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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 dates15,283Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,320 approved or refused records
1,261Refused applications
12,059 approved · 1,261 refused · 963 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0402/FUL/14
Application under Section 42 to vary condition 4 of planning permission 0734/M/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 16 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0487/FUL/14
Change of use from flat to offices, alterations and formation of parking area (grid ref. 301930 663212)
Library Building, 13 Limefield Road, West Calder, EH55 8BQ
Received 9 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0468/MSC/14
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission in principle 0524/P/09 for formation of a cemetery with associated car parking, waiting room and service yard (grid ref: 309302 668371)
Calderwood, East Calder, EH53 0ET
Received 30 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0477/TPO/14
Removal of 2 trees (grid ref. 302873 669551)
The Haining, 28 Woodlands Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8AT
Received 14 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0478/CLU/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 303408 667757)
22 Oldwood Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6UJ
Received 10 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0523/FUL/14
Change of use from office to fitness centre (class 11) (grid ref. 303915 666404)
Suite 10, Livingston Business Centre, Kirkton Road South, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, EH54 7BT
Received 10 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0202/FUL/14
Siting of a mobile snack bar and removable signage (in retrospect) (Grid Ref 307550 667580).
Torphichen Arms, 36 Bank Street, Mid Calder, EH53 0AR
Received 28 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0175/A/14
Erection of 1 no. illuminated flag sign, 2 no. illuminated fascia signs and 2 no. non-illuminated hoarding signs (Grid Ref. 294429 664461)
23 Longridge Road, Whitburn, EH47 8HB
Received 18 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0246/FUL/14
Siting of temporary office/workshop building and temporary car park and access, in retrospect (Grid Ref. 309041 676442)
Duntarvie Castle Newton West Lothian
Received 7 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0401/H/14
Installation of new window and rooflight (grid ref. 300121 676871)
Thrift Cottage, 4A Friars Brae, Linlithgow, EH49 6BQ
Received 16 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0400/H/14
Conversion of garage to form studio/home office (grid ref. 300121 676871)
Thrift Cottage, 4A Friars Brae, Linlithgow, EH49 6BQ
Received 16 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0432/H/14
Erection of a double garage (grid ref. 301817 662981)
113 The Glebe, West Calder, EH55 8BW
Received 26 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0431/H/14
Erection of a double garage (grid ref. 294667 672075)
Westfield Farm, Westfield
Received 26 Jun 2014 - UnknownLIVE/0249/PAC/14
Proposal of application notice for planning permission in principle for a residential development (Grid Ref. 298082 676551)
Land At Kettlestoun Mains, Linlithgow
Received 9 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0271/FUL/14
Erection of a 5 compartment maturation warehouse, 2 no sprinkler tanks and sprinkler pumphouse with associated works (grid ref. 300937 667365)
Glen Turner Distillery Ltd., Starlaw Road, Bathgate, EH47 7BW
Received 25 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0447/TCA/14
Crown thinning of 10 trees (grid ref. 299681 677124)
Town Bay, St Ninians Way, Linlithgow
Received 2 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0312/FUL/14
Installation of new shop front (in retrospect) (grid ref. 293774 668466)
22 South Street, Armadale, EH48 3ES
Received 15 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0324/FUL/14
Alterations to existing workshop bay to form ATF and MOT lane and erection of a wash bay facility (grid ref. 309091 672538)
Volvo Group Ltd., Drovers Road, Broxburn, EH52 5NB
Received 30 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0445/FUL/14
Renewal of planning consent 0197/FUL/10 for the erection of a (class 1) retail store with associated petrol filling station, access road, car parking, servicing and landscaping (grid ref. 293416 664947)
Land At Heartlands Business Park Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 26 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0310/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 304035 669995)
43 Gallacher Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8RD
Received 15 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0307/FUL/14
Change of use from agricultural land to private garden ground and extension to house (grid ref. 294925 672585)
Crawhill Farmhouse, Crawhill Farm Access Road, Bathgate, EH48 4NH
Received 6 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0376/MSC/14
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission in principle 0524/P/09 for the erection of 31 houses with associated works (grid ref. 309080 668415)
Site MWD/E, Phase 1, Calderwood, East Calder, EH53 0HT
Received 2 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0680/TPO/14
Selective branch removal and crown thinning of 1 tree (grid ref. 308099 671987)
15 Park Road, Broxburn, EH52 5RF
Received 24 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0266/FUL/14
Change of use from pavement to external seating area for the consumption of food and drink (grid ref. 297486 668749)
Unit 2, 2-4 George Place, Bathgate, EH48 1PW
Received 18 Mar 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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