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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 dates16,468Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 14,437 approved or refused records
1,401Refused applications
13,036 approved · 1,401 refused · 1,031 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0412/H/14
Installation of a flue (grid ref. 300155 676949)
14 Strawberry Bank, Linlithgow, EH49 6BJ
Received 17 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0410/H/14
First floor extension to house (grid ref. 306692 666131)
111 Bankton Park West, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9BS
Received 17 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0327/FUL/14
Erection of a 4950sqm materials sorting building and associated works (grid ref. 293965 657546)
Levenseat, By Forth, ML11 8EP
Received 15 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0063/FUL/14
Erection of a 435sqm building to be used as a visitor/education facility (Grid Ref.303051 666067)
1-5 Macintosh Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, EH54 7BW
Received 22 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0201/FUL/14
Erection of a 112 sqm commercial unit to form a Class 2 unit (as amended) (grid ref. 306248 665378)
Bankton Centre, Livingston
Received 13 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0013/FUL/14
Erection of sprinkler tank and pumphouse and installation of louvres (grid ref. 296862 666733)
Schuh, Strand Drive, J4M8 Distribution Park, Bathgate, EH48 2EA
Received 17 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0168/FUL/14
Erection of petrol filling station with associated plant room, air/water facility, access, landscaping and engineering works and alterations to the car park (Grid ref. 304834 666138)
Almondvale Retail Park, Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6RQ
Received 5 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0062/A/14
Erection of a free standing sign (grid ref. 296798 668033)
Unit 4, 7 Whiteside Industrial Estate, Factory Road, Bathgate, EH48 2RX
Received 28 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0036/H/14
Extension to house (Grid Ref. 299865 676461)
28 Priory Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6BS
Received 15 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0056/H/14
Installation of dormer windows (grid ref. 306987 667128)
18 The Steading, South Lodge Avenue, Mid Calder, EH53 0HH
Received 22 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0794/FUL/13
Erection of photovoltaic solar panels and erection of a post and wire fence, as amended (grid ref. 307726 677526)
Hopetoun Farm Shop, Newton
Received 4 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0651/FUL/13
Change of use from business (Class 4) to dance studio (Class 11) (Grid Ref. 302112 668407)
Unit 3, St Andrews Way, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8GZ
Received 17 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0761/FUL/13
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and formation of a driveway (grid ref. 308452 667075)
54 Firbank Grove, East Calder, EH53 0DY
Received 5 Nov 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0520/FUL/14
Erection of a house, garage with associated ancillary residential accommodation, agricultural shed, timber stables and temporary siting of a caravan (grid ref. 294712 669848)
Plot 6, South Couston Farm, Armadale, EH48 4LG
Received 5 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0380/H/14
Installation of replacement windows (grid ref. 296762 672420)
3 The Square, Torphichen, EH48 4LY
Received 4 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0037/CLU/14
Installation of a rooflight (Grid Ref. 300806 666346)
52 Heatherwood, Seafield, EH47 7BX
Received 16 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0008/EIA/14
EIA screening opinion for the erection of a 48.5m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (Grid Ref.291374 667349)
Sibbald Park, Blackridge
Received 19 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0004/H/14
First floor extension and extension to house (grid ref. 299447 668018)
2 Starlaw Gardens, Bathgate, EH48 1NL
Received 20 Dec 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0684/FUL/13
Erection of a 110 sqm extension to bakery and internal and external alterations (grid ref. 308324 672319)
Lidl Supermarket, Greendykes Road, Broxburn, EH52 5AG
Received 10 Oct 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0693/FUL/13
Change of use to class 11 to form soft play centre, coffee shop and nightclub and formation of new entrance and smoking shelter (grid ref 294572 665162)
The Royal British Legion, Armadale Road, Whitburn
Received 10 Oct 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0583/H/13
Two storey extension to house (Grid Ref. 299312 668385)
1 Boghall Drive, Boghall, Bathgate, EH48 1SE
Received 30 Aug 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0375/LBC/14
Listed Building Consent for erection of a conservatory, installation of rooflights and internal alterations (Grid ref. 301813 661230)
The Farmhouse, Hartwood Mains, Harburn, EH55 8LE
Received 5 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0667/FUL/13
Change of use from care home to residential use (grid ref. 301744 663034)
5 Glebe Road West Calder EH55 8DF
Received 17 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0276/FUL/13
Engineering works to consolidate former mining workings and formation of lochan (grid ref. 300440 663644)
Land Adjacent To Freeport Village, Westwood, West Calder
Received 29 Apr 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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