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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.
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13,865 approved · 1,523 refused · 1,102 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0674/FUL/12
Erection of 2 wind turbines (48.6m high to blade tip) (grid ref. 299602 663959)
Land To The North-West Of Freeport (North Side Of B7015), Westwood, West Calder
Received 14 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0519/FUL/12
Erection of a 61 m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (grid ref. 309568 665924)
Ormiston Farm, Kirknewton
Received 16 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0523/H/12
Formation of driveway (grid ref. 307763 667601)
1 Broombank Birches, B7015 - Broompark To B8046, Mid Calder, EH53 0EA
Received 16 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0610/FUL/12
Application under Section 42 for variation of condition 1 of planning permission 0553/P/05to allow additional time for development works to commence (grid ref. 296894 666704)
J4M8 Distribution Park, Pottishaw, Bathgate
Received 28 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0842/H/12
Erection of a fence (grid ref: 300109 676745)
Southern Knowe, 22 Friars Brae, Linlithgow, EH49 6BQ
Received 12 Dec 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0809/FUL/12
Change of use from office to fitness centre (Class 11) (grid ref. 303198 666568)
Fleming House, Fleming Road, Livingston, EH54 7BN
Received 20 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0456/H/12
Two storey extension and extension to garage (grid ref. 304620 665463)
8 Cypress Glade, Adambrae, Livingston, EH54 9JH
Received 27 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0667/TCA/12
Felling of 2 trees, crown thinning of 1 tree and selective branch removal of 1 tree (grid ref 299317 676993)
Craigavon, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BA
Received 2 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0673/CLU/12
Extension to house
9 Maidlands, Linlithgow, EH49 6AG
Received 25 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0665/EIA/12
EIA screening opinion for 2 no. 47m high (to blade tip) wind turbines (grid ref. 297532 661317)
Land East Of Breich, West Lothian, EH55 8NS
Received 26 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0574/FUL/12
Extension to shop (grid ref. 297835 662627)
67 Main Street, Stoneyburn, EH47 8BY
Received 16 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0628/H/12
Alterations to conservatory (grid ref. 307540 672503)
28 Erskine Road, Broxburn, EH52 6XJ
Received 10 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0765/A/12
Erection of illuminated fascia and projecting sign and ATM header (Grid Ref: 297385 668690)
27-29 Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 1HE
Received 7 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0603/FUL/12
Erection of a 355 sqm extension to provide 3 classrooms, 2 changing rooms and associated ground works (grid ref. 308401 674772)
Holy Family & Winchburgh Primary Schools, Glendevon Park, Winchburgh, West Lothian, EH52 6EU
Received 13 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0459/FUL/12
Erection of a 20m high 'to blade tip' wind turbine (grid ref 293134 666960)
Netherhouses Farm, Armadale, West Lothian, EH48 3AW
Received 5 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0642/FUL/12
Installation of new shop front and 2 air conditioning units (grid ref 294595 664974)
19 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QB
Received 11 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0460/P/12
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (grid ref. 294642 661988)
Land At Northfield Stables, Northfield Estate, Longridge, EH47 9AA
Received 2 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0027/H/13
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 295697 664471)
48 Glenisla Court, Whitburn, EH47 8NT
Received 3 Jan 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0032/H/13
Installation of a flue (in retrospect) (grid ref. 305273 664807)
36 Crathes Gardens, Livingston, EH54 9EN
Received 3 Jan 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0845/FUL/12
Erection of new car showroom and service department, with associated external carparking area and erection of car valet building with car wash facility (grid ref. 294011 667248)
Station Road, Armadale
Received 28 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0811/FUL/12
Erection of 2 houses (grid ref 304447 677328)
Vacant Site West Of Drovers Bank, Pardovan Farm Steadings, Philpstoun, EH49 7RZ
Received 27 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0549/H/12
Erection of a garden shed (grid ref. 308422 672139)
97 Almondell Road, Broxburn, EH52 5QH
Received 24 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0513/LBC/12
Listed building consent for the installation of a dormer window (grid ref. 305289 663712)
The Shambles, Skivo, Livingston, EH54 9AN
Received 2 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0272/FUL/12
Erection of 7 flats and 2 hot food takeway units (grid ref. 298700 665422)
Former Garage Site, East Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7QS
Received 13 Apr 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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