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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
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of West Lothian. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official West Lothian website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates18,057Searchable applications
275Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,901 approved or refused records
1,597Refused applications
14,304 approved · 1,597 refused · 1,141 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Apr 2007 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas10 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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/0144/H/12
Erection of decking in retrospect (grid ref. 300067 677014)
10 Union Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7DY
Received 27 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0479/H/12
First floor extension to house (grid ref. 300123 676588)
17 Rivaldsgreen Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 6BB
Received 31 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0464/H/12
Erection of a porch ( Grid Ref 294288 670949)
3 Bridge Castle Gardens, Bathgate, EH48 3DU
Received 6 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0453/FUL/12
Erection of 12 retirement flats (Grid Ref 300079 676358)
Westerlea Court, Friarsbrae, Linithgow,EH49
Received 27 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0402/CLU/12
Certificate of Lawfulness for extension to house
Ardgour, 5 Hope Park, Bathgate, EH48 2QP
Received 14 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0186/H/12
Erection of a 8m high amateur radio mast (grid ref. 296966 668046)
53 & 54 Whiteside, Bathgate, EH48 2RG
Received 5 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0340/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 304134 665482)
2 Pinefield Glade, Adambrae, Livingston, EH54 9JX
Received 8 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0336/H/12
Extensions to house (grid ref. 309212 666930)
131 Overton Crescent, East Calder, EH53 0RJ
Received 8 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0474/FUL/12
Change of use from shop (class 1) to beauty salon (class 2) (grid ref. 298458 665856)
63C Bathgate Road, Blackburn, West Lothian, EH47 7PQ
Received 31 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0263/FUL/12
Amendment to existing planning approval, ref. 0167/FUL/06, and subsequent amendments, ref.'s 0259/FUL/07 & 0993/FUL/08, for extension to existing building for Class 3 use (ground floor) and Class 2 use (first floor).
4 Almondside, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QU
Received 29 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0467/TPO/12
Removal of 1 tree (Grid Ref. 304993 664691)
33 Balmoral Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9EX
Received 2 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0449/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 290932 664722)
21 Polkemmet Drive Greenrigg Harthill Shotts West Lothian ML7 5RE
Received 14 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0392/H/12
Erection of a sun lounge.
1 Kepscaith Crescent Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8JF
Received 11 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0321/P/12
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (grid ref, 294673 671473)
The Whins, Kinnenhill Bridge, Westfield, West Lothian, EH48 4NJ
Received 2 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0446/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 301802 677840)
34 Pilgrims Hill, Linlithgow, EH49 7LN
Received 21 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0314/H/12
Extension to the existing timber lodge chalet to provide additional living accommodation (in retrospect) (grid ref. 301556 669612)
Royston Lodge, Royston Mains, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1JX
Received 26 Apr 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0458/FUL/12
Erection of a 18.1m tall telecommunications monopole supporting Telefonica/Vodafone antenna, 2 transmission dishes plus 2 ground level cabinets, formation of a compound and erection of a palisade fence (grid ref. 308192 672335)
Bridge Place, Cooper Business Park, Broxburn, EH52 5RR
Received 21 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0185/FUL/12
Installation of 2 air condenser units and alterations to 2 existing door openings to form windows (grid ref. 301805 663198)
7-9 East End, West Calder, EH55 8AB
Received 7 Sept 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0327/FUL/12
Erection of a 72sqm temporary storage building (grid ref 298818 666818)
Unit 1, 11 Easter Inch Industrial Estate, Easter Inch Road, Bathgate, EH48 2FH
Received 8 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0396/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 308331 674986)
46 Tippet Knowes Park, Winchburgh, EH52 6UJ
Received 31 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0262/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 297751 668473)
36 Edinburgh Road, Bathgate, EH48 1BA
Received 29 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0443/FUL/12
Change of use from hall (class 10) to shop (class 1) (ground floor only) (grid ref. 308389 672203)
100 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5EG
Received 19 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0489/FUL/12
Erection of a 34.2m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (grid ref. 297502 671142)
Bishopbrae Farm, Bathgate, EH48 4LN
Received 6 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0475/FUL/12
Erection of 2 houses (grid ref. 301941 661435)
Hartwood, West Calder
Received 19 Jun 2012
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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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