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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 dates21,487Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 19,106 approved or refused records
1,914Refused applications
17,192 approved · 1,914 refused · 1,343 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Mar 2001 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0783/A/10
Erection of an illuminated wall mounted sign (grid ref. 300113 677095)
Football And Cricketers Arms, 111 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EJ
Received 1 Nov 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0659/H/11
Erection of a double garage and rebuild of boundary wall (grid ref. 298127 669233)
Northbank, Drumcross Road, Bathgate, EH48 4NT
Received 27 Sept 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0544/FUL/11
Change of use from children's home (class 8) to shared residential accommodation (HMO) for single people (grid ref 302488 668709)
Former Deans House, Broomyknowe Drive, Deans, Livingston
Received 1 Aug 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0809/H/10
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 304808 665640)
16 Templar Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6PJ
Received 9 Nov 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0649/FUL/10
Change of use from flat to office (Grid Ref. 297146 669167)
31B Marmion Road, Bathgate, EH48 4JB
Received 2 Sept 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0360/H/10
Demolition of garage and erection of new garage (Grid Ref 308777 668068)
2 Almondell Terrace East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0EY
Received 25 May 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0792/A/10
Erection of a fascia sign (grid ref 300241 677137)
79 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ED
Received 4 Nov 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0859/FUL/10
Erection of 6 flats with associated car parking and landscaping (grid ref 304512 665077)
36-40 Calder Road Bellsquarry, Livingston
Received 22 Nov 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0857/FUL/10
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.85 m high boundary fence (grid ref. 306723 667221)
Land Adjacent To 17 Pentland Park, Craigshill, Livingston EH54 5NR
Received 22 Nov 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0672/A/10
Erection of a fascia sign (Grid Ref 300240 677178)
13 The Cross, Linlithgow, EH49 7AH
Received 23 Sept 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0827/FUL/10
Installation of a dual telecommunications user monopole supporting 3no Vodafone antenna and 3no O2 antenna within the top shrouded section, 1no dual user ground based equipment cabinet and ancillary development (305600 668441)
Alderstone Road, Livingston, EH54 9JR
Received 3 Nov 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0780/A/10
Erection of an illuminated projecting sign (grid ref 293767 668608)
Regal Bar, 6 West Main Street, Armadale, EH48 3QA
Received 1 Nov 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0233/H/11
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref 297617 662354)
Old Roman Catholic Presbytery, 8 Burnbrae Road, Stoneyburn, EH47 8DF
Received 13 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0692/FUL/10
Erection of a 168sqm car valet building (grid ref 303547 668799)
Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd, Carmondean Centre Road, Carmondean, Livingston, EH54 8PT
Received 27 Sept 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0763/FUL/10
Change of use from public house to class 1 shop (grid ref 296089 665178)
(Formerly) The Gothenburg, Main Street, East Whitburn, EH47 0JB
Received 21 Oct 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0842/H/10
Erection of a double garage (grid ref. 302406 663981)
100 Ennis Park, Polbeth, EH55 8TP
Received 17 Nov 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0848/H/10
Demolition of extension and garage, erection of a two storey extension to house, erection of a new garage and alterations to house
2 Royal Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 6HQ
Received 25 Nov 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0849/LBC/10
Listed building consent for the demolition of extension and garage, erection of a two storey extension to house, erection of a new garage and alterations to house
2 Royal Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 6HQ
Received 25 Nov 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0838/H/10
Extension to house (grid ref. 307645 675066)
Swanfield House, Glendevon, Winchburgh, EH52 6PX
Received 25 Nov 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0492/H/11
Two storey extension to house (grid ref 305705 668115)
59 Dawson Avenue, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6AL
Received 22 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0105/H/11
Formation of raised decking (grid ref 307232 672668)
63 Laing Gardens, Broxburn, EH52 6XU
Received 21 Feb 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0843/A/10
Erection of a projecting sign and a fascia sign (grid ref. 307057 672042)
3-5 Goschen Place, Broxburn, EH52 5JE
Received 27 Oct 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0875/H/10
Installation of replacement windows
Birnam, 7 Forkneuk Road, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 6BL
Received 10 Dec 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0770/H/10
Two storey extension to house (grid ref 308529 666893)
27 Laurelbank Court, East Calder, EH53 0QT
Received 27 Oct 2010
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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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