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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.
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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 dates18,643Searchable applications
275Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 16,454 approved or refused records
1,655Refused applications
14,799 approved · 1,655 refused · 1,167 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Oct 2006 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0201/H/12
Single storey extension and internal alterations to form enhanced kitchen and utility
63 Calder Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AD
Received 15 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0234/FUL/12
Erection of 6 public art sculptures (grid ref 297315 667194)
Leyland Road & Simpson Avenue, Wester Inch, Bathgate, EH48 2SG
Received 20 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0149/FUL/12
Erection of a glazed entrance canopy (Grid ref. 301356 667384)
Glen Turner Distillery, Starlaw Road, Bathgate, EH47 7BW
Received 23 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0147/FUL/12
Change of use from club premises to form 3 flats (grid ref. 308176 672169)
12-14 West Burnside, Broxburn
Received 23 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0224/H/12
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 308847 667203)
4 Langton View, East Calder, West Lothian
Received 19 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0064/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 296511 668689)
7A Hardhill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2BN
Received 25 Jan 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0111/FUL/12
Change of useof land from public open space to semi-private ground, erection of a fence and environmental improvements (grid ref 305345 668175)
Nos 1-20 Fernbank, Ladywell, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6DT
Received 15 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0837/H/11
Extension to house (grid ref.305326 665055).
64 Tantallon Gardens, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AT
Received 20 Dec 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0202/A/12
Erection of 2 illuminated fascia signs (grid ref 304988 666357)
Unit 2A, Almondvale Retail Park, Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6RQ
Received 15 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0206/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref 308411 675074)
81 Tippet Knowes Park, Winchburgh, EH52 6UR
Received 15 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0092/FUL/12
Erection of a house (grid ref 298286 668309)
46 Kirk Road, Bathgate, EH48 1BP
Received 7 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0142/ACT/12
Prior notification for installation of a lift shaft and associated plant room (grid ref. 300539 677078)
Linlithgow Train Station, Linlithgow
Received 27 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0141/ACT/12
Prior approval for parapet modifications (grid ref. 309418 674288)
Niddry Castle, Winchburgh
Received 27 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0769/H/11
Extension to house and erection of a porch (grid ref 305858 671693)
146 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JT
Received 17 Nov 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0110/FUL/12
Change of use of land from public open space to semi-private ground, erection of a fence and environmental improvements (grid ref 305370 668252)
Nos. 25-44 Fernbank, Ladywell, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6DT
Received 15 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0253/FUL/12
Change of use from public toilet to office (class 2) (grid ref. 308162 672250)
Buchan Lane, Broxburn
Received 29 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0250/TCA/12
Felling of 3 trees (grid ref. 300133 767745)
Svenskbo, 20 Friars Brae, Linlithgow, EH49 6BQ
Received 4 Apr 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0049/LBC/12
Listed building consent for the erection of a fascia sign and projecting sign (grid ref. 300339 677148)
70-72 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 16 Jan 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0140/ACT/12
Prior approval for parapet modifications (grid ref. 302927 677265)
Park Farm. Philpstoun
Received 27 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0139/ACT/12
Prior approval for parapet modifications (grid ref. 307132 676625)
Craigton, Winchburgh
Received 27 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0441/H/12
Extension to house and change of use from public open space to private garden ground (grid ref.294834 662750)
82 Rashierigg Place, Longridge, EH47 8AT
Received 21 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0027/FUL/12
Changes to car park provision and layout, creation of a kitchen service yard and other minor amendments (in retrospect) (grid ref. 304882 670688)
Dobbies Garden World, Houstoun Mains, Uphall, EH52 6PA
Received 9 Jan 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0767/P/11
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (grid ref. 302064 675958)
Parkley Fishery, Parkley Place Farm, Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 6QU
Received 2 Nov 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0217/CLU/12
Certificate of Lawfulness for extension to house
87 Foxknowe Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6TY
Received 16 Mar 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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