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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 dates15,905Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 13,904 approved or refused records
1,333Refused applications
12,571 approved · 1,333 refused · 995 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0817/FUL/13
Change of use of existing dairy distribution depot (use class 6) to vehicle storage yard (Sui Generis) to include offices and workshops and demolition of existing buildings (grid ref. 296764 664857)
Redmill Industrial Estate, Redmill Cottages, Redmill, East Whitburn, EH47 7RJ
Received 17 Dec 2013 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0009/PAC/14
Proposal of application notice for the erection of a waste management facility and depot accommodation (Grid Ref. 298263 666470)
4 Inchmuir Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EP
Received 23 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0753/FUL/13
Erection of a 86m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (grid ref. 291875 664122)
Greenrigg Farm, Whitburn, EH47 0AA
Received 8 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0021/A/14
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signage (Grid Ref.294226 667037)
The Rowan Tree, Armadale
Received 9 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0122/A/14
Erection of a fascia sign (Grid Ref.308283 672235)
Green Tree Tavern, 45 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5AB
Received 14 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0194/FUL/14
Siting of a gazebo for sale of sweets between 9am and 4pm each Friday (Grid ref. 297456 668770)
The Steelyard, George Place, Bathgate
Received 27 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0150/H/16
Extension to house (grid ref. 305742 665640)
13 Bankton Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9EH
Received 2 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0043/FUL/14
Retention of existing changing room portacabin and existing storage portabcabin and erection of new 21sqm changing room building (grid ref 300423 665965)
Seafield Bowling Club, Old Rows, Seafield, EH47 7BX
Received 14 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0827/H/13
Erection of a new modular steel disabled access ramp (Grid Ref.308684 667831)
20, 2 Manse Court, East Calder, EH53 0HF
Received 20 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0777/FUL/13
Installation of an ATM machine (in retrospect) (grid ref. 297402 668765)
79 South Bridge Street, Bathgate, EH48 1TJ
Received 7 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0034/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 305527 663813)
4 Hillview Lane, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HP
Received 6 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0006/TCA/14
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (Grid Ref.306974 667104)
8 The Steading South Lodge Avenue Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0HH
Received 6 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0720/H/13
Two storey extension to house (Grid Ref. 301695 677488)
3 Dovecot Park, Linlithgow, EH49 7LH
Received 29 Oct 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0028/H/14
Erection of a 22sqm log cabin (Grid Ref. 306325 671816)
28A Burnside Road, Uphall, EH52 5DE
Received 14 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0016/PO/14
Application for discharge of planning obligations relating to planning permission 1076/96 (Grid Ref. 304260 677939)
Comely Park 15A Pardovan Holding Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RX
Received 6 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0814/FUL/13
Installation of new entrance and erection of external balcony (grid ref. 305626 667021)
Club Earth, Almondside, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QU
Received 5 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0797/H/13
Demolition of garage and erection of new garage/sun room (grid ref. 306274 664943)
27 Murieston Road, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AP
Received 5 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0027/EIA/14
EIA screening opinion for the erection of a waste management facility and depot accommodation (Grid Ref. 298263 666470)
4 Inchmuir Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EP
Received 6 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0030/AGR/14
Prior notification for siting of 2 storage containers and erection of a 20 sqm welfare/retail cabin
Beechbrae Wood, Heights Road, Blackridge
Received 6 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0812/FUL/13
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of a boundary fence (grid ref. 305480 664769)
Land At Ossian Drive, Murieston, Livingston
Received 28 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0803/CLU/13
Extension to house (grid ref. 296585 668641)
52 Bridgend Park, Bathgate, EH48 2AY
Received 28 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0807/FUL/13
Substitution of house types (grid ref. 294351 660864)
Plots 1-9, Breichwater Place, Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse, EH47 9LU
Received 6 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0425/MSC/13
Approval of matters relating to planning permission 0493/P/02 for the erection of 88 houses and associated ancillary works (grid ref. 293287 664540)
Areas A, B & C, Heartlands, Whitburn
Received 21 Jun 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0829/H/13
First floor extension to house (Grid Ref.312072 668516)
9 Wilkieston Village Wilkieston EH27 8BE
Received 20 Dec 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.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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