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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 dates16,282Searchable applications
269Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 14,272 approved or refused records
1,375Refused applications
12,897 approved · 1,375 refused · 1,011 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Oct 2008 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0075/P/12
Planning permission in principle for a 0.5ha residential development (grid ref. 296019 668662)
Glasgow Road, Bathgate, EH48 2QW
Received 31 Jan 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0158/LBC/13
Listed building consent for the formation of new entrance door with steps and railing and internal alterations (grid ref. 301271 675435)
The Cottage, Cauldhame, Linlithgow, EH49 6PJ
Received 4 Mar 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0223/H/13
Erection of a summerhouse (in retrospect) (grid ref. 298286 667415)
1 Old Hall Knowe Court, Bathgate, EH48 2TU
Received 22 Mar 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0282/FUL/13
Application for the revocation of planning permission 0437/FUL/09 for the erection of a house
The Homestead, Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston, EH52 5PF
Received 11 Apr 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0227/FUL/13
Change of use from shop (Class 1) to flat (in retrospect) (grid ref. 293245 660681)
Blackfaulds Pharmacy, 3 Blackfaulds Place, Fauldhouse, EH47 9AS
Received 17 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0375/AGR/13
Prior notification for the erection of a 334 sqm polytunnel for agricultural use (grid ref. 300895 678376)
Bonnytoun Farm, Linlithgow, EH49 7LP
Received 7 Jun 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0400/H/13
Installation of dormer window and 2 velux windows (grid ref. 306682 672167)
37 Cleghorn Drive, Broxburn, EH52 6EH
Received 12 Jun 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0293/H/13
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 301933 677663)
17 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow, EH49 7SR
Received 25 Apr 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0255/P/13
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a 1.5 ha residential development (grid ref. 303790 667066)
Kirkton Business Centre, Kirklane, Village Lane, Kirkton North, Livingston
Received 28 Mar 2013 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0342/PAC/13
Proposal of application notice for residential development with associated car parking and landscaping ( grid ref. 302922 668217 )
Land At Houston Road, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 27 May 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0359/FUL/13
Conversion of outbuilding to form a house with associated parking and alterations to the roof (grid ref. 305969 672275)
The Steading, St Nicholas' Church, Manse Park, Uphall, EH52 6JP
Received 28 May 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0333/H/13
Erection of a double garage (grid ref. 296838 672763)
Greenside, Torphichen, EH48 4NB
Received 22 May 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0357/H/13
Erection of a garage (grid ref. 296168 665465)
48 Torbane Drive, East Whitburn, EH47 0JQ
Received 22 May 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0363/H/13
Extension to house (grid ref. 289004 667102)
5 Quarry Cottages, Main Street, Blackridge, EH48 3RJ
Received 27 May 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0315/CLU/13
Formation of pitched roof over existing conservatory roof (grid ref. 296759 669544)
16 Balmuir Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 4BW
Received 13 May 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0407/FUL/13
Application under Section 42 to amend conditions 1 & 2 of planning permission (0486/FUL/11) to remove the temporary period of the planning permission and to allow for extended operating times within and outwith school term times for the existing beer garden (grid ref. 304484 665067)
46-48 Calder Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AA
Received 12 Jun 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0380/H/13
Extension to house (grid ref. 302460 663140)
14 Hermand Gardens, West Calder, EH55 8BT
Received 28 May 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0403/H/13
Replacement of existing conservatory roof with new pitched roof (grid ref. 296759 669544)
16 Balmuir Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4BW
Received 12 Jun 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0318/H/13
Extension to house (grid ref. 303736 667538)
38 Ballantyne Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6TG
Received 13 May 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0308/CLU/13
Extension to house (grid ref. 302370 670063)
Woodside Cottage, Wester Dechmont, Livingston, EH52 6LS
Received 13 May 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0327/EIA/13
EIA screening opinion for the erection of 4 no. 125 m high (to blade tip) wind turbines (grid ref. 288877 669339)
Drumduff, Blackridge
Received 13 May 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0326/LBC/13
Listed building consent to reinstate stone entrance gate pillars, railings and vehicular and pedestrian gates (grid ref. 299355 677002)
Viewfield, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BA
Received 22 May 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0381/FUL/13
Change of use from General Industrial (Class 5) to Gymnasium (Class 11) grid ref. 304297 664873)
8 Brewster Square, Brucefield, Livingston, EH54 9BJ
Received 28 May 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0351/H/13
Installation of decking (grid ref. 308315 660891)
West Barn, Wester Causewayend, Kirknewton, EH27 8DH
Received 27 May 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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