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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 dates31,663Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,880 approved or refused records
2,537Refused applications
26,343 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 1992 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 1 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0723/FUL/03
Erection of a 44sqm temporary extension to provide two additional consulting rooms
West Calder Medical Centre Dickson Street, West Calder
Received 18 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0694/H/03
Erection of a detached garage/workshop
North Lodge -, Broxburn
Received 18 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0248/FUL/03
Reclamation and re-contouring of former colliery site and adjoining lands and the excavation of coal and related minerals by opencast methods, together with ancilliary mining activity at Polkemmet Colliery, between Whitburn and Fauldhouse
Polkemmet Colliery & Surrounding Areas, Whitburn
Received 12 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0362/FUL/03
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a two storey extension to house
9 Cappers Court, Armadale
Received 12 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0272/FUL/03
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and extension to house
43 Badger Meadows, Broxburn
Received 12 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0261/H/03
Installation of dormers
28 Oakbank Place Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6RG
Received 12 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0266/FUL/03
Formation of additional 41 parking spaces
- Oakbank Park Drive, Mid Calder
Received 12 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0676/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
40 Primrose Place, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 9 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0653/FUL/03
Formation of 3 car parking spaces
1D Hardhill Road, Bathgate
Received 9 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0657/H/03
Alterations and extension to house
15 Acredales Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HY
Received 9 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0658/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
66 Birrell Gardens, Murieston, Livingston
Received 9 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0739/FUL/03
Formation of storage and distribution base for car transportation and siting of temporary office units and storage containers
- Clarke Square, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 9 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0650/FUL/03
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 88 Rashierigg Place, Longridge
Received 9 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0654/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
23 Loch Trool Way, Whitburn
Received 9 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0651/H/03
Erection of a house with garage
10 Dalziel Court, Land Adjoining, Stoneyburn
Received 9 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0504/FUL/03
Erection of a 427sqm extension to provide renal dialysis unit with alterations and extension to existing car parking layout
St Johns Hospital Howden West Road Howden Livingston EH54 6PP
Received 2 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0529/M/03
Application for the determination of new conditions relating to planning permission M74/1987 in respect of the winning and working of sand and gravel.
- North Couston Quarry, Bathgate
Received 2 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0501/P/03
Outline planning permission for a 0.275ha residential development
- Land At Lower Bathville, Armadale
Received 1 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0710/H/03
Extension to rear of house
6 Northfield Meadows, Longridge
Received 24 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0827/NID/03
Erection of a 183sqm 2 classroom extension with wc and storage
St Ninians Primary School, Douglas Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 18 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0645/H/03
First floor extension to house
16 Newhouses Road, Broxburn
Received 29 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0614/H/03
Erection of a porch
87 Lanark Avenue, Deans, Livingston
Received 29 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0615/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
7 Starlaw Gardens, Bathgate
Received 29 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0616/H/03
Extension and alterations to house
39 Kaims Grove, Kirkton, Livingston
Received 29 May 2003
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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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