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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 dates14,907Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 12,965 approved or refused records
1,227Refused applications
11,738 approved · 1,227 refused · 939 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0583/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 304070 669888)
4 Vardon Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8SU
Received 21 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0578/FUL/14
Formation of access ramp and alterations to building (grid ref. 306034 671775)
8A East Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5DA
Received 15 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0398/A/14
Erection of 4 fascia signs (in retrospect) (grid ref. 297501 668716)
8 George Place, Bathgate, EH48 1NP
Received 11 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0679/TPO/14
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (grid ref. 311344 665144)
22 Newlands, Kirknewton, EH27 8LR
Received 24 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0574/A/14
Erection of 2 fascia signs (grid ref. 305273 666845)
Arrochar House, Almondvale Boulevard, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QJ
Received 13 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0549/LBC/14
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a garage with car port and storage area (grid ref. 305190 673416)
1 The Steadings, Binny, B8046 - Binny Park To Byburn, Ecclesmachan, Broxburn, EH52 6NL
Received 12 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0576/A/14
Erection of 2 removable banner signs (grid ref. 303349 664441)
The Firs, Langside Gardens, Polbeth, EH55 8QX
Received 14 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0708/FUL/14
Placement of temporary mobile theatre unit, erection of temporary link corridor and adjustment to car parking to maintain traffic flow (grid ref. 304970 667606)
St Johns Hospital Howden Road West Livingston EH54 6PP
Received 8 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0344/FUL/14
Formation of hardstanding to form car stock storage yard and erection of lighting and CCTV columns (grid ref. 308997 672666)
3 Drovers Road, Broxburn, EH52 5ND
Received 7 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0573/FUL/14
Proposed managers house and 4 self catering lodge units (grid ref. 297820 675551)
Land At Nether Craigs, Williamscraig, Linlithgow, EH49 6QF
Received 31 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0545/H/14
Erection of a garage (grid ref. 297382 669258)
2 Avon Road, Bathgate, EH48 4AH
Received 31 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0686/A/14
Erection of various non illuminated signage (grid ref. 309165 675217)
Sales Centre Block AA, Beatlie Road, Winchburgh
Received 26 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0688/H/14
Extension to house and raising of roof and installation of dormer windows to form first floor accommodation (grid ref. 293287 661010)
1A Park View, Fauldhouse, EH47 9JS
Received 17 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0616/FUL/14
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of a boundary fence (grid ref. 301193 677512)
39 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JP
Received 13 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0571/H/14
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 309276 671943)
Macharioch, 16 Newhouses Road, Broxburn, EH52 5NZ
Received 12 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0531/FUL/14
Siting of mobile snack van (in retrospect) (grid ref. 307139 665645)
Oakbank Park Road, Oakbank, Livingston, EH53 0TG
Received 31 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0526/H/14
Reroofing of houses (grid ref. 305563 671544)
7 Station Road & 1 Millbank Place, Uphall
Received 31 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0346/FUL/15
Erection of a 297 sqm nursery with link corridor, formation of pedestrian access and playground and erection of a security fence (grid ref. 307301 666907)
Mid Calder Primary School, Main Street, Mid Calder, EH53 0RR
Received 8 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0809/H/14
Installation of replacement windows (grid ref. 307346 667584)
45 Avenue Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0AQ
Received 22 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0589/MSC/14
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0972/P/01 for the erection of 80 houses with associated works (grid ref. 296896 667693)
Leyland Road, Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 27 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0570/H/14
Erection of a garage with carport and storage area (grid ref. 305190 673416)
1 The Steadings, Binny, B8046 - Binny Park To Byburn, Ecclesmachan, Broxburn, EH52 6NL
Received 12 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0620/A/14
Erection of 2 illuminated fascia signs (in retrospect) (grid ref. 311314 666959)
38 Main Street, Kirknewton, EH27 8AH
Received 14 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0580/TPO/14
Removal of 1 entire tree (grid ref. 299877 676286)
Cocklerue, 105 Preston Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QL
Received 21 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0505/PO/14
Application for the discharge of the planning obligations relating to planning permission 1044/P/08 in relation to land at 19 Kerr's Way, Armadale (grid ref. 293762 667187)
Land At 19 Kerr's Way, Armadale
Received 14 Jul 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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