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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 dates15,940Searchable applications
279Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 13,937 approved or refused records
1,337Refused applications
12,600 approved · 1,337 refused · 997 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0828/H/13
Installation of velux windows and erection of a garage (Grid Ref.297330 669276)
8 Balbardie Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 4AJ
Received 20 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0015/FUL/14
Part change of use to incorporate Class 6 (storage and distribution), extension to building, formation of new hardstanding area and erection of a security fence (grid ref. 303861 666509)
1 Lister Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, EH54 7BL
Received 19 Dec 2013 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0010/PAC/14
Proposal of application notice for an 3.3ha residential development and ancillary works (Grid Ref. 301708 677863)
Land At Springfield South, Linlithgow
Received 6 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0733/FUL/13
Siting of a portacabin for use as a hot food takeaway (Grid Ref.299170 676852)
Land At Mains Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6DB
Received 5 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0804/H/13
Erection of a garage (in retrospect) (Grid Ref.296342 669154)
6 Colinshiel Street, Bathgate, EH48 2AS
Received 11 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0772/PO/13
Application for modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0524/P/09 to amend land transfer & servicing timing of affordable housing land block LKd and amend payment schedule for non-denominational secondary school contribution at Calderwood, East Calder (grid ref. 309809 668457)
Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 20 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0735/PO/13
Application for the modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0881/P/07 (Grid Ref.297011 666606)
J4M8 Storage And Distribution Park, Pottishaw, Bathgate
Received 7 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0757/FUL/14
Erection of 47 houses/flats (as amended to 45) with associated roads and landscaping (grid ref. 306383 672576)
Land Adjacent To Carledubs Crescent, Kirkhill, Broxburn
Received 15 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0722/CLU/14
Certificate of lawfulness for a 237sqm data centre at units 10a & 10b (grid ref. 299250 667429)
The Pyramids Business Park, A7066 - Inch Wood Roundabout To End Dual Carriageway, Bathgate, EH48 2EH
Received 4 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0805/H/13
Part conversion of garage to form ancillary accommodation (Grid Ref.296325 664713)
4 Mains Farm Place, East Whitburn, EH47 8FG
Received 11 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0024/H/14
Extension to house and basement (Grid Ref. 304476 665222)
58 Cypress Glade, Adambrae, Livingston, EH54 9JH
Received 13 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0762/FUL/13
Formation of play area (grid ref. 293901 667195)
PHASE1 (Ferrier Path Development), Armadale Station, Armadale
Received 18 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0808/H/13
Extension to house (grid ref. 301270 662702)
19 Burngrange Park, West Calder, EH55 8HF
Received 6 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0801/H/13
Replacement of conservatory roof (Grid Ref.304266 669420)
64 Barnes Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8PP
Received 6 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0798/TCA/13
Crown reduction of 1 tree (Grid Ref.299946 676854)
11A Preston Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6HN
Received 6 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0053/FUL/14
Erection of a 93 sqm plant building (grid ref. 303353 665717)
The Alba Campus, Rosebank, Livingston, EH54 7EG
Received 19 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0818/H/13
Two storey extension and extension to house (Grid Ref.296123 665384)
19 Torbane Avenue, East Whitburn, EH47 0JN
Received 19 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0007/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 294706 671085)
Balmuir Farm, Bathgate
Received 17 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0072/TCA/14
Crown reduction of 2 trees (Grid Ref.300782 677435)
9 Baron's Hill Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7JU
Received 4 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0216/A/15
Erection of Freestanding Banner Board Signage (grid ref. 304793 667782)
Co-Operative Supermarket, Howden West Road, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6AA
Received 30 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0234/H/15
Erection of a hut (308348 667831)
38 Queens Gardens, East Calder, EH53 0EF
Received 30 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0778/H/13
Extension to house, reslating of roof, installation of new windows and rooflight (Grid ref. 300366 677163)
60A High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 27 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0116/H/14
Extension to house and erection of a double garage (Grid Ref.306329 665189)
5 Murieston Road, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AS
Received 14 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0199/H/14
Extension to house and installation of a dormer window and balcony (Grid REF 303819 666723)
Charlesfield Cottage Charlesfield Lane, Livingston Village, Livingston
Received 27 Mar 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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