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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 dates15,593Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,611 approved or refused records
1,285Refused applications
12,326 approved · 1,285 refused · 977 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0160/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 308604 670677)
Glenkindie, C4 - Moorside To Canal Cottage, EH52 5PF
Received 5 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0187/FUL/14
Change of use from arable land to allotment gardens with static/shed for storage (in retrospect) (grid ref. 304735 659443)
Harburn Watertank, Harburn Road, West Calder, EH55 8RX
Received 25 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0285/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 294787 668351)
93 Mallace Avenue, Armadale, EH48 2QD
Received 25 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0599/TCA/14
Crown thinning of one tree (Grid Ref 305997 672327)
Rosemount, 38 Ecclesmachan Road, Uphall, EH52 6JR
Received 21 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0283/H/14
Extension to house and installation of dormer windows (Grid ref.299825 676282)
18 Deanburn Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6EZ
Received 1 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0173/FUL/14
Conversion of farm steadings to form 3 no. houses and erection of 35 houses with associated garages, access roads, parking and landscaping (Grid ref. 307837 674930)
Land At Glendevon Farm, Winchburgh, EH52 6PX
Received 5 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0145/FUL/14
Change of use of temporary residential accommodation to temporary office and workshop accommodation (Grid ref.309041 676442)
Duntarvie Castle Newton West Lothian
Received 25 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0133/FUL/14
Installation of access ramp and replacement entrance steps (grid ref. 299811 676955)
St Johns, 1 Union Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7DY
Received 14 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0151/FUL/14
Siting of 3 portacabins to be used for staff accommodation (grid ref. 293729 664274)
Unit 1, Burnhouse Industrial Estate, Whitburn, EH47 0LQ
Received 17 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0311/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 308507 667833)
234 Main Street, East Calder, EH53 0EJ
Received 7 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0182/FUL/14
Change of use from car park to car wash facility and siting of 2 portacabins (Grid ref. 304762 666953)
Land At Almondvale Stadium, Alderston Road, Livingston
Received 13 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0205/H/14
Single storey extension to house (Grid Ref - 299259 676515)
2 Braehead Drive, Linlithgow, EH49 6EQ
Received 31 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0178/FUL/14
Erection of a replacement supermarket with associated car parking (grid ref. 294429 664461)
23 Longridge Road, Whitburn, EH47 8HB
Received 14 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0323/FUL/14
Application under Section 42 for the variation of Condition 7 of planning permission 0494/99 to accept up to 30,000 tonnes of household waste (grid ref. 296205 666843)
Whitburn Road, Pond Industrial Estate, Bathgate
Received 6 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0373/H/14
Extension to house (Grid ref.304231 664964)
98 Calder Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AD
Received 4 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0146/FUL/14
Change of use from stable block to form a house (grid ref. 300658 676745)
Clarendon House 30 Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AR
Received 25 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0280/TCA/14
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (Grid ref.299377 677072)
Southfield, 4 Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BQ
Received 7 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0281/H/14
Roughcasting of house (Grid ref. 296664 672693)
24 Greenside, Torphichen, EH48 4NB
Received 6 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0274/FUL/14
Change of use from linked residential accommodation to form a house (grid ref. 301818 661214)
Hartwood Mains Farm, U42 - Hartwood Bridge To C24, West Calder, EH55 8LE
Received 9 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0653/AGR/14
Erection of a 300 sqm agricultural building (grid ref. 312140 667964)
The Cottage 12A Humbie Holdings Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DS
Received 18 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0084/FUL/14
Erection of 2 no. 34.4m high (to blade tip) wind turbines with associated works and access (grid ref. 300918 665046)
Mid Breich Farm, C13 - Mid Breich To Wester Breich, West Calder, EH55 8PL
Received 27 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0282/H/14
Erection of a porch (Grid ref.302250 669021)
51 Pinewood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8NN
Received 6 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0276/H/14
Installation of a velux window (grid ref. 300543 677435)
Lochside Cottage, Blackness Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JD
Received 25 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0367/FUL/14
Erection of a sports hall, four single storey residential units, erection of a new minibus garage and formation of an access road (Grid ref. 312258 668338)
Scottish War Blinded, Linburn, Kirknewton
Received 7 May 2014
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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