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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 dates29,027Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 26,321 approved or refused records
2,337Refused applications
23,984 approved · 2,337 refused · 1,623 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Nov 1994 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 30 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1180/FUL/06
Erection of 18 flats with associated access road, parking and landscaping
Bridgend Court, Bathgate
Received 24 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1210/H/06
First floor extension to house
46 Harrysmuir Gardens, Pumpherston, EH53 0PL
Received 10 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0815/FUL/06
Erection of 51 houses and garages with associated access roads and parking
Curling Pond Lane, Longridge
Received 25 Jul 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0963/FUL/06
Installation of a satellite dish (retrospective application)
2 Main Street, Fauldhouse
Received 7 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0938/FUL/06
Change of use from retail (class1) to professional services (class 2) to provide Podiatry/Chiropody Clinic
46 East Main Street, Whitburn
Received 29 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1287/H/06
Erection of a garage
129 Oldwood Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6US
Received 1 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1326/H/06
Extension to house
19 Barnes Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8PP
Received 11 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0054/P/03
Renewal of outline planning permission (0588/99) for 5 houses and importation of infill material
Viewfield House East Main Street, Greenrigg
Received 13 Jan 2003 - DecidedLIVE/1154/ARM/06
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of a 2628sqm four storey office building (Class 4) with associated access road and parking
Heartlands, Polkemmet, Whitburn
Received 9 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1219/P/06
Outline planning permission for a 0.1ha residential development of 3 houses
Land 30M Northwest Of 105 Park View Fauldhouse West Lothian
Received 25 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1217/FUL/06
Erection of a 43sqm extension to conservatory showsite
Williamson Garden Centre, Uphall
Received 10 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1010/FUL/06
Installation of an 18 m high ground based lattice tower to replace existing 15 m tower with associated cabins and compound
Hopetoun Estate, Philpstoun, EH49 6RH
Received 18 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0884/FUL/06
Erection of two houses
Faraday Place, Addiewell
Received 11 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0531/FUL/06
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 11, Blinkbonny Gardens, Breich
Received 18 May 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0491/FUL/06
Amendment to planning permission 0275/04 for sub-division of plot 6 to form 2 no. units
Plot 6 Kilpunt Steading, Broxburn EH52 5PB
Received 10 May 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0807/FUL/06
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high fence
30 Woodhead Grove, Armadale, Bathgate, EH48 3HU
Received 31 Jul 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1226/P/02
Outline planning permission for the formation of 3 house plots with workshop accommodation
Camps Cottage Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder
Received 26 Nov 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0826/LBC/06
Listed building consent for erection of conservatory
Hatton East Lodge, Kirknewton
Received 31 Jul 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1334/H/06
Installation of a dormer
45 Garden City, Stoneyburn, EH47 8EJ
Received 15 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0707/FUL/06
Erection of 4 houses
East Mains Farm, Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 22 Jun 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1335/H/06
Two storey and single storey extensions to house
60 Moray Drive, Linlithgow, EH49 6DU
Received 15 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0106/H/01
Extension to house
20 Millburn Road, Westfield
Received 9 Feb 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0096/H/01
Erection of a conservatory
37 Ogilvie Way, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 7 Feb 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0100/H/01
Erection of a conservatory
49 Elm Grove, Blackburn
Received 7 Feb 2001
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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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