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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 dates26,644Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 24,047 approved or refused records
2,192Refused applications
21,855 approved · 2,192 refused · 1,537 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Apr 1997 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 28 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0644/H/07
Installation of a dormer
22 Priorscroft, Torphichen, EH48 4NG
Received 25 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1413/FUL/04
Erection of 440 residential units with associated roads, car parking, footpaths and landscaping
- Westfield Mill, Westfield
Received 29 Nov 2004 - DecidedLIVE/0482/FUL/07
Erection of a flat over existing shop
Shop Unit, Douglas Wynd, Broxburn
Received 25 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0607/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
26 Dovecot Park, Linlithgow, EH49 7LH
Received 13 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0609/H/07
Erection of a garden shed
46 Boghead Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 2DE
Received 10 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0661/H/07
Erection of a sunroom
30 Avenue Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0AQ
Received 29 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0627/H/07
Extension to house
67 Kilne Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6SH
Received 19 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0430/H/07
Installation of a dormer window
98 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0PQ
Received 27 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0174/FUL/07
Conversion of a former steading building to form a house
(Former Stables), Newpark House, Bellsquarry
Received 14 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1414/FUL/04
Erection of 540 residential units with associated roads, car parking, footpaths and landscaping
- Westfield Mill, Westfield
Received 29 Nov 2004 - DecidedLIVE/0726/H/07
Extension to house
28 Kaim Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 1ER
Received 19 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0615/H/07
Demolition of conservatory and erection of a sunroom
9 Dunvegan Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9ER
Received 15 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0611/FUL/07
Sub-division of house to form two houses
33 New Holygate, Broxburn, EH52 5RN
Received 15 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0733/FUL/07
Erection of walkway canopies
Dogs Trust Rehoming Centre , Hartwood Road, Bentyhead, West Calder
Received 20 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0490/FUL/06
Erection of 4 houses
Land At Eastfield, Fauldhouse
Received 10 May 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0651/H/07
Extension to house
129 Deanswood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8NZ
Received 27 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0629/H/07
Extension to house
45 Croft Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6RJ
Received 21 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0652/H/07
Erection of a 1 1/2 storey extension to house
1A Kirkfield View, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7BP
Received 27 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0529/H/07
Extension to house and erection of a garage
15 Langton Road, East Calder, EH53 0BL
Received 29 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0682/H/07
Extension to house
6 Castleview Lane, Murieston, Livingston
Received 4 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0597/H/07
Extension to house, installation of a dormer and formation of a pitched roof
89 Murraysgate Crescent, Whitburn, EH47 0QJ
Received 29 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0466/FUL/07
Change of use from agricultural land to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence
11 Milrig, Kirknewton, EH27 8DE
Received 10 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0570/FUL/07
Installation of an ATM
162, Nigel Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6LX
Received 23 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0650/H/07
Two storey extension to house
53 Kirk Brae, Longridge, EH47 8AH
Received 27 Jun 2007
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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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