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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 dates15,332Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,362 approved or refused records
1,267Refused applications
12,095 approved · 1,267 refused · 969 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0148/TCA/14
Felling to ground level of 3 trees (grid ref.307985 672164)
The Firs, 45 West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5RQ
Received 27 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0121/H/14
Erection of a quadruple garage (Grid Ref. 300105 676412)
Westerlea, 61 Friars Brae, Linlithgow, EH49 6ET
Received 14 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0165/H/14
Extensions to house (grid ref. 300432 676450)
33 Oatlands Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6AS
Received 28 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0258/FUL/14
Erection of a portable building to form a 67sqm extension to office (grid ref. 302327 663742)
Mulholland Plant Services, Polbeth Industrial Estate, Polbeth, EH55 8UU
Received 25 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0110/FUL/14
Installation of heat extractor fan and acoustic enclosure (in retrospect) operational between 07:00 and 20:00 hours only (Grid Ref.307055 672032)
3-5 Goschen Place, Broxburn, EH52 5JE
Received 10 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0296/FUL/14
Installation of a DSLAM telecoms cabinet (grid ref. 308159 672153)
Land At West Burnside, Broxburn, EH52 5RG
Received 25 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0127/H/14
Single and two storey extension to house (Grid Ref.305159 664432)
3 Bervie Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HA
Received 18 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0126/H/14
Two storey extension and extension to house (Grid Ref.301443 677351)
27 Bells Burn Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7LD
Received 18 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0093/TCA/14
Felling to ground level of 11 trees and selective branch removal of 1 tree (Grid Ref. 303569 667012)
12 Kirk Lane, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7HY
Received 10 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0193/FUL/14
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 1 (time to commence the development) of planning permission 0551/FUL/11 for erection of 15 no. 102m high (to blade tip) wind turbines (grid ref 295104 658114)
Tormywheel Levenseat Fauldhouse
Received 24 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0190/FUL/14
Relocation of flue (grid ref. 299523 677058)
West Port Hotel, 18-20 West Port, Linlithgow, EH49 7AZ
Received 18 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0262/FUL/14
Change of use from tree belt to private garden ground (Grid Ref 310603 668258)
Camps Villa, Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder
Received 7 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0269/H/14
Extensions to house (grid ref. 303716 676997)
5 Pardovan Holding, C6 - C16 To C5, Philpstoun, EH49 6QZ
Received 25 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0270/A/14
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signage (grid ref. 305207 666539)
Ask Italian, The Centre, Almondvale Avenue, Livingston, EH54 6GS
Received 25 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0222/FUL/17
Alterations to existing Inspection Building, erection of 3 portacabins and a gate lodge building and associated external works : Phase 2B Works (Grid Ref: 303350, 666432)
2 Simpson Parkway, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, EH54 7BH
Received 17 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0227/P/14
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (grid ref. 294154 667378)
Tarrareoch, Station Road, Bathville, Armadale, EH48 3BJ
Received 12 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0101/H/14
Extension to house (Grid Ref. 308221 672066)
Balcurvie, 27 Station Road, Broxburn, EH52 5QN
Received 12 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0222/FUL/14
Erection of a 460 sqm children's nursery with associated access, parking and landscaping (grid ref. 294176 667305)
Southdale Avenue, Armadale
Received 27 Feb 2014 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0159/PAC/14
Proposal of application notice for the erection of a model engineering centre (grid ref. 308365 670253)
Almondell Woods, Drumshoreland Road, Broxburn, EH52 5PF
Received 27 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0192/H/14
Extension to house (Grid ref.307408 667520)
6D Main Street, Mid Calder, EH53 0AN
Received 14 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0130/LBC/14
Listed building consent for the installation of replacement windows (grid ref. 395924 675754)
Threemiletown Farmhouse, Threemiletown, EH49 6NF
Received 19 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0298/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 288763 667157)
Farm House, Easter Redburn, A89 - Entryfoot To Langside Drive, Blackridge, EH48 3AF
Received 25 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0299/H/14
Extension to house (Grid ref. 299099 677551)
85 Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7PL
Received 25 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0204/TPO/14
Selective felling and thinning of coniferous woodland in compartments 2c. 7, 5f, 6, 29a,b,c (grid ref. 302903 670951)
Bangour Village Hospital, Dechmont
Received 24 Mar 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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