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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 dates15,142Searchable applications
280Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,188 approved or refused records
1,246Refused applications
11,942 approved · 1,246 refused · 952 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0389/FUL/14
Formation of a wolf enclosure (grid ref. 302506 664564)
Five Sisters Zoo, Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT
Received 28 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0420/CLU/14
Conversion of garage to form habitable room (grid ref. 306549 672421)
7 Fivestanks Place, Broxburn, EH52 6BJ
Received 25 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0387/FUL/14
Erection of 2 no. temporary sales cabins with car parking and landscaping and erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence (in retrospect) (grid ref. 309171 668153)
Phase 1, Calderwood, East Calder, EH53 0HT
Received 19 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0449/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 300920 677367)
32 Baron's Hill Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7JG
Received 3 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0796/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 298565 665988)
27 Mosside Road, Blackburn, EH47 7DN
Received 5 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0647/FUL/14
Change of use from a domestic garage/store to a house; the erection of a front canopy and alterations (grid ref. 307398 667640)
Land At 1 Combfoot Cottages, Mid Calder, EH53 0AB
Received 15 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0394/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 289811 666976)
29 Leishman Court, Blackridge, EH48 3TL
Received 12 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0403/FUL/14
Application under Section 42 to vary condition 5 of planning permission 0428/FUL/12 in respect of the definition of a half day working period for short term operations (grid ref. 298400 660224)
Rusha Surface Mine, Breich, West Calder, EH55 8NS
Received 12 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0358/FUL/14
Removal of 2 trees (grid ref. 312255 668346)
Scottish War Blinded, Linburn, Kirknewton
Received 21 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0359/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 301252 675911)
The Stables, 5 Parkley Craigs, C19 - Manse Road To Parkly Craigs, Linlithgow, EH49 6PJ
Received 19 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0320/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 305368 663640)
6 Castleview Lane, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HN
Received 19 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0342/H/14
Erection of an outbuilding (grid ref. 307699 675055)
Mallards, B9080 - Glendevon To Tippetknowes Road, Winchburgh, EH52 6PX
Received 15 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0371/PO/14
Application the modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0081/FUL/12 to remove references to affordable housing land B (grid ref. 308781 667377)
Raw Holdings, East Calder
Received 28 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0370/EIA/14
EIA Screening opinion for the erection of a 66m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (grid ref. 290173 668557)
East Craigs Water Treatment Works, Blackridge
Received 28 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0490/P/14
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (grid ref. 301407 663414)
Land Adjacent To 21 Westwood View, West Calder, EH55 8PY
Received 4 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0459/TPO/14
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (grid ref. 302891 669695)
Naidin, 16 Woodlands Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8AT
Received 4 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0452/FUL/14
Change of use from Class 4 (Office) to Class 1 (Retail) and painting of shop front (grid ref. 300251 677169)
114 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 3 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0073/MSC/14
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1044/P/08 for the erection of 85 houses and associated parking, landscaping and footpaths (grid ref. 294280 667432)
Site H2, Armadale Station, Armadale
Received 20 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0482/LBC/14
Listed Building Consent for the installation of a flue (grid ref. 300435 677112)
15B High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 8 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0378/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 298780 667771)
17 Inchwood Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 2ED
Received 19 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0369/EIA/14
EIA screening opinion for the erection of a 62m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (grid ref. 295402 667597)
Land At Whiteside, Bathgate
Received 28 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0306/H/14
Extension to house (Grid ref. 297769 669189)
Rowallan, 1 Athol Place, Bathgate, EH48 4DE
Received 13 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0366/FUL/14
Erection of a smoking shelter (grid ref. 297413 669127)
Twig Nighclub, 41 Livery Street, Bathgate, EH48 4HS
Received 21 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0507/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 306688 666001)
78 Bankton Park East, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9BN
Received 4 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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