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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 dates17,434Searchable applications
268Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,337 approved or refused records
1,517Refused applications
13,820 approved · 1,517 refused · 1,092 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 May 2007 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas10 mapped area records
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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/0590/AGR/12
Erection of a 41qm agricultural building (grid ref 304697 675988)
Site To Rear Of Former Bridgend Primary School (The Beechtree Development), Bridgend
Received 22 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0421/A/12
Erection of 2 fascia signs (Grid Ref 305645 669348)
9 Shairps Business Park, Houstoun Road, Livingston, EH54 5FD
Received 14 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0578/TCA/12
Felling of 9 trees (grid ref. 297098 672135)
2 Mallens Brae, Torphichen
Received 24 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0572/FUL/12
Installation of an underground tank drainage system and rerouting of footpath (Grid Ref. 304520 666887)
Land Adjacent To Alderston Road West, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54
Received 26 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0496/H/12
Extensions to house (grid ref. 298745 676922)
48 Belsyde Court, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7RW
Received 6 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0611/FUL/12
Erection of a 450 sqm agricultural building (in retrospect) (grid ref. 312285 666997)
Easter Newton, Long Dalmahoy Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8EF
Received 31 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0517/FUL/12
Reconstruction of fire damaged building to create a Class 1 shop and extension to existing hot food takeaway (grid ref. 293690 667837)
170, 172, 174 South Street, Armadale, West Lothian, EH48 3JU
Received 20 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0466/H/12
Installation of solar panels on roof (in retrospect) (grid ref. 296986 672199)
3 Craigs Court, Torphichen, EH48 4NU
Received 2 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0518/H/12
Extensions to house (grid ref. 306535 671601)
34 Loaninghill Road, Uphall, EH52 5ST
Received 20 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0538/A/12
Erection of a illuminated fascia sign (grid ref 304826 666408)
Unit 10, Almondvale Retail Park, Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6RQ
Received 1 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0394/H/12
Application under Section 42 for variation of condition 1 of planning permission 0425/H/07 to extend period of time for commencement by 3 years (Grid Ref. 304184 675721)
4 Auldhill Terrace, Bridgend, EH49 6NN
Received 8 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0728/AGR/12
Erection of a 450 sqm agricultural building (grid ref. 312343 667007)
Easter Newton, Long Dalmahoy Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8EF
Received 28 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0371/FUL/12
Erection of a house (grid ref. 296386 663287)
Croft 9, Easter Longridge Farm, Longridge, EH47 8AA
Received 21 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0010/FUL/10
Erection of a 45 sqm outbuilding for use a beauty salon
14 Starlaw Terrace, Bathgate, EH48 1LN
Received 9 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0476/H/12
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 296641 672679)
27 Greenside, Torphichen, EH48 4NB
Received 21 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0699/FUL/12
Erection of a house (grid ref. 299904 661024)
Croft 4, West Mains Farm, West Calder EH55
Received 1 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0487/H/12
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 293756 664560)
23 Mathers Avenue, Whitburn, EH47 0NA
Received 4 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0681/CLU/12
Conversion of garage to form habitable room
175 Waverley Crescent, Livingston, EH54 8JT
Received 5 Oct 2012 - UnknownLIVE/0067/LBC/13
Conservation area consent for part demolition of building (grid ref. 307410 667475)
34 Main Street, Mid Calder, EH53 0AN
Received 31 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0484/H/12
Demolition of garage and extension to house (grid ref. 298518 676771)
6 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 6QG
Received 6 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0599/FUL/12
Variation of Condition 1 of planning permission 0715/FUL/09 to extend the period of time to begin the development (grid ref. 301384 662900)
10 West End, West Calder, EH55 8EN
Received 13 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0653/FUL/12
Siting of a mobile snack bar (grid ref. 295216 660356)
A71, West Of Breich Crossroads, Breich
Received 21 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0497/A/12
Erection of a non illuminated hoarding sign (Grid Ref. 304751 666977)
Lidl, Alderstone Road, Livingston, EH54 7DN
Received 9 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0378/P/12
Planning permission in principle for the extension to foodstore to front and rear, erection of single storey decked car park and re-alignment of existing car park and service access (revised Proposals) (grid ref. 300597 677161)
Regent Centre, Blackness Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7HU
Received 15 Mar 2012
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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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