ref. 299465 676931)
5 Ashley Hall Gardens, Linlithgow, EH49 7DN
Received 29 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0765/TCA/14
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (grid ref. 305777 671653)
39B West Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5DR
Received 29 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0764/TCA/14
Removal of 2 entire trees (grid ref. 299425 676934)
Highfield House, Linlithgow, EH49 7BQ
Received 29 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0902/LBC/14
Extension of platform 1 to accommodate 8-car trains and associated ancillary works including minor alterations to wall and fencing (grid ref. 300502 677084)
Linlithgow Railway Station, Station Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7DH
Received 18 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0863/LBC/14
Listed Building Consent for installation of overhead line equipment (grid ref. 311234 672186)
Ob 070/15, 36 Arch, Almond Valley Railway Viaduct, Broxburn
Received 4 Dec 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0830/H/14
Extension to house and formation of pitched roof over existing flat roof (grid ref. 308387 671229)
Canal Cottage, C4 - Moorside To Canal Cottage, EH52 5PG
Received 12 Nov 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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