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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 dates15,163Searchable applications
280Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,208 approved or refused records
1,248Refused applications
11,960 approved · 1,248 refused · 953 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0273/PO/14
Application for the discharge of planning obligations relating to planning application 1044/P/08 (grid ref. 294858 666975)
Land At Armadale Station, Armadale
Received 30 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0257/FUL/14
Erection of two temporary classroom units (Grid ref. 293516 668415)
Armadale Primary School, Academy Street, Armadale, EH48 3JD
Received 9 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0183/MSC/14
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0245/P/11 for the erection of a house (grid ref. 293108 668906)
Mill Road, Armadale, EH48 3QL
Received 13 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0515/TPO/14
Felling to ground level of 4 trees (grid ref. 300409 676930)
Rockville Lodge, 3 Manse Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AJ
Received 29 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0294/FUL/14
Erection of a 2m high security fence (as amended) (Grid ref. 306385 669518)
2 Letham Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 6 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0300/H/14
Installation of 'slimlite' double glazed units and installation of a velux window (grid ref. 300104 676862)
Victoria Place, 4 Friars Brae, Linlithgow, EH49 6BQ
Received 30 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0313/FUL/14
Installation of ATM machine (grid ref. 293705 667821)
176 South Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3JU
Received 15 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0462/FUL/14
Conversion and change of use from offices (class 2) to form 2 residential flats (grid ref. 297407 668764)
81-83 South Bridge Street, Bathgate, EH48 1TJ
Received 4 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0461/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 297646 670120)
8 Ballencrieff Toll Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LB
Received 4 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0408/EIA/14
EIA Scoping Opinion for the erection of a 126.5m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (grid ref. 288834 669041)
Drumelzie, Blackridge
Received 21 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0254/LBC/14
Listed building consent for the installation of 'slimlite' double glazed units within existing frames and installation of a conservation velux window (grid ref. 300104 676862)
Victoria Place, 4 Friars Brae, Linlithgow, EH49 6BQ
Received 28 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0137/FUL/14
Change of use of existing dairy distribution depot (use class 6) to vehicle storage yard (sui generis) to include offices and workshops and demolition of existing buildings (grid ref. 296764 664857)
Redmill Industrial Estate, Redmill Cottages, Redmill, East Whitburn, EH47 7RJ
Received 20 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0838/A/15
Erection of a Fascia sign (grid ref. 300265, 677168)
102 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 5 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0448/H/14
Installation of a dormer window (grid ref. 300355 676388)
24 Laverock Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6AT
Received 25 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0803/FUL/15
Installation of a telecommunications cabinet (grid ref. 307118 666949)
Footpath At 31 Tennent Park, Mid Calder
Received 29 Oct 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0377/FUL/14
Change of use from open space to garden ground and extension to house (grid ref. 297538 669395)
52 Balbardie Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 4AL
Received 21 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0481/H/14
Installation of a flue (grid ref. 300435 677112)
15B High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 8 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0612/FUL/14
Erection of a house (grid ref. 304083 668199)
Land At 13 Ward Place, Livingston, EH54 6FB
Received 29 Aug 2014 - RegisteredLIVE/0357/HHN/14
Application for high hedge notice (grid ref.300805 677256)
Baronshill Lodge, 3 Capstan Walk, Linlithgow, EH49 7JX
Received 2 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0834/EXC/11
Consultation on formation of a wind farm consisting of 22 turbines (126m to blade tip) with associated infrastructure (grid ref. 303707 659082)
Harburnhead, West Calder
Received 20 Dec 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0528/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 305037 664183)
51 Albyn Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9JN
Received 1 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0460/TPO/14
Removal of 1 entire tree (grid ref. 305746 664498)
3 Murieston Mews, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HS
Received 4 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0483/H/14
Extension to house and erection of a triple garage with ancillary accommodation above (grid ref. 309479 669091)
Nethershiel Farm, East Calder, Livingston, EH53 0HT
Received 8 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0332/H/14
Erection of a domestic garage (grid ref. 309814 667995)
4 Raw Holdings Kirknewton West Lothian EH53 0HY
Received 21 May 2014
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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