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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 dates15,783Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 13,791 approved or refused records
1,319Refused applications
12,472 approved · 1,319 refused · 987 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0265/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 290934 664577)
10A Polkemmet Road, Greenrigg, Harthill, ML7 5RF
Received 25 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0585/A/13
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signage (Grid Ref. 297306 668436)
McDonalds, Edgar Allen Works, Bathgate
Received 28 Aug 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0754/FUL/13
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 24 of planning permission 0972/P/01 for mixed use development (change part of national cycle route 75 specification from adoptable standard to whin surface and un-lit (Grid ref. 297356 667947)
Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 18 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0374/H/14
Erection of a conservatory (Grid ref. 301813 661230)
The Farmhouse, Hartwood Mains, Harburn, EH55 8LE
Received 5 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0196/H/14
Installation of an air source heat pump (Grid Ref.301785 661229)
Hartwood Steading, West Calder, EH55 8LE
Received 27 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0049/FUL/14
Erection of a house (Grid Ref.301997 663098)
20 Grant Street West Calder West Lothian EH55 8AG
Received 15 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0813/MSC/13
Approval of matters specified in conditions for 76 houses with associated works (amendment to approval of matters 0103/ARM/07 (grid ref. 297379 667533)
Area S, Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 11 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0241/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 308794 674196)
Bankhead, Niddry, Winchburgh, EH52 6PP
Received 31 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0209/CLU/14
Single storey extension to house (grid ref: 301423 677350)
25 Bells Burn Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LD
Received 31 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0065/EIA/14
EIA screening opinion for the erection of two 35m (to blade tip) wind turbines (Grid Ref.294443 662096)
Land At Northfield Farm, Longridge, EH47 9AA
Received 27 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0757/FUL/13
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 14 of approval of reserved matters 1102/05 for phase 2 development infrastructure (change part of cycleway specification from adoptable standard to whin surface and un-lit)
Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 18 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0118/PO/14
Application for the modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0902/00 (Grid Ref.296761 666492)
Land At J4M8 Distribution Park, Bathgate
Received 14 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0760/FUL/13
Installation of a 15 m high telecommunications mast with 6 antennae and 6 equipment cabinets (grid ref. 301719 662689)
West Muir Farm, West Calder, EH55 8LA
Received 23 Oct 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0759/CLU/13
Certification of lawfulness for the use as a social club and associated function suite (grid ref. 294560 665163)
The Royal British Legion, Armadale Road, Whitburn, EH47 0ET
Received 18 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0108/EIA/14
EIA screening opinion for a 9.6ha residential development (Grid Ref.306569 672586)
Land At Kirkhill North, Broxburn
Received 5 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0031/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 301448 677417)
12 Huntburn Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7LE
Received 8 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0821/TPO/13
Removal of 1 entire tree and crown cleaning of 1 tree
16 Jocks Hill Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 7BJ
Received 19 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0055/PO/14
Application for the discharge of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0282/94 (grid ref. 301612 662544)
Kirkfield, Hartwood Road, West Calder, EH55 8DG
Received 20 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0261/H/14
Installation of dormer window (Grid Ref 293355 660535)
12 Blackfaulds Drive, Fauldhouse, EH47 9AT
Received 18 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0181/FUL/14
Installation of new doors and formation of access ramp and wall (Grid ref. 309237 673040)
3 Clifton View, Broxburn, EH52 5NE
Received 13 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0789/CLU/13
Installation of a velux window (grid ref. 308342 675049)
37 Tippet Knowes Park, Winchburgh, EH52 6UR
Received 27 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0012/A/14
Erection of 3 flexi face wall mounted illuminated signs and 2 free standing illuminated directional signs (grid ref. 296862 666733)
Schuh, Strand Drive, J4M8 Distribution Park, Bathgate, EH48 2EA
Received 17 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0117/PO/14
Application for the modification of planning obligations relating to planning permission 0881/P/07 (Grid Ref.296761 666492)
Land At J4M8 Distribution Park, Bathgate
Received 14 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0109/FUL/14
Temporary change of use from house (class 9) to residential institution (class 8) (grid ref. 309275 675402)
Niddry Mains House, B8020 - Beatlie Road To Myre, Winchburgh, EH52 6QR
Received 6 Feb 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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