Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 dates25,749Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 23,188 approved or refused records
2,135Refused applications
21,053 approved · 2,135 refused · 1,509 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas10 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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/0059/FUL/08
Erection of a house
6-8 Victoria Road, Fauldhouse, EH47 9LF
Received 22 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0083/H/08
Demolition of garage and erection of new garage
12 Hartwood Road, West Calder, EH55 8DG
Received 30 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0347/H/08
Erection of a double garage
Rhana Cottage, West End, Armadale, EH48 3AB
Received 5 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0122/FUL/08
Demolition of a house and erection of 2 semi-detatched houses with associated access
55 Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse, EH47 9EF
Received 5 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0385/H/08
Two storey extension to house
13 Burnbrae Road, Greenrigg, Harthill, ML7 5QZ
Received 17 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0140/H/08
Extension to house
36 Fulmar Brae, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6UY
Received 12 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0227/H/08
Erection of a new garage
2 Dunn Street, Broxburn, EH52 6ER
Received 12 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0160/H/08
Extension to house
1 Northfield Crescent, Longridge, EH47 8AL
Received 21 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1096/FUL/07
Change of use from tree belt to private garden ground
Land At Rear Of 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30 Barnes Green, Deer Park, Livingston
Received 13 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0055/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
6 Tenants March, West Calder, EH55 8NB
Received 21 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0114/FUL/08
Erection of a 30sqm extension to dentist's premises
48 King Street, Bathgate, EH48 1AY
Received 4 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0078/H/08
Extension to house
167 Bailielands, Linlithgow, EH49 7SZ
Received 29 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0073/H/08
Extension to house
10 Manse Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AL
Received 25 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0955/FUL/07
Amendment to planning permission 0301/05 for formation of decking and gabion retaining wall (in retrospect)
Muirs Court, Uphall, West Lothian, EH52 5JQ
Received 12 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0123/A/08
Erection of an internally illuminated free standing display unit (in retrospect)
Kwik Save Group Plc, Longridge Road, Whitburn, EH47 0DG
Received 5 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0185/FUL/08
Erection of a 200sqm extension to care home to provide 2 'moving-on' studio flats, training room and office accommodation with car park alterations
Pinewood 3 St Andrew's Way Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8QH
Received 21 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0109/H/08
Two storey extension to house
Whiteside Farm, Bathgate, EH48 2HW
Received 5 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0221/H/08
One and a half storey extension to house
5 Park Lane, Whitburn, EH47 8NH
Received 10 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0028/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
29 Braehead Drive, Linlithgow, EH49 6EG
Received 15 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1023/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
9 Kirkton Place, Bathgate, EH48 1RY
Received 22 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1189/H/07
Erection of a double garage
151 Riddochhill Road, Blackburn, EH47 7HB
Received 14 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1193/H/07
Two storey extension to house
42 Kilne Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6SG
Received 18 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1034/H/07
Regrading of garden, formation of retaining wall (in retrospect)
82 Thirlfield Wynd, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7ES
Received 29 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0150/FUL/08
Erection of 62 houses and 12 flats with associated parking, roads and landscaping
Redhouse West, Blackburnhall Road, Blackburn
Received 11 Feb 2008
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsApplications by postcode area
Get emailed about new planning applications in West Lothian
Area alerts send a daily or weekly email with new applications and decisions near a postcode, filtered by project type. £29 a month, up to 3 areas. Records are limited to the councils we collect.
Set up an area alertResearching a proposal in West Lothian
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.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverage