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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 dates15,370Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,398 approved or refused records
1,267Refused applications
12,131 approved · 1,267 refused · 970 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0105/FUL/14
Erection of a 488sqm commercial unit to incorporate class 1 and 2 class 4 uses and sub-division of existing class 1 to form 2 class 2 units and a hot food takeaway (as amended) (Grid Ref. 303723 667805)
3 Follyburn Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6BF
Received 10 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0136/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 298153 661988)
10 Ross Court, Loganlea, EH55 8HE
Received 10 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0074/FUL/14
Erection of a house, demolition of stable block and erection of new stable block, extension to house and erection of a double garage (grid ref. 293542 670920)
Oaklands Bridgehouse Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DQ
Received 20 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0184/H/14
Two storey extension and extension to house (grid ref. 311577 666958)
125 Meadowbank Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BH
Received 28 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0026/FUL/14
Change of use from shop (class 1) to hot food takeaway (sui generis) and installation of new shop front (grid ref. 293273 660696)
Fauldhouse Health Centre, Blackfaulds Place, Fauldhouse, EH47 9AS
Received 10 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0272/LBC/14
Listed building consent for the installation of replacement double glazing and internal altertions (grid ref. 296763 672424)
3 The Square, Torphichen, EH48 4LY
Received 25 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0166/FUL/14
Conversion of outbuilding to form a house, formation of new access and erection of 2 detached garages (grid ref. 293913 671287)
Sycamores, B8028 - Bridgehouse To U9, Westfield, EH48 3DF
Received 10 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0104/FUL/14
Installation of new windows and doors, recladding of building and erection of a 2m high boundary fence (Grid Ref.296430 667236)
Lothian Steel Services Ltd, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2HR
Received 10 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0279/PO/14
Application for the discharge of the planning obligation relating to planning permission 0451/P/91 (grid ref. 300732 660587)
4 West Hartwood Crofts, West Calder, EH55 8LT
Received 30 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0303/H/14
Erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence (grid ref. 300943 677075)
2 St Magdalenes, Linlithgow, EH49 6AQ
Received 30 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0020/FUL/14
Erection of a two storey office building (grid ref. 299957 677096)
220 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES
Received 11 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0011/FUL/14
Subdivision and erection of a 143sqm extension to existing shop to form 3 shops including installation of roller shutters and installation of new windows and doors (grid ref. 293972 669003)
59 North Street, Armadale, EH48 3QD
Received 6 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0197/FUL/14
Siting of a mobile snack bar (grid ref. 304530 667537)
Fairbairn Road, Kirkton, Livingston, EH54 6TS
Received 11 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0208/FUL/14
Change of use from Retail (Class 1) to assembly and leisure (Class 11) for use as a soft play area (Grid Ref - 305199 666650)
Unit 307, The Elements, The Centre, Almondvale Avenue, Livingston
Received 1 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0014/FUL/14
Formation of an MOT test pit, new one way vehicular access, installation of a roller shutter door and the siting of a portacabin (Grid Ref. 297959 666487)
16 Inchmuir Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EP
Received 6 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0135/FUL/14
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of a boundary fence (in retrospect) (grid ref. 303769 669689)
Land At 12 Golf Course Road, Livingston, EH54 8QF
Received 10 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0229/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 299527 676238)
11 Deanburn Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6EY
Received 28 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0149/TPO/14
Felling to ground level of 2 trees (grid ref.300416 676924)
Rockville Lodge, 3 Manse Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AJ
Received 26 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0191/H/14
Erection of a triple garage with ancillary accommodation above (in retrospect) (Grid ref.306280 660847)
High Camilty Harburn West Calder West Lothian EH55 8RH
Received 14 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0207/FUL/14
Change of use from industrial unit to martial arts centre (class 11) (grid ref. 293783 664346)
Unit 18, Burnhouse Industrial Estate, Whitburn, EH47 0LQ
Received 14 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0112/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 303721 668168)
2 Northpark Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6TR
Received 10 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0297/FUL/14
Installation of new windows (grid ref. 305773 670209)
6-7 Hunting Park, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5QS
Received 25 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0150/LBC/14
Listed building consent for the installation of replacement door (grid ref. 305328 663722)
Skivo Farm, Murieston Road, Livingston, EH54 9AN
Received 8 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0361/H/14
First floor extension to house (grid ref. 298791 677448)
42 Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7QE
Received 23 May 2014
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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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