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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26,343 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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/0746/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
80 Foxknowe Place, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 30 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0730/FUL/03
Erection of 21 houses with garages and associated works
- Murieston West Road, Murieston, Livingston
Received 20 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0693/FUL/03
Formation of new access road
- Murieston Road, Murieston, Livingston
Received 19 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0692/FUL/03
Outline planning permission for a dwelling house
165 South Village, Pumpherston
Received 19 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0752/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
8 Ochiltree Court, Mid Calder
Received 27 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0758/FUL/03
Erection of a 15m high ground based telecommunications monopole with associated equipment and compound
Beveridge Square, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 26 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0696/H/03
First floor extension to house, erection of a porch & single storey extension and erection of a conservatory
57 Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow
Received 10 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0663/FUL/03
Erection of a 15 m high ground based telecommunications monopole and associated equipment cabins
Station Road, Winchburgh
Received 10 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0664/H/03
erection of a garden shed
48 Park View, Fauldhouse
Received 10 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0673/H/03
Extension to house
7 Newlands, Kirknewton
Received 10 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/1111/NPD/01
Erection of a 43sqm pre-fabricated building
- Barkhill Road, Linlithgow
Received 5 Dec 2001 - DecidedLIVE/1155/H/01
Raise garage roof & alteration to form billiards room and installation of an LPG tank
- North Lodge, Craigbinning, Dechmont
Received 5 Dec 2001 - DecidedLIVE/1117/H/01
Erection of a porch
- West Coach House, Kirknewton
Received 5 Dec 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0441/LBC/03
listed building consent for alterations to outbuilding to form summerhouse
- Murieston Tower, Murieston, Livingston
Received 22 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0429/FUL/03
Erection of childrens nursery/health gym and restaurant and formation of a new access and parking
1 Simpson Parkway, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 22 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0439/H/03
Extension to house
12 Bickerton Crofts, East Whitburn
Received 22 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0442/H/03
First floor extension and alterations to house
146 Bailielands, Linlithgow
Received 22 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0426/H/03
Erection of a garage
1 Combfoot Cottages, Mid Calder
Received 22 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0761/FUL/03
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 98 Rashierigg Place, Longridge
Received 23 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0748/FUL/03
Change of use from tyre recycling yard to plant hire business
No. 8 Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder
Received 23 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0736/FUL/03
Erection of 4 no. CCTV cameras on a 6m high fixed pole
Adj 1 Mossbank, Ladywell, Livingston
Received 23 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0711/H/03
Removal of existing lounge window and replacement with patio doors complete with railings at first floor
18 Burns Terrace, Bathgate
Received 23 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0596/H/01
Erection of a conservatory
42 Highfield Crescent, Linlithgow
Received 2 Jul 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0747/FUL/01
Erection of a house
Sandygate Cottage, Murieston Road, Murieston, Livingston
Received 2 Jul 2001
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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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