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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 dates17,933Searchable applications
275Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,793 approved or refused records
1,580Refused applications
14,213 approved · 1,580 refused · 1,127 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Apr 2007 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0211/A/12
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signage (grid ref 304754 670103)
BP Deer Park, Deer Park, Livingston EH54 8AD
Received 15 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0357/H/12
Installation of a dormer window (grid ref. 299181 677513)
12 Clark Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7AP
Received 8 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0312/FUL/12
Change of use from storage and distribution (class 6) to commercial rehearsal studio and recording studio (grid ref. 293707 664360)
Unit 12, Burnhouse Industrial Estate, Whitburn, EH47 0LL
Received 1 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0323/A/12
Erection of 2 non illuminated fascia signs (grid ref 300208 677197)
Burgh Halls, The Cross, Linlithgow, EH49 7EY
Received 8 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0639/FUL/12
Restoration and change of use from farm buildings to form house with ancillary accommodation (grid ref. 308803 666010)
Selms Farm, Kirknewton EH27 8DQ
Received 6 Sept 2012 - UnknownLIVE/0638/P/12
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (grid ref. 308776 665967)
Selms Farm, Kirknewton EH27 8DQ
Received 6 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0309/CLU/12
Extension to house
18 Albyn Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JN
Received 2 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0308/CLU/12
Extension to house
4 Glenwood Drive, Armadale, EH48 3TU
Received 3 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0305/A/12
Erection of 2 freestanding billboards (grid ref 306157 671273)
South Middleton, Uphall, EH52 5PS
Received 2 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0137/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 307542 672592)
51 Galloway Crescent, Broxburn, EH52 6XW
Received 22 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0325/FUL/12
Erection of a 2.4 m high palisade fence and gates (grid ref. 302008 668284)
Sites At Arrol Square, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8QZ
Received 1 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0313/H/12
Erection of a garage (grid ref. 307745 671911)
106 Woodville Court, Broxburn, EH52 5LR
Received 1 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0165/FUL/12
Erection of an electricity substation (grid ref. 297084 667523)
Area V, Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 1 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0324/LBC/12
Listed building consent for the erection of 2 non illuminated fascia signs (grid ref 300208 677197)
Burgh Halls, The Cross, Linlithgow, EH49 7EY
Received 8 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0350/TPO/12
Removal of 8 trees, selective branch removal to 8 trees and crown cleaning of all trees along driveway (grid ref. 299200 677256)
Longcroft House, Longcroft Gardens, Linlithgow, EH49 7QG
Received 18 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0329/FUL/12
Erection of public art (grid ref 306620 671998)
Uphall Cemetery, East Main Street, Uphall EH52 5JW
Received 8 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0118/FUL/12
Demolition of existing car showroom and service workshops and erection of a 515 sqm car showroom with ancillary offices and car parking (grid ref. 293783 668649)
7A North Street, Armadale, EH48 3QB
Received 15 Dec 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0271/H/12
Two storey extension and extensions to house (grid ref. 299108 676323)
69 Braehead Drive, Linlithgow, EH49 6DZ
Received 17 Apr 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0087/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref 302781 668621)
106 Huntly Avenue, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8NG
Received 7 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0102/H/12
Two storey extension to house (grid ref 300336 676447)
5 Friars Way, Linlithgow, EH49 6AX
Received 13 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0534/LBC/12
Listed building consent for alterations to building and installations of velux windows.
Almond Valley Hertiage Trust, Almond Valley Heritage Centre, Millfield, Livingston, EH54 7AR
Received 31 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0358/FUL/12
Erection of a temporary office building (grid ref. 298138 666446)
2 Whitestone Place, Bathgate, EH48 2EW
Received 18 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0605/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 308607 672548)
33 Stewartfield Road, Broxburn, EH52 5EP
Received 30 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0738/PO/12
Application for the modification of planning obligations relating to planning permission 0869/04 to omit clauses 2.0 and 2.1, referring to affordable housing contributions, in respect of the 5 undeveloped plots (grid ref 305879 675779)
Threemiletown Steadings, Canal Court, Threemiletown, EH49 6LZ
Received 29 Oct 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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