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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 dates28,777Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 26,080 approved or refused records
2,323Refused applications
23,757 approved · 2,323 refused · 1,616 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0989/H/06
Extension to house
12 Dog Well Wynd, Linlithgow, EH49 7EH
Received 12 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1164/H/06
Extension to house
North Couston Farmhouse, North Couston, Bathgate
Received 17 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1165/FUL/06
Demolition of house and erection of a new house
Land At Eastfield Farm, Off Park View, Fauldhouse
Received 10 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1238/H/06
Extension to house
17 Main Street, Longridge
Received 17 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1085/H/06
Extension and alterations to house
Middlestrath House, Avonbridge, FK1 2LA
Received 6 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1174/H/06
Two storey extension to house
159 Spottiswoode Gardens, Mid Calder, Livingston, EH53 0JY
Received 30 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1239/H/06
Two storey extension to house
2 Duddingston Crescent, Newton, EH52 6QG
Received 21 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1248/H/06
Erection of a conservatory
10 Ormiston Farm Steadings, Kirknewton, EH27 8DQ
Received 21 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0019/LBC/07
Listed building consent for the extension to house and erection of a garage
Loganlea House, Loganlea, Addiewell, EH55 8HY
Received 11 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0018/H/07
Extension to house and erection of a garage/workshop
Loganlea House, Mooreland Gardens, Loganlea, Addiewell, EH55 8HY
Received 11 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1270/FUL/06
Siting of a mobile snack bar
B & Q Warehouse, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 30 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0050/FUL/07
Installation of an ATM
Breich Post Office, Rashiehill Terrace, Breich, EH55 8JL
Received 17 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0584/FUL/05
Change of use from offices (class 4) to form a flat
52 North Bridge Street, Bathgate
Received 25 May 2005 - DecidedLIVE/0578/FUL/05
Part change of use from shop (class1) to hot food take-away, erection of a flue and formation of a doorway
20 Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse
Received 24 May 2005 - DecidedLIVE/1047/H/06
Increase height of garage to 5m and relocation from original permission (in retrospect)
3 Westcraigs Park, Blackridge
Received 7 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0028/H/07
Installation of a dormer window
16 Harthill Road, Blackridge, EH48 3AL
Received 28 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1107/FUL/06
Erection of an 11.7m high slimline ground based telecommunications monopole with cabinet housing and ancillary development
Knightsridge West Road, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 6 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1199/A/06
Erection of fascia, projecting and ATM signage
68 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 7 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1246/H/06
Extension to house
11 The Cottages, Threemiletown, EH49 6NG
Received 17 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1220/H/06
Extension to house
2 Moray Drive, Linlithgow, EH49 6DT
Received 3 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1171/H/06
Extension to house
122 Chapelton Drive, Polbeth, West Calder, EH55 8SG
Received 17 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1123/AGR/06
Erection of a 225sqm general purpose agricultural shed
16 Raw Holdings, East Calder, EH53 0JN
Received 6 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0013/FUL/07
Erection of a 14.7m high ground based slimline telecommunications monopole with associated radio equipment housing and ancilliary development
Mill Road Industrial Estate, Mill Road, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 4 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1126/FUL/06
Erection of a 136sqm workshop
3 Youngs Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 16 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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