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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 dates15,408Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,435 approved or refused records
1,269Refused applications
12,166 approved · 1,269 refused · 971 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Apr 2009 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0025/FUL/14
Erection of a temporary building to provide dining facilities (grid ref. 297768 669302)
Balbardie Primary School, Torphichen Road, Bathgate, EH48 4HL
Received 18 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0223/FUL/14
Erection of a 263 sqm extension for storage (grid ref. 309279 673151)
13 Brocks Way, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 14 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0236/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref - 310972 667113)
30 Braekirk Avenue, Kirknewton, EH27 8BL
Received 7 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0080/FUL/14
Change of use from Class 1 (retail) to Class 2 (financial, professional and other services) (grid ref. 297445 668828)
27 George Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PG
Received 20 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0293/P/14
Planning permission in principle for a 5ha industrial development consisting of class 4 (business), class (general industry) and class 6 (storage/distribution) use (Grid ref.298661 666792)
12 Blackburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EY
Received 20 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0097/FUL/14
Change of use from domestic garage to ancillary residential accommodation (in retrospect) (Grid ref.298994 661461)
Newhouse Farm, C28 - A704 To A71, Addiewell, EH55 8NP
Received 10 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0048/FUL/14
Erection of a house (grid ref. 309150 671892)
Land Adjacent To 5 Burnvale, Broxburn, EH52 5PA
Received 6 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0200/H/14
Two storey extension to house, conversion of garage to habitable room and replacement of conservatory with a sun room (303880 669981)
13 Gallacher Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8RD
Received 25 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0157/H/14
Erection of a garage with ancillary accommodation above (grid ref. 294203 660919)
Alma Cottage, 124 Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse, EH47 9EL
Received 27 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0188/CLU/14
Certificate of lawfulness for conversion of garage to form habitable room (grid ref. 306708 666956)
7 Braeside Gardens, Mid Calder, EH53 0SW
Received 19 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0828/FUL/14
Conversion of roof to form additional flat (grid ref. 307459 667501)
29 Main Street, Mid Calder, EH53 0AW
Received 20 Nov 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0237/H/14
Demolition and new build extension (Grid ref-298407 672046)
Cathlawhill Farm, C17 - C18 To Hilltop House, Bathgate, EH48 4NW
Received 7 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0232/H/14
Extensions to house (grid ref. 307856 674881)
Grieves Cottage, B9080 - Glendevon To Tippetknowes Road, Winchburgh, EH52 6PX
Received 18 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0050/FUL/14
Erection of a 2736sqm building to accommodate 4 no. football courts, changing and admin accommodation and formation of parking area (grid ref. 305548 669297)
Houstoun Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 20 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0215/H/14
Two storey extension to house (Grid ref - 301503, 662242)
Robinhill, 100 Hartwood Road, West Calder, EH55 8DG
Received 18 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0158/MSC/14
Approval of matters specified in conditions relating to planning permission 0056/P/12 for the erection of 87 houses (grid ref. 302917 667279)
Land At Eliburn Office Park Approx 7ha Old Cousland Road Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian
Received 27 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0203/H/14
Extension to house (Grid Ref 306431 670502)
66 Beechwood Grove, Uphall Station, Livingston, EH54 5QJ
Received 28 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0467/FUL/14
Change of use from office (class 4) to beauty salon (class 2) (grid ref: 297471 668891)
16 George Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PW
Received 10 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0301/EXC/14
Consultation on application for consent under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 for the upgrade of the existing overhead transmission line to 400kV between Strathaven Substation, South Lanarkshire and Smeaton Substation, East Lothian (grid ref. 304632 661962)
Strathaven, South Lanarkshire To Smeaton, East Lothian
Received 30 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0156/FUL/14
Installation of solar panels (grid ref. 299455 676572)
Linlithgow Academy, 57 Braehead Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6EH
Received 27 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0139/H/14
Raising of roof to form first floor accommodation (Grid Ref.305351 667858)
24 Howley Avenue, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6AS
Received 25 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0140/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 294887 662595)
48 Rashierigg Place, Longridge, EH47 8AT
Received 25 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0094/H/14
Two storey extension to house (Grid Ref. 299127 668044)
71 Hunter Grove, Bathgate, EH48 1NN
Received 10 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0081/H/14
Two storey extension to house and erection of a double garage (grid ref. 309278 666976)
117 Overton Crescent, East Calder, EH53 0RJ
Received 27 Jan 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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