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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 dates15,069Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,116 approved or refused records
1,240Refused applications
11,876 approved · 1,240 refused · 950 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedLIVE/0546/FUL/14
Conversion of farm buildings to form house and extension to building (grid ref. 309002 674174)
3 Niddry Farm Cottages Niddry Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6QT
Received 16 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0536/FUL/14
Erection of a 285sqm extension to garden centre (grid ref. 305354 670932)
Beechwood Nurseries, 17 Houston Mains Holdings, Uphall, EH52 6PA
Received 29 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0770/FUL/14
Change of use from open space to private garden ground (grid ref. 306205 671414)
29 South Middleton, Uphall, EH52 5GA
Received 29 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0530/FUL/14
Siting of a mobile snack bar (in retrospect) (grid ref. 307015 668278)
Car Park, Letham Park, Craigshill, Livingston
Received 23 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0763/FUL/14
Demolition of outbuildings, alterations to building, re-roofing, installation of wall cladding and erection of a 2.4m high galvanised palisade fence (grid ref. 297492 669049)
30B Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, EH48 4EU
Received 24 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0390/FUL/14
Use of land as an overflow car park (in retrospect) (grid ref. 302389 664293)
Five Sisters Zoo, Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT
Received 28 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0639/H/14
Installation of dormer windows (grid ref. 308496 672525)
38 Church Street, Broxburn, EH52 5EW
Received 10 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0595/FUL/14
Extension to kitchen area, installation of access ramp, replace flat roof with pitched roof, installation of air-source heat pump, car park resurfacing and other alterations to building (grid ref. 298395 677061)
Mackinnon Hall, Mill Road, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7RA
Received 12 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0732/FUL/14
Installation of roller shutters (in retrospect) (grid ref. 293709 667825)
176 South Street, Armadale, EH48 3JU
Received 23 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0698/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 298359 668168)
27 Lindsay Gardens, Bathgate, EH48 1DT
Received 29 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0667/H/14
Erection of a shed (in retrospect) (grid ref. 305478 667969)
54 Alberta Avenue, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6AW
Received 28 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0614/LBC/14
Listed building consent for the erection of a fascia sign (grid ref. 300410 677133)
34 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AE
Received 26 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0617/FUL/14
Erection of a 1046 sqm extension to leisure centre and formation of additional car parking (grid ref. 298572 676336)
Linlithgow Leisure Centre, Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow, EH49 6SQ
Received 28 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0506/FUL/14
Part change of use of bowling club to licensed restaurant (class 3) with ancillary hot food takeaway (in retrospect) (grid ref. 302031 663189)
West Calder Bowling Club, 32 Harburn Road, West Calder, EH55 8AH
Received 8 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0428/H/14
Erection of a shed (grid ref. 307023 666596)
11 Bishops Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0SQ
Received 21 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0474/H/14
Installation of velux windows (grid ref. 300444 677105)
11 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 4 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0174/FUL/14
Formation of a 3m wide cycle path (as amended) (Grid Ref.298735 676227)
Linlithgow Leisure Centre, Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow, EH49 6SQ
Received 11 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0457/H/14
Installation of a dormer window (grid ref. 293703 660908)
105 Barton Terrace, Fauldhouse, EH47 9LL
Received 4 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0353/H/14
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref: 301464 677782)
5 Grange View, Linlithgow, EH49 7HY
Received 29 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0354/TCA/14
Felling to ground level of 3 trees (grid ref. 299593 676924)
1 West Port Place, Linlithgow, EH49 7DE
Received 29 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0351/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 300556 665857)
43 Hawthorn Bank, Seafield, EH47 7EB
Received 28 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0500/A/14
Erection of various illuminated and non-illuminated signage (grid ref 307452 667472)
Mid Calder Inn, 35 Main Street, Mid Calder, EH53 0AW
Received 17 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0356/A/14
Erection of 2 signboards and 2 fascia signs (in retrospect) (grid ref. 309768 672465)
10 Westerton Road, Broxburn, EH52 5AU
Received 29 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0268/H/14
Extension to house, conversion of barn and erection of a porch to form ancillary accommodation (grid ref. 310506 667069)
33 Station Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8BJ
Received 7 Apr 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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