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Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates24,903Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 22,375 approved or refused records
2,092Refused applications
20,283 approved · 2,092 refused · 1,481 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Aug 1997 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0423/H/08
Extension to house
86 Main Street, Blackridge, EH48 3RJ
Received 28 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0580/A/08
Erection of a fascia sign
Boots The Chemist, Almondvale Centre, Livingston, EH54 6HR
Received 9 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0531/FUL/08
Installation of 2 no. louvre vents
Royal Bank Of Scotland, 39/43 South Street, Armadale, EH48 3ET
Received 25 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0561/H/08
Installation of french doors
14 Greenside, Torphichen, EH48 4NB
Received 4 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0562/FUL/08
Erection of 25 houses and 24 flats with associated car parking and landscaping
Dixon Terrace, Whitburn
Received 4 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0391/H/08
Extensions to house
72 Birkdale Park, Armadale, EH48 2NE
Received 17 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0550/H/08
Alterations to roof
47 Glenisla Court, Whitburn, EH47 8NX
Received 29 May 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0441/FUL/08
Change of use from shop (class 1) to hot food take away
26 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, EH48 4EU
Received 17 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0461/H/08
Two storey extension and first floor extension to house
106 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 6QQ
Received 22 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0586/H/08
Demolition of conservatory and erection of a new conservatory
11 Pinewood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8NN
Received 10 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0575/H/08
Installation of dormer windows
15 Starlaw Gardens, Bathgate, EH48 1NL
Received 9 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0559/LBC/08
Conservation area consent for the demolition of sheltered housing complex
Hanover House, Bloom Court, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7AQ
Received 29 May 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0427/H/08
Conversion of garage to form habitable room
15 St Michael's Wynd, Linlithgow, EH49 7AD
Received 23 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0767/FUL/08
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission 0034/FUL/08 to allow the house to be occupied after 2009
Riccarton Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QP
Received 24 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0502/A/08
Erection of various internally illuminated signage
Almondvale Shopping Centre, Livingston, EH54 4RL
Received 15 May 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0018/LBC/08
Listed building consent for installation of gates
St Michaels Parish Church, Kirkgate, Linlithgow, EH49 7AL
Received 7 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0699/ARM/08
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of a house with workshop accommodation
Camps Cottage, Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder
Received 4 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0406/H/08
Extension to house
157 Bailielands, Linlithgow, EH49 7SZ
Received 21 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0392/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
6 Alexander Park, Broxburn, EH52 5RT
Received 18 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0611/A/08
Erection of 2 advert signs
Camps Villa, Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder, EH27 8DN
Received 18 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0411/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
38 Braehead Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6DX
Received 21 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0632/A/08
Erection of various illuminated signs
Unit 304, The Elements, Almondvale Avenue, Livingston
Received 20 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0450/H/08
11/2 storey extension to house
17 Polbeth Avenue, Polbeth, EH55 8TZ
Received 23 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0410/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
37 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JH
Received 22 Apr 2008
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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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