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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 dates18,190Searchable applications
275Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 16,031 approved or refused records
1,613Refused applications
14,418 approved · 1,613 refused · 1,142 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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/0306/H/12
Amendments to planning permission 0362/FUL/10 and installation of an air source heat pump (grid ref. 298746 676789)
Mains House, Mains Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QA
Received 24 Apr 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0088/H/12
Two storey extension to house (grid ref 299989 676444)
82 Priory Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6BS
Received 7 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0531/H/12
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 293306 668275)
139 Mount Pleasant, Armadale, EH48 3HE
Received 26 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0512/H/12
Amendments to planning permission 0047/h/11 (Grid Ref 299886 677030)
209D High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EN
Received 23 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0473/FUL/12
Installation of a DSLAM telecommunications cabinet (Grid Ref 296786 672457)
Hall Terrace, Torphichen, Bathgate, EH48 4NR
Received 10 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0654/A/12
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign, projecting sign and ATM surround (grid ref 308363 672239)
Lloyds TSB Scotland Plc, 75 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5EE
Received 28 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0486/FUL/12
Erection of 3 (31.5m high to blade tip) wind turbines with associated works (grid ref. 299102 675269)
Williamscraig Farm, Linlithgow, EH49 6QE
Received 28 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0414/FUL/12
Amendment to layout and change of house types at plots 23/24, 25/26, 40/41, 42/43, 77/78, 83/84, 97,98 and 99/100 (grid ref. 293860 664151)
Land Adjacent To Dixon Terrace, Whitburn, West Lothian
Received 11 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0284/FUL/12
Erection of a 15m high telecommunications mast and associated equipment cabinet (grid ref. 302745 663925)
Chapelton Gardens, Polbeth, EH55 9SP
Received 13 Apr 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0382/EIA/12
EIA screening request in respect of extension of mineral extraction area (grid ref. 298186 660041)
Land At Rusha Farm, Near Breich
Received 8 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0650/TPO/12
Felling of 1 tree (grid ref 299885 676188)
Donaldson's School, Preston Road, Linlithgow, EH49
Received 26 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0430/EIA/12
EIA screening opinion for 2 no. 47m high (to blade tip) wind turbines (grid ref. 300999 664980)
Breich Farm, West Calder
Received 27 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0376/FUL/12
Change of use to shop (Class 1) and installation of 2 air conditioning units
Unit 5, Inchwood Park, Bathgate
Received 30 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0439/A/12
Erection of a fascia sign (grid ref 300388 677137)
48 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AE
Received 27 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0297/FUL/12
Erection of a house (grid ref. 304686 665558)
31A Templar Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6PJ
Received 1 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0426/EIA/12
EIA screening opinion for 3 no. 80m high (to blade tip) wind turbines (Grid Ref 292288 667537)
Standhill Farm, Blackridge, EH48 3AD
Received 25 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0425/EIA/12
EIA screening opinion for a 78m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (Grid Ref 292394 660123).
Braehead Farm, Fauldhouse, EH47 9DN
Received 25 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0444/FUL/12
Erection of a 49 sqm extension (grid ref. 296074 668669)
MRD House, Glasgow Road, Bathgate, EH48 2QW
Received 21 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0254/FUL/12
Erection of a 20m high telecommunications mast (grid ref. 297461 660047)
Rusha Farm, West Calder, EH55 8NS
Received 4 Apr 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0575/H/12
Erection of a 79sqm garage/storage area (grid ref 306927 671729)
5 Holmes Holdings, Holmes Road, Broxburn, EH52 5NY
Received 24 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0509/FUL/12
Erection of a 52 sqm extension (grid ref. 304680 667558)
St Johns Hospital Howden West Road Howden Livingston EH54 6PP
Received 6 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0455/HZ/12
Hazardous substances consent for 96,500 tonnes of ethanol (grid ref. 309925 672525)
18 Westerton Road, Broxburn, EH52 5AU
Received 7 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0432/FUL/12
Re-roofing of flats (grid ref. 293533 661077)
Lanrigg Road/Victoria Road, Fauldhouse
Received 7 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0454/TPO/12
Felling of 1 tree and crown thinning of 1 tree
Woodlands Lodge, Lower Bathville, Armadale, EH48 2LH
Received 5 Jul 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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