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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 dates18,057Searchable applications
275Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,901 approved or refused records
1,597Refused applications
14,304 approved · 1,597 refused · 1,141 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0417/FUL/12
Erection of a 45.9m high (to blade tip) wind turbine with temporary access track (grid ref 297337 665897)
Swineabbey Farm, Blackburn, EH47 7RH
Received 19 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0451/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 307274 666676)
30 Spottiswoode Gardens, Mid Calder, EH53 0JU
Received 26 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0481/LBC/12
Listed building consent for the repairs to stone finial (Grid Ref 304335 676139)
4 Champfleurie Mews, Bridgend, Linlithgow, EH49 6NJ
Received 6 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0420/CLU/12
Certificate of lawfulness for formation of new roof
5 McIntosh Court, Broxburn, EH52 6XQ
Received 20 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0112/FUL/12
Change of use of land from public open space to semi-private land, erection of a fence and environmental improvements (grid ref. 305305 668498)
Nos. 37-46 Rushbank, Ladywell, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6EZ
Received 15 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0462/EIA/12
EIA screening opinion for a 125m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (Grid Ref 297205 666485)
Aldi Distribution Centre, Pottishaw Road, Bathgate, EH48 2FB
Received 10 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0150/A/13
Erection of non illuminated lettering and logo (in retrospect) (grid ref. 301391 667541)
3 Starlaw Park, Livingston, EH54 8SF
Received 4 Mar 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0163/H/13
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 305786 665401)
10 West Bankton Place, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9ED
Received 5 Mar 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0195/H/13
Extension to house and first floor extension to house (grid ref. 305331 665212)
5 Birrell Gardens, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9LF
Received 20 Mar 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0127/FUL/13
Erection of a 2.4m high boundary fence with 2 access gates and installation of bollards (grid ref. 305830 669214)
5A Firth Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DJ
Received 25 Feb 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0094/H/13
Erection of a porch (grid ref. 294032 667522)
17 Robertson Gardens, Armadale, EH48 2GX
Received 5 Feb 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0115/H/13
Extension to house (grid ref. 298360 677839)
57 Lovells Glen, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7TD
Received 18 Feb 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0691/FUL/12
Change of use from business (class 4) to dog grooming (class 2) (grid ref 299469 676803)
Unit 4, Braehead Business Units, Braehead Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6EP
Received 10 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0849/A/12
Erection of a fascia sign and vinyl window graphics (grid ref. 298995 676961)
Unit 2B, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7PN
Received 18 Dec 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0799/CLU/12
Conversion of garage to form habitable room (grid ref 303529 667433)
35 Barn Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 7EN
Received 26 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0825/H/12
Extension to flat (grid ref. 305676 671557)
23 Millbank Place, Uphall, EH52 5DU
Received 26 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0783/LBC/12
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a fascia sign and window transfers (grid ref 300138 677108)
103 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EQ
Received 16 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0588/H/12
First floor extension to house and erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 309074 666894)
143 Langton View, East Calder, EH53 0RE
Received 23 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0167/FUL/12
Erection of a house (grid ref. 300617 677408)
1 St Michaels Lane Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JD
Received 1 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0007/H/12
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 301227 677426)
96 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JW
Received 28 Dec 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0116/H/12
Installation of a dormer window and erection of a balcony (grid ref. 305083 677163)
3 Wyndford Brae, Station Road, Philpstoun, EH49 6RN
Received 16 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0657/A/12
Erection of a non illuminated fascia sign and ATM surround (grid ref 300170 677154)
3 The Vennel, Linlithgow, EH49 7EX
Received 28 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0292/H/12
Raising of roof to form first floor accommodation and extension to house (grid ref. 292421 660223)
158 Main Street, Fauldhouse, EH47 9DJ
Received 13 Apr 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0328/MSC/12
Approval of matters relating to planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 106 residential units with associated works (grid ref, 308046 675131)
Block K, Land At Winchburgh
Received 8 May 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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