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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 dates19,996Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 17,688 approved or refused records
1,807Refused applications
15,881 approved · 1,807 refused · 1,282 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Mar 2001 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0182/H/11
Extension to house (grid ref. 303795 669701)
14 Golf Course Road, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8QF
Received 21 Mar 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0162/H/11
Extension to house (grid ref. 293066 669050)
21 Honeyman Court, Armadale, EH48 3RF
Received 25 Feb 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0448/FUL/11
Erection of a house (grid ref 296069 665122)
1 Barns Court, East Whitburn, EH47 8ET
Received 4 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0266/FUL/11
Erection of a 76 m high 'to blade tip' wind turbine with associated infrastructure (grid ref. 309271 665114)
Latch Farm, Kirknewton
Received 6 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0488/H/11
First floor extension to house (grid ref. 311557 667010)
46 Meadowbank Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8BS
Received 11 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0429/FUL/11
Change of use of part of grounds of vacant building into operational base for environmental campaign including erection of polytunnel and shed (grid ref 300204 7676536)
Clarendon House 30 Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AR
Received 24 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0534/FUL/11
Change of use from shop (class 1) to MSP constituency office (class 2) (grid ref. 301493 663036)
4 Northfield Court, West Calder, EH55 8DS
Received 20 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0282/FUL/11
Siting of a mobile snack bar (grid ref 304582 665991)
B & Q Car Park, Almondvale Boulevard, Livingston
Received 4 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0326/H/11
Installation of a dormer window (grid ref 290011 666417)
56 Harthill Road, Blackridge, EH48 3AL
Received 20 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0156/FUL/11
Erection of a perimeter security fence (grid ref 30995 672646)
Macdonald House, 18 Westerton Road, Broxburn, EH52 5AQ
Received 11 Mar 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0444/H/11
Extensions to house (grid ref 296283 664036)
7 Bickerton Crofts, Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn, EH47 8RX
Received 4 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0415/FUL/11
Erection of a 701 sqm office/workshop building and associated vehicle access, parking spaces and landscaping (grid ref. 298817 667127)
Plot 1, Easter Inch, Bathgate, EH48 2EH
Received 15 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0437/FUL/11
Erection of a house and garage (grid ref 299036 664763)
5 Blackburn Hall Holdings, Blackburn, EH47 7AB
Received 30 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0402/H/11
Extension to house (grid ref. 299938 676414)
42 Priory Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6BS
Received 10 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0241/PO/11
Application for modification of planning obligation relating to planning application 0959/05, to allow for denominational secondary school contributions to be paid upon the occupation of the last residential unit (grid ref. 305095 668995)
Knightsridge East Road, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8TH
Received 15 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0324/H/11
Erection of a porch (grid ref 307244 667840)
20 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder, EH53 0BD
Received 20 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0322/A/11
Erection of a free standing interpretation board (grid ref 299548 677028)
Grassed Area At Junction Of Preston Road And West Port, Linlithgow
Received 19 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0161/FUL/11
Change of use to Class 5 (business and industry), alterations to existing roof structure and erection of five external silos (grid ref. 301254 668751)
9 Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8AS
Received 25 Feb 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0128/H/11
Two storey extension to house (grid ref 308629 666727)
28 Belfield Avenue, East Calder, EH53 0QZ
Received 1 Mar 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0462/H/11
Two storey extension to house (grid ref 301495 677466)
184 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7LF
Received 11 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0417/FUL/11
Removal of roof and formation of new roof (grid ref 305714 667668)
Minerva Food Bar, Kingsport Avenue, Livingston, EH54 6BA
Received 16 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0464/H/11
Formation of a balcony (grid ref. 306066 671735)
Conifers, Alexander Street, Uphall, EH52 5DB
Received 11 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0321/A/11
Erection of a free standing interpretation board (grid ref 300197 677139)
Footpath On South Side Of High Street,(Outside County Buildings) Linlithgow EH49 7EZ
Received 19 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0403/FUL/11
Demolition of house and erection of a 1.1/2 storey house (grid ref. 293761 670990)
Rowantree Cottage, Bridgehouse, By Bathgate, EH48 3DQ
Received 20 May 2011
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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