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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.
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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 dates27,522Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 24,895 approved or refused records
2,239Refused applications
22,656 approved · 2,239 refused · 1,558 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jun 1996 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1160/FUL/06
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 9, Benthead, Harthill Road, Fauldhouse
Received 9 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0225/H/07
Extension to house
11 Robertson Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 2DR
Received 9 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0610/FUL/07
Change of use of dog grooming salon to form part of existing house
15A West Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7LU
Received 15 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0344/H/07
Erection of a porch
12 Cameron Knowe, Philpstoun, EH49 6RL
Received 11 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1013/LBC/06
Listed building consent for alterations, including part demolition of building and outbuildings, and erection of two storey extension to provide 1050sqm of class 4 office accommodation, erection of gatehouse and formation of new parking areas
Alderstone House, Macmillan Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 14 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0591/FUL/07
Amendments to rear service area and front elevation canopy
Ballencrieff Toll Reservoir, Bathgate
Received 5 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1163/FUL/06
Demolition of garage and erection of a house
Tarrareoch, Station Road, Bathville, Armadale, EH48 3BJ
Received 24 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0002/NID/07
Erection of a 1166sqm two storey extension to previously approved pool building
Bathgate Sports Centre, Balbardie Park, Torphichen Road, Bathgate
Received 28 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1022/FUL/06
Use of service area for outdoor market on Sundays
4 Murraysgate Industrial Estate, Whitburn, EH47 0LE
Received 21 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1012/FUL/06
Alterations, including part demolition of building and outbuildings, and erection of two storey extension to provide 1050sqm of class 4 office accommodation, erection of gatehouse and formation of new parking areas
Alderstone House, Macmillan Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 15 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1266/P/06
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Mains House, Mains Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QA
Received 28 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1256/FUL/06
Erection of a house and garage
Westerlea, Preston Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QN
Received 21 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1206/FUL/06
Erection of a 15m high ground based telecommunications mast with associated equipment cabin
Almondview, Livingston
Received 30 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1225/P/06
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Croftfoot Drive, Fauldhouse
Received 15 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1101/FUL/06
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
17 Martin Brae, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6UR
Received 28 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0009/FUL/07
Erection of 3 houses and garages with associated access road
Station Cottage, 10B Cannop Crescent, Stoneyburn, EH47 8EG
Received 4 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0196/TCA/16
Felling to ground level of one tree and selective branch removal of one tree (Grid Ref. 300407 677155)
36B High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AE
Received 21 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/1333/FUL/06
Amendment to house position (in retrospect)
Plot 12, Benthead, Harthill Road, Fauldhouse
Received 13 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0023/H/07
Erection of a sunlounge
Craigview Cottage, 13 Heights Road, Blackridge, EH48 3SW
Received 12 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0994/FUL/06
Installation of access ramp and erection of timber shelter within existing beer garden
The Oatridge Hotel, West Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5DA
Received 12 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0834/FUL/05
Change of use from residential (class 9) to day care nursery (class 10)
Woodfield Cottage Swineabbey, East Whitburn
Received 26 Jul 2005 - DecidedLIVE/1216/NID/06
Erection of a 412sqm classroom and sports hall facility
Williamston Primary School, 1 Bankton Lane, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9DQ
Received 10 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0090/ARM/07
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of a 4460sqm 90 bed care facility with associated access road, parking and landscaping
Blackness Road, Linlithgow (Rear Of Bonnytoun House)
Received 9 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0968/FUL/06
Erection of a 2000sqm paviour manufacturing plant and associated materials bins
Former Central Blocks Site, Westwood, West Calder
Received 16 Aug 2006
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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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