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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 dates15,947Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 13,944 approved or refused records
1,338Refused applications
12,606 approved · 1,338 refused · 997 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0796/FUL/13
Infilling of part of loch bed, and increase in width of bund. (grid ref. 295439 671458)
North Couston Quarry, Bathgate, EH48 4LG
Received 25 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0820/FUL/13
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground (grid ref 307178 667474)
Reid Lodge, Mid Calder, EH53 0AJ
Received 19 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0052/TPO/14
Removal of 7 entire trees (Grid Ref.302869 669563)
The Haining, 28 Woodlands Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8AT
Received 22 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0636/H/13
Extension to house (Grid Ref. 302379 669449)
9 Northwood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8BD
Received 17 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0018/H/14
Extension to house (Grid Ref.304041 669839)
14 Thomson Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8TA
Received 9 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0243/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 299077 676618)
3 Moray Place, Linlithgow, EH49 6DP
Received 9 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0325/FUL/14
Erection of a hydro power generation plant (grid ref. 299368 664751)
7 Blackburnhall Holdings, Blackburn, EH47 7AB
Received 16 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0035/FUL/14
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 1 of planning permission 0712/FUL/11 for erection of a 70m high temporary wind monitoring mast (retain mast on site until 8 March 2015) (grid ref. 305293 659585)
Camilty Moss, Harburn, West Calder
Received 9 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0787/H/13
Extension to house (grid ref. 290756 664316)
9 Baillie Avenue, Greenrigg, Harthill, ML7 5SY
Received 3 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0606/H/13
Raising of roof to form first floor accommodation (Grid Ref. 300522 676889)
22 Clarendon Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 6AW
Received 4 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0605/H/13
Extension to house (Grid Ref. 298624 676664)
104 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 6QQ
Received 5 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0769/FUL/13
Siting of residential caravan for manager accommodation (Grid Ref. 302481 664459)
Five Sisters Zoo, Gavieside, Polbeth
Received 20 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0719/H/13
Erection of a porch (Grid Ref. 307682 671751)
1 Badger Grove, Broxburn, EH52 5TG
Received 29 Oct 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0455/FUL/13
Change of use from showroom to class 11 childrens soft play centre (in retrospect) (grid ref. 302500 663849)
Unit B, The Daks Building, Polbeth Industrial Estate, West Calder, EH55 8TJ
Received 25 Jun 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0792/H/13
Extension to house (grid ref. 293955 672305)
10 Millburn Road, Westfield, Bathgate, EH48 3BT
Received 3 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0023/H/14
Formation of a driveway (grid ref. 296984 668080)
46 Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2RA
Received 28 Oct 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0780/H/13
Extension to house and formation of balcony (grid. ref. 298416 677268)
1 Waterside, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7AR
Received 20 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0708/CLU/13
Erection of a porch and conversion of garage to form habitable room (Grid Ref 301980 669220)
17 Chuckethall Road, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8FB
Received 24 Oct 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0698/P/13
Planning permission in principle for a 6.5ha residential development with associated engineering works and landscaping (Grid Ref. 300690 676535)
Land 200 Metres Southeast Of Clarendon House Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 22 Oct 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0639/H/13
Demolition of outhouse and alterations to house including windows and doors (Grid Ref.300677 677310)
Fleetwood, 7 Provost Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JF
Received 12 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0602/FUL/13
Siting of a mobile snack bar (Grid Ref. 298293 666519)
Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate
Received 2 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0628/H/13
Extension to house (grid ref. 293651 667695)
14 Anderson Avenue, Armadale, EH48 3JY
Received 10 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0692/H/13
Installation of a pitched roof over existing flat roof (in retrospect) (grid ref. 305437 667968)
63 Alberta Avenue, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6AP
Received 27 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0697/H/13
Installation of raised patio (grid ref. 296853 665523)
4 Old Mill Court, East Whitburn, EH47 0JY
Received 27 Sept 2013
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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