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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 dates15,696Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,709 approved or refused records
1,300Refused applications
12,409 approved · 1,300 refused · 982 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0388/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 295719 664415)
99 Glenisla Court, Whitburn, EH47 8NX
Received 12 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0278/FUL/14
Erection of a house (grid ref. 299774 676872)
24 Royal Terrace, Linlithgow
Received 16 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0177/FUL/14
Change of use from open space to an allotment site and community garden, including erection of community facilities, individual plot sheds and greenhouses (Grid Ref.303625 666462)
Killandean Burn Greenway, Simpson Parkway, Livingston
Received 11 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0219/MSC/14
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0351/P/10 for the erection of a house (grid ref 302684 663742)
Plot 3, Chapelton Cottage, A71 - Limefield Road To Chapelton Drive, West Calder, EH55 8SD
Received 3 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0226/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 297536 670225)
The Croft, 22 Ballencrieff Toll, Bathgate, EH48 4LD
Received 3 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0240/EIA/14
EIA screening opinion for the erection of a 35m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (grid ref 297424 670635)
East Mains Of Ballencrieff, Bathgate, EH48 4LD
Received 3 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0171/H/14
Two storey extension to house (Grid Ref.295703 664474)
46 Glenisla Court, Whitburn, EH47 8NT
Received 11 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0717/FUL/14
Extension to Health Centre to form a lift (grid ref. 306643 668164)
Craigshill Health Centre, Craigshill Road, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5DY
Received 8 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0397/FUL/14
Formation of a wheeled sports facility (grid ref. 294420 665325)
King George V Park, Baillie Street, Whitburn
Received 2 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0164/H/14
Two storey extension to house (Grid Ref.301964 663079)
17 Grant Street, West Calder, EH55 8AG
Received 5 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0032/FUL/14
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence (as amended) (grid ref. 304165 669294)
Land At Anderson Green, Livingston, EH54 8PW
Received 9 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0247/H/14
Two storey extension and extension to house (Grid Ref.301210 679209)
Bonsyde Lodge, Earl O'Moray Hotel, Linlithgow, EH49 7NU
Received 9 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0154/FUL/14
Change of use from petrol filling station to car wash and valeting facility (in retrospect) (grid ref. 294080 664892)
Whitburn Filling Station, 222 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QP
Received 26 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0211/FUL/14
Change of use from open space to garden ground and relocation of boundary fence and shed (grid ref. 301422 677348)
25 Bells Burn Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7LD
Received 5 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0738/H/13
Extension to house (Grid Ref.298522 677422)
49 Avonmill View, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7SH
Received 7 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0736/FUL/13
Formation of layby parking for 3 cars (grid ref. 292830 660413)
125 Main Street, Fauldhouse
Received 31 Oct 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0768/FUL/13
Installation of CCTV, air handling plant (in retrospect) (Grid Ref.300481 677109) -
Star And Garter Hotel, 1 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 21 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0767/TCA/13
Removal of 3 entire trees
The Bungalow, 16 Friars Brae, Linlithgow, EH49 6BQ
Received 22 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0755/LBC/13
Listed Building Consent for installation of CCTV and air handling plant and alterations to rear door lintol (in retrospect) (grid ref. 300481 677109)
Star And Garter Hotel, 1 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 13 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0629/FUL/13
Extension to car showroom /service building to provide 2 no. wash bays and 5 no. valet bays (grid ref. 294018 667257)
Arnold Clark Ltd., Station Road, Armadale
Received 20 Aug 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0635/FUL/13
Erection of a 77m high (to blade tip) wind turbine with associated infrastructure, including crane hardstanding, access road, substation and 50m temporary meteorological mast (Grid Ref: 294166 665627)
Tippethill Farm, Whitburn
Received 12 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0758/FUL/13
Substitution of house type with garage/outbuilding (amendment to approval of reserved matters 0333/ARM/08) (grid ref. 292696 671216)
Plot 2, Craigengall, Westfield
Received 24 Oct 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0774/H/13
Extensions to house (grid ref. 293915 669559)
Whitockbrae, Bridgecastle Road, Armadale, EH48 3NX
Received 22 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0786/FUL/13
Erection of 2 no. 42 m high (to blade tip) wind turbines (grid ref. 297679 661369 and 297532, 661317)
Nether Longford Farm, East Of Breich
Received 13 Nov 2013
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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