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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 dates28,912Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 26,210 approved or refused records
2,330Refused applications
23,880 approved · 2,330 refused · 1,621 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Dec 1994 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1008/H/06
Two storey extension to house
37 Craiglaw, Dechmont, Broxburn, EH52 6LU
Received 12 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0948/H/06
Extension to house
34 Tantallon Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AT
Received 14 Jul 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0964/A/00
Erection of entrance sign and directional signage
Binny House Ecclesmachan Road, Uphall
Received 13 Oct 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0675/FUL/06
Erection of a 11.7 m ground based telecommunications mast with associated equipment cabins and compound
Dedridge West Road, Livingston
Received 20 Jun 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0228/FUL/06
Erection of 4 no. flats
39 West Main Street, Armadale
Received 8 Mar 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0533/FUL/06
Formation of beer garden and erection of a 1.5m high fence
4 Mid Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PR
Received 12 May 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0890/FUL/00
Change of use from offices to licensed restaurant
52 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate
Received 18 Sept 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0803/H/00
Erection of a porch
29 Bughtknowes Drive, Bathgate
Received 16 Aug 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0774/H/00
Formation of dormer window and conservatory
21 Harthill Road, Westcraigs, Blackridge
Received 16 Aug 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0602/FUL/00
Erection of detached house with integral garage
Plot 16 Badger Wood, Dechmont
Received 21 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0572/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
3 Braeside Gardens, Mid Calder
Received 12 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0515/H/00
Extension to house
28 Kirk Road, Bathgate
Received 25 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0406/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
17 Kaims Grove, Livingston
Received 27 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0405/H/00
Installation of replacement windows
22A Ecclesmachan Road, Uphall
Received 27 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0204/FUL/00
Erection of a toilet and canteen building
- Cappers Farm, Armadale
Received 25 Feb 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0309/LBC/00
Listed building consent to replace finials at the top of each south entrance pillar
- Bridgecastle Estate, Westfield
Received 25 Feb 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0713/P/06
Outline permission for the erection of a house
Site At Harwood Farm, West Calder
Received 8 Jun 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0611/FUL/06
Demolition of existing flats and erection of 16 no. houses and 16 no. flats
West Park Grove, Dunn Street, Glenalmond Court, Broxburn
Received 31 May 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0814/P/06
Outline planning permission for the erection of agricultural buildings
Oatridge College, Ecclesmachan
Received 19 Jun 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0771/H/06
Formation of 2 no. dormer windows and velux rooflight and extension to rear
19 Main Street, Mid Calder EH53 0AW
Received 17 Jul 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0351/FUL/06
Erection of a 57,792sqm distribution warehouse development (class 6) and associated car parking, landscaping and infrastructure
Area D, J4M8 Distribution Park, Bathgate
Received 7 Apr 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0583/P/06
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Site At Hermand Farm, West Calder
Received 29 May 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0813/P/06
Outline planning permission for the erection of two houses for agricultural workers
Oatridge College, Ecclesmachan
Received 1 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0711/ARM/06
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of a mixed use development comprising retail, leisure and food and drink use including public house and restaurant and refreshment licenses
Land Between Almondvale Phase 2 & McArthur Glen Outlet Centre, Livingston
Received 3 Jul 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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