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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 dates20,637Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 18,297 approved or refused records
1,860Refused applications
16,437 approved · 1,860 refused · 1,309 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0213/H/11
Two storey extension and erection of a porch (grid ref 298114 662748)
153 Cuthill Crescent, Stoneyburn, EH47 8BW
Received 4 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0073/FUL/11
Change of use from car park to car wash and valet, erection of a canopy and siting of office cabin (grid ref 304920 670744)
Land At Dechmont Roundabout, Houstoun Mains, Broxburn
Received 8 Feb 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0527/FUL/10
Erection of 8 houses (Grid Ref. 293292 660415).
Site Adjacent To Meadow Crescent, Fauldhouse
Received 20 Jul 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0242/A/11
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign (grid ref 297444 668818)
31 George Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PG
Received 14 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0143/FUL/11
Change of use of workshops to class 2 (financial, professional and other services) (grid ref 296084 668671)
MRD House, Glasgow Road, Bathgate, EH48 2QW
Received 8 Mar 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0504/H/11
Extension to house and erection of a car port
8 Murieston Court, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9BT
Received 28 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0084/FUL/11
Change of use from Class 6 (Storage and Distribution) to MOT Test Station Class 5 (General Industrial)
5-7 Liggat Syke Place, Broxburn, EH52 5NA
Received 15 Feb 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0195/PO/11
Application for modification of planning obligations relating to planning application 0493/P/02 (Heartlands Development) to delete clause 4 (travel plan co-ordinator) (grid ref. 294384 663492)
Heartlands, Whitburn
Received 28 Mar 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0057/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 306829 669174)
38 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0LP
Received 24 Jan 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0130/FUL/11
Alterations and change of use from former motorcycle sales to chemist (class 1) (grid ref 305957 671736)
23 West Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5DN
Received 1 Mar 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0188/H/11
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref 307509 672570)
56 Erskine Road, Broxburn, EH52 6XL
Received 25 Mar 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0095/A/11
Erection of an illuminated ATM collar and internal poster box (grid ref 308364 672242)
Lloyds TSB Scotland Plc, 75 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5EE
Received 17 Feb 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0173/H/11
Demolition of garage and erection of a double garage (grid ref 299267 665570)
31 Graham Court, Blackburn, EH47 7BT
Received 18 Mar 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0837/H/10
Installation of dormer windows (grid ref 304124 668948)
148 Sutherland Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8HZ
Received 17 Nov 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0832/H/10
Extension to flat (grid ref. 304366 665017)
70 Calder Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AD
Received 26 Oct 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0106/H/11
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref 305572 664042)
5 Murieston Green, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9EQ
Received 22 Feb 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0034/LBC/11
Conservation area consent for the partial demolition of building, extension to house and formation of decking. (grid ref. 299885 677036)
209D High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EN
Received 14 Jan 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0391/A/11
Erection of 2 illuminated light box signs (grid ref 305525 666789)
Unit 12-14, The Centre, Almondvale Boulevard, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6OG
Received 9 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0056/P/12
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a 6.8ha mixed use development (grid ref. 302917 667279)
Land At Eliburn Office Park Approx 7ha Old Cousland Road Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian
Received 23 Jan 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0269/H/11
Two storey extension to house and erection of a garage (grid ref, 304509 669400)
9 Nicholson Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8LS
Received 26 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0148/H/11
Extension to house (grid ref. 301576 677350)
32 Carse Knowe, Linlithgow, EH49 7LG
Received 11 Mar 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0204/FUL/11
Change of use from public open space to form extension to commercial garage yard (in retrospect) (grid ref 298039 663058)
Unit 1, Foulshiels Road, Stoneyburn, EH47 8BS
Received 29 Mar 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0212/H/11
Installation of a dormer window (grid ref 308615 672508)
86 Stewartfield Crescent, Broxburn, EH52 5ER
Received 4 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0228/H/11
Demolition of garage, extension to house and erection of a porch (grid ref. 301326 677376)
162 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JT
Received 4 Apr 2011
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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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