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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 dates28,418Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,744 approved or refused records
2,291Refused applications
23,453 approved · 2,291 refused · 1,598 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Jun 1995 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0244/H/07
Erection of a garage
38 Pilgrims Hill, Linlithgow, EH49 7LW
Received 26 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0212/H/07
Extension to house
14 Ash Grove, Boghall, Bathgate, EH48 1LS
Received 8 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1134/H/06
Two storey extension to house
4 Chapelton Grove, Polbeth, EH55 8SW
Received 18 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0859/H/06
Two storey extension to house
2 Duddingston Crescent, Newton, Winchburgh, Broxburn, EH52 6QG
Received 9 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0909/P/06
Outline planning permission for a 0.15ha residential development
Land 30M Northwest Of 105 Park View Fauldhouse West Lothian
Received 25 Jul 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1119/H/06
Change of use from garage to habitable accomodation (class 9ai)
Corestone House, Hermand Estate, West Calder, EH54 8QZ
Received 21 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1015/H/06
Extension to house
6 Knightsridge Court, Dechmont, EH52 6NT
Received 4 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1152/H/06
Erection of a conservatory
214 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7LQ
Received 6 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1113/P/06
Outline planning permission for a 6.45ha residential development
Land North And South Of Broompark Farm East Calder West Lothian
Received 12 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1062/H/06
Extension to house
Westfield Lodge, Harburn, West Calder
Received 2 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0247/H/07
Extension to house
2 Heatherfield Glade, Livingston, EH54 9JE
Received 13 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1208/H/06
Two storey extension to house and re-location of conservatory
77 Foxknowe Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6TY
Received 8 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0864/FUL/06
Erection of 1.8m high timber fencing.
Hanover Court, Village Lane, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7AU
Received 9 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1106/A/06
Erection surface mounted lettering/sign and floodlighting
Afton House, Starlaw Business Park, Livingston
Received 6 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1155/H/06
Installation of a dormer window
6 Balgrochan Terrace, Bathgate, EH48 1QA
Received 24 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1156/H/06
Extension to house
22 Dunvegan Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9ER
Received 24 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1153/A/06
Siting of a mobile trailer sign (In Retrospect)
M9, J2 Northbound, Hopetoun Estates, Newton, Broxburn
Received 20 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1265/FUL/06
Erection of a 676sqm office building with associated works
Plot E, Oakbank Park, Livingston
Received 28 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0943/FUL/05
Formation of new road access, incorporating road widening and traffic calming measures
- Race Road, Bathgate
Received 26 Aug 2005 - DecidedLIVE/1147/P/06
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
6 Willow Avenue, Fauldhouse, EH47 9GA
Received 20 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0892/P/06
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house and garage
Glen Cottage, Charlesfield Lane, Livingston, EH54 7AJ
Received 14 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1140/FUL/06
Formation of a 3.44 ha materials recycling facility
Levenseat Waste Management Site, By Forth, Lanark
Received 12 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1143/H/06
Extension to house
17 Northfield Meadows, Longridge, EH47 8SA
Received 20 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1150/H/06
Two storey and single storey extension to house and erection of a garage
136 Chapelton Drive, Polbeth, West Calder, EH55 8SG
Received 20 Oct 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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