Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 dates14,849Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 12,910 approved or refused records
1,224Refused applications
11,686 approved · 1,224 refused · 936 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas10 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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/0027/H/15
First Floor Extension to house (grid ref. 303382 669273)
25 Jones Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8QB
Received 28 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0605/H/14
Erection of conservatory to front of dwelling (grid ref. 298624 676664)
1 Atholl Cottages, B8028 - Bridgehouse To U9, Westfield, EH48 3DF
Received 28 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0463/FUL/14
Amendment to planning permission 0049/FUL/14 for the erection of a house to include a rear sunroom (grid ref. 301997 663098)
Land Adjacent To 20 Grant Street, West Calder, EH55 8AG
Received 25 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0643/FUL/14
Change of use from care home (Class 8) to children's nursery (Class 10) (Grid Ref 301739 663035)
5 Glebe Road, West Calder, EH55 8DF
Received 12 Sept 2014 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0221/PAC/14
Proposal of application notice for the erection of a class 1 retail store with associated petrol filling station, access road, car parking, servicing and landscaping (renewal of planning permission 0197/FUL/10) (grid ref 293437 664964)
Heartlands Business Park, Whitburn
Received 18 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0480/LBC/14
Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations (grid ref. 300000 676935)
St Catherines, 7A Royal Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 6HQ
Received 10 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0618/LBC/14
Erection of a fascia sign (grid ref. 309224 675056)
Winchburgh Day Centre, Main Street, Winchburgh, EH52 6RB
Received 28 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0603/H/14
Two storey extension and extension to house (Grid Ref 302094 677322)
122 Bailielands, Linlithgow, EH49 7TF
Received 28 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0591/FUL/14
Recladding of existing building (grid ref. 296418 667204)
Lothian Steel Services, Whitburn Road, Bathgate EH48 2HR
Received 14 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0596/H/14
Erection of a porch (grid ref. 292725 664641)
Halfway House, B7066 - U19 To Polkemmet Road, Whitburn, EH47 0AD
Received 28 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0594/H/14
Erection of a porch (grid ref. 299976 668595)
218 Elizabeth Drive, Boghall, Bathgate, EH48 1HU
Received 6 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0293/FUL/15
Erection of a 297 sqm open sided barn (grid ref. 303460 666815)
Livingston Mill Farm, Millfield, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7AR
Received 22 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0295/FUL/15
Change of use from Class 4 (offices) to Class 11 (gymnasium) (grid ref. 304521 666266)
Almondvale Business Park, 5 Almondvale Way, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6FD
Received 22 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0284/FUL/15
Erection of 14 houses and 12 flats with associated works (grid ref. 294443 668524)
Nelson Park, Mallace Avenue, Armadale, EH48 2GE
Received 22 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0585/H/14
Two storey extension and extension to house (grid ref. 304357 668687)
17 Tern Brae, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6UQ
Received 4 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0472/FUL/14
Erection of a 2059 sqm replacement supermarket, alterations to car park and associated landscaping (grid reference: 304676 666945)
Lidl, Alderston Road, Livingston
Received 26 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0662/H/14
Erection of a garage (grid ref. 293867 664281)
9 Dixon Court, Whitburn, EH47 0PW
Received 17 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0525/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 305819 665480)
53 Bankton Green, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9EB
Received 31 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0598/P/13
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 2 houses (grid ref. 289128 667047)
53 Main Street Blackridge Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3RL
Received 3 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0579/A/14
Erection of signage (grid ref. 306034 671775)
8A East Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5DA
Received 15 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0423/FUL/14
Installation of a 12m high telecommunications mast with 2.9m high antenna and ancillary equipment (grid ref. 302247 668943)
Middletonwood Park Road, Deans North Road, Livingston, EH54 8BP
Received 17 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0646/FUL/14
Erection of a 991sqm class 4 office and 259sqm class 5 workshop with associated yard and car parking (grid ref. 298901 667267)
Plot 4, Easter Inch Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EH
Received 10 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0629/FUL/14
Erection of a 126sqm changing pavilion (grid ref. 294798 664965)
Whitburn Football Club, 10/1 East Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0RB
Received 8 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0584/H/14
Three storey extension to house (grid ref. 311258 667117)
44 Roosevelt Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8AD
Received 23 Jul 2014
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in West Lothian
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.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverage