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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 dates15,255Searchable applications
278Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,291 approved or refused records
1,258Refused applications
12,033 approved · 1,258 refused · 963 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0336/H/14
Extensions to house and erection of a double garage (grid ref. 293774 668263)
91 South Street, Armadale, EH48 3EU
Received 23 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0419/FUL/14
Amendment to planning permission 0775/FUL/13 for installation of dormer windows to the garage and installation of ground mounted photo-voltaic panels (grid ref. 292636 671294)
Plot 10, Craigengall, By Armadale
Received 17 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0503/PO/14
Application for the discharge of the planning obligation relating to planning application P529/1984 (grid ref. 295196 661508)
Ridgeview Nursery, The Crossroads, Fauldhouse, EH47 9AB
Received 14 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0537/PO/14
Application for the modification of the planning obligation relating to planning permission 0869/04 to omit the clauses 1.0 to 1.3 refering to occupation restrictions (grid ref. 305972 675744) in respect of -
13 Canal Court, Threemiletown, EH49 6LZ
Received 2 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0333/H/14
Extension to house to form linked residential accommodation and erection of a double garage (grid ref. 301236 660525)
8 West Harwood Crofts West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LT
Received 22 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0504/PO/14
Application for the discharge of the planning obligation relating to planning permission 1044/P/08 in relation to land to be developed for a restaurant/pub with staff flat (grid ref. 294114 667137)
Land At Station Road, Armadale
Received 14 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0379/TPO/14
Removal of 3 trees (grid ref. 305721 664553)
3 Murieston Mews, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HS
Received 6 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0284/CLU/14
Replacement of conservatory roof (Grid ref.305059 664731)
16 Carrick Gardens, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9ET
Received 1 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0427/CLU/14
Installation of velux windows (grid ref. 293995 667841)
84 Lower Bathville, Armadale, EH48 2JS
Received 26 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0426/FUL/14
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and extension to house (grid ref. 301796 677450)
2 Bailielands, Linlithgow, EH49 7SU
Received 26 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0488/FUL/14
Installation of a 21 m high lattice telecommunications tower with an Omni antenna and accompanying ground-based equipment (grid ref. 295839 668735)
A89 (Glasgow Road), Eastoun Farm, Bathgate
Received 3 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0440/FUL/14
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a garage (grid ref. 304568 669474)
2 Nicholson Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8LS
Received 30 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0277/FUL/14
Change of use to form bus depot (sui generis) including commercial garage operations (Grid ref. 298399 666817)
11 Inchmuir Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EP
Received 28 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0424/FUL/14
Erection of a depot comprising of waste transfer & waste recycling building, salt dome, yard with commercial community recycling centre, vehicle storage areas, wash bays, fuel pumps, weighbridges, car parking & security fence and staff car park (grid ref. 298264 666616)
Inchcourse Place, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate, EH48 2EE
Received 17 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0314/FUL/14
Change of use of unit from Class 10 (non-residential institution) to Class 1 (shop) (grid ref. 299494 668589).
31 Elizabeth Drive, Boghall, Bathgate, EH48 1SJ
Received 6 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0586/P/14
Planning permission in principle for a 6.2 ha residential development with associated landscaping, footpaths, open space and car parking (grid ref. 304504 670919)
Land 50M South Of Main Street Dechmont West Lothian
Received 18 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0485/A/14
Erection of a fascia sign and various signboards (in retrospect) (grid ref. 300502 666107)
Unit 1, Old Rows, Seafield, EH47 7AP
Received 16 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0486/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 307837 671784)
39 Queen's Road, Broxburn, EH52 5QZ
Received 16 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0484/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 298670 677177)
3 Hilltops, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7PA
Received 7 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0406/EIA/14
EIA Screening Opinion for the erection of 3 x 37m high (to blade tip) wind turbines (grid ref. 310506 678256)
Headrigg Road, Newton, South Queensferry, EH30 9SH
Received 11 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0411/H/14
Extension to house and installation of raised decking (grid ref. 308923 672261)
141 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5AL
Received 18 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0129/FUL/14
Removal of existing server rooms, relocation of security fence, installation of generators, server module and additional plant facilities (as amended) (Grid Ref.301484 678117)
Oracle, Blackness Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7LR
Received 14 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0479/H/14
Conversion of part of shared barn to form ancillary living space (grid ref. 300000 676935)
St Catherines, 7A Royal Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 6HQ
Received 10 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0405/FUL/14
Erection of childrens indoor play area building with associated cafe (grid ref. 302365 664340)
Five Sisters Zoo, Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT
Received 3 Jun 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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