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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 dates27,989Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,346 approved or refused records
2,274Refused applications
23,072 approved · 2,274 refused · 1,572 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1293/FUL/06
Demolition of existing building and erection of new dwelling
7 Woodend, Newton, EH52 6QB
Received 4 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0116/H/07
Extension to house
61 Kaims Gardens, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7DY
Received 8 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0114/H/07
Extension to house
10 Rosebery Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6RP
Received 8 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0223/H/07
Two storey extension to house
Queens Park Cottage, Kingscavil, By Linlithgow,EH49 6NA
Received 9 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0069/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
4 Powies Path, Mid Calder
Received 2 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0316/FUL/07
Erection of acoustic walls and associated works
Grampian Country Food, 220 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5AW
Received 13 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0057/FUL/07
Erection of a 71sqm extension to church
Uphall South Parish Church, 38 East Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5HY
Received 23 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0046/FUL/07
Substitution of house type
Linlithgow Mains, Mains Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QA
Received 22 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0065/H/07
Installation of a flue (in retrospect)
8 Oakbank Avenue, East Calder, EH53 0DT
Received 29 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0076/H/07
Erection of a garage
10 Breich Terrace, Breich, EH55 8LY
Received 25 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0209/H/07
Ground and first floor extensions to house
15 Kettil'Stoun Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 6PR
Received 8 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0229/A/07
Erection of a fascia sign and window poster kit
217 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EN
Received 8 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0079/H/07
Demolition of extension and erection of a new extension to home
Afton Cottage, A899, Uphall, EH52 6JX
Received 5 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0077/H/07
Extension to house
48 Toronto Avenue, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6BW
Received 26 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0269/H/07
Erection of a garage
Gowanbank, Avonbridge
Received 19 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0089/H/07
Erection of conservatory
2 Glendevon, Winchburgh, EH52 6PX
Received 1 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0049/A/07
Erection of various fascia signs (retrospective)
2 Whitestone Place, Bathgate, EH48 2EW
Received 22 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0308/LBC/07
Listed building consent for the repainting of shop front
217 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EN
Received 8 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0228/P/07
Outline planning permission for a 0.15ha residential development
174 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston, Livingston, EH53 0PD
Received 8 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0087/H/07
Raising of roof to form first floor living accommodation and extension to house
4 Redmill Court, East Whitburn, EH47 0PL
Received 31 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0414/H/07
Installation of dormers and erection of a garage
13 Polbeth Gardens, Polbeth, EH55 8TT
Received 21 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0265/A/07
Erection of a projecting sign
119 South Mid Street, Bathgate, EH48 1DY
Received 14 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0204/H/07
Erection of a garage
6 Tern Brae, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6UQ
Received 2 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0203/H/07
Demolition of conservatory and extension to house
Hilltop House, Ballencrieff Toll, Bathgate, EH48 4LD
Received 6 Mar 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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