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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 dates15,861Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 13,863 approved or refused records
1,329Refused applications
12,534 approved · 1,329 refused · 992 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0529/P/13
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house and garage with asscociated access (grid ref. 301301 657673)
North Cobbinshaw Farm, West Calder, EH55 8LQ
Received 15 Mar 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0083/FUL/14
Change of use from class 1 to class 2 to allow property to be used as a photography studio (grid ref. 297444 668813)
33 George Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PG
Received 27 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0070/FUL/14
Sub-division and change of use from nightclub (class 11) to form 8 serviced units for mixed use development comprising of hairdresser/beauty salon (class 1 & 2), cafe (class 3), childrens nursery (class 10), soft play/childrens party room (class 11) and gym (class 11) (grid ref. 297201 668596)
Room At The Top, Menzies Road, Bathgate, EH48 1TQ
Received 27 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0189/A/14
Erection of a hoarding sign (grid ref. 300221 677144)
85-87 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ED
Received 18 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0040/FUL/14
Erection of a replacement house (grid ref. 293908 669563)
Whitockbrae, Bridgecastle Road, Armadale, EH48 3NX
Received 15 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0771/FUL/13
Siting of 2 residential caravans (Grid Ref.308230 670013)
Peters Lane, Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston
Received 21 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0044/TCA/14
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (Grid Ref. 300626 677261)
32 Blackness Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JB
Received 20 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0064/FUL/14
Change of use from betting office (class 2) to hot food takeaway and installation of a flue (grid ref. 298452 665877)
Happy Valley Hotel, 63 Bathgate Road, Blackburn, EH47 7JA
Received 20 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0082/FUL/14
Change of use from agricultural shed to operations depot (sui generis) (in retrospect) (Grid ref. 294869 661417)
(B7015), Land At Fauldhouse
Received 4 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0682/FUL/13
Renewal of planning permission for the formation of a beer garden with operating times restricted to 8pm and amended daytime opening hours outwith school term time(grid ref. 304484 665067)
46-48 Calder Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AA
Received 20 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0705/FUL/12
Amend condition 68 of permission 1199/M/07 to allow coal to be brought into the site for blending with coal produced at the site (grid ref 298317 660035)
Land At Rusha, Near Breich, West Calder EH55
Received 12 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0750/H/13
Formation of pitched roof over existing conservatory roof (grid ref. 307871 671844)
48 Parklands, Broxburn, EH52 5RD
Received 13 Nov 2013 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0114/PAC/14
Proposal of application notice for a residential development with access and associated works (Grid Ref.303722 665127)
Land At Brotherton Farm, Livingston, EH55 8QW
Received 14 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0054/H/14
Extension to house (Grid Ref.300533 676800)
13 Clarendon Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AN
Received 22 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0806/P/13
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (Grid Ref.297203 668944)
11 Mill Road, Bathgate, EH48 4JJ
Received 11 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0017/H/14
Extension to house (Grid Ref. 301535 677367)
49 Bells Burn Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7LD
Received 9 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0766/FUL/13
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 1 of planning permission 1221/P/06 for a 0.24ha residential development (extend time to begin the development) (grid ref. 295493 660530)
Breich Inn Breich West Calder West Lothian EH55 8JQ
Received 28 Oct 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0033/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 302138 669019)
183 Deanswood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8QG
Received 9 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0333/P/17
Planning Permission in Principle for the erection of a house and garage (Grid Ref: 306767, 671607)
1 Byrehope Road Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5SP
Received 13 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0128/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 311823 667957)
1 Humbie Holdings, U31 - Humbie Smallholdings To C29, EH27 8DS
Received 18 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0075/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 293603 660466)
Roselda, 4 Willow Brae, Fauldhouse, EH47 9HE
Received 22 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0058/TCA/14
Crown reduction of 3 trees (Grid Ref. 304088 667032)
Birchwood, 3 Birch Court, Livingston, EH54 7AH
Received 29 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0652/H/13
Extension to house (as amended) (grid ref. 306630 672160)
47 Cleghorn Drive, Broxburn, EH52 6EH
Received 17 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0819/H/13
Installation of velux windows (Grid Ref.311286 666841)
10 Whitemoss Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8AF
Received 19 Dec 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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