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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 dates17,495Searchable applications
268Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,388 approved or refused records
1,523Refused applications
13,865 approved · 1,523 refused · 1,102 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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/0527/FUL/12
Alterations to shop fronts (grid ref. 294597 664975)
5-23 West Main Street, Whitburn, West Lothian
Received 16 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0483/FUL/12
Erection of a house (Grid Ref: 298847 661299)
Croft 3, Longford, West Calder, West Lothian, EH55 8NP
Received 12 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0515/H/12
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 299515 677330)
33 St Ninians Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BN
Received 20 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0438/A/12
Erection of hoarding signs (grid ref. 296956 665238)
Whitrigg, East Whitburn
Received 19 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0669/TPO/12
Felling of 1 tree (grid ref 302843 669584)
The Haining, 28 Woodlands Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8AT
Received 1 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0648/H/12
First floor extension to house (grid ref. 302575 669087)
62 Westwood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8QW
Received 14 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0634/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 305866 672105)
8 Fernlea, Uphall, EH52 6DF
Received 29 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0622/H/12
Formation of an access and driveway (Grid Ref. 301200 668802)
14 Burngrange Cottages, West Calder, EH55 8EW
Received 11 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0294/FUL/12
Erection of a house (grid ref. 300166 676880)
Jemern 6B Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 26 Apr 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0500/FUL/12
Substitution of house type (Grid Ref. 296317 660655)
Plot 4, Blinkbonny Gardens, Breich, EH55 8DN
Received 20 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0310/CLU/12
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a timber holiday chalet and access road (grid ref 297867 675672)
Craigs Lodges, Williamscraigs, Linlithgow, EH49 6QF
Received 24 Apr 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0608/H/12
Alterations to Roof (Grid Ref. 307465 672411)
5 McIntosh Court, Broxburn, EH52 6XQ
Received 6 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0525/CLU/12
Certificate of Lawfulness for installation of gates and fence
1 Westhall Road, Broxburn, EH52 5QT
Received 26 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0626/FUL/12
Grocery collection canopy and parking waiting area(Grid Ref. 305666 666904)
Car Park, Asda, Livingston
Received 10 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0768/H/12
Erection of a porch (grid ref. 300546 676925)
25 Clarendon Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 6AW
Received 1 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0647/FUL/12
Renewal of temporary planning permission 0891/FUL/09 for the operation of an outdoor activity centre (grid ref 311880 666527)
Kirknewton House, Kirknewton, West Lothian, EH28 9DA
Received 19 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0646/EIA/12
EIA screening opinion for 2 no. 84m high (to blade tip) wind turbines (grid ref. 293589 666490)
Springfield Farm, Armadale, EH48 3BH
Received 21 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0606/MSC/12
Approval of matters relating to planning permission 0610/P/11 for the erection of a house to be used as a bed and breakfast facility (class 7) (grid ref. 299892 677859)
Parkhead Holdings, Linlithgow
Received 22 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0630/FUL/12
Change of use from Class 4, 5 & 6 to martial arts centre (Class 11) (in retrospect) (grid ref. 293623 664204)
Unit J, The Gardner Young Buildings, Burnhouse Industrial Estate, Whitburn, EH47 0RU
Received 3 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0632/FUL/12
Erection of 3 buildings for the testing of heating and ventilation equipment (grid ref. 305883 669524)
Nettlehill Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5EQ
Received 31 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0621/FUL/12
Installation of 3 new windows (Grid Ref. 298377 677586)
Mill Road Industrial Estate, Linlithgow
Received 10 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0709/P/12
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a 1.5 ha residential development (grid ref. 303790 667066)
Kirkton Business Centre, Kirklane, Village Lane, Kirkton North, Livingston
Received 20 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0623/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 304019 668802)
140 Waverley Crescent, Livingston, EH54 8JR
Received 31 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0708/P/12
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a nursing home (grid ref. 303760 667002)
Kirkton Business Centre, Kirk Lane, Village Lane, Kirkton North Livingston
Received 20 Sept 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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