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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26,343 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0642/H/01
Erection of a conservatory
Beaconhill -, Kirknewton
Received 13 Jul 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0659/FUL/01
Erection of 25 houses and associated roads, fences, etc
Livingston Rugby Club, Almond South, Livingston
Received 13 Jul 2001 - DecidedLIVE/1096/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
2 Langton View, East Calder
Received 23 Oct 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1093/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
37 Deanswood Park, Livingston
Received 23 Oct 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1094/H/02
Formation of a balcony
6 Athol Terrace, Bathgate
Received 23 Oct 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1095/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
4 Northwood Park, Livingston
Received 23 Oct 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1111/H/02
Erection of a garage
51 Bankton Park West, Murieston, Livingston
Received 23 Oct 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1003/FUL/02
Proposed alteration and extension to restaurant and take-away, installation of new shop front and flue and formation of two flats above
149 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston
Received 27 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0811/H/02
Extension to house and formation of raised decking
24 Burngrange Gardens, West Calder
Received 2 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0721/FUL/02
Erection of a 20m high ground based telecommunications pole mast with associated compound and equipment cabins
West Torphin Farm, West Calder
Received 2 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0723/FUL/02
Erection of a 15m high telecommunications mast with associated cabins and compound
Long Dalmahoy Road, Kirknewton
Received 2 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0393/FUL/01
Installation of an LPG tank
Hopetoun House Estate Office -, South Queensferry
Received 2 Apr 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0279/H/02
Two storey and single storey extensions to house
5 Pilgrims Hill, Linlithgow
Received 13 Mar 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0287/FUL/02
Siting of portable office accommodation and security stores for storage and distribution of scaffolding products
Former Gleno Asbestos Ltd. Site Grange Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 13 Mar 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0195/H/02
Alterations to approved dormer extension (REF: 0017/H/01) to house at
71 East Main Street, Uphall
Received 20 Feb 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0146/A/02
Erection of a signboard
4 Mill Road Industrial Estate, Linlithgow
Received 28 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0122/A/02
Erection of a sign board
- Oatridge Agricultural College, Ecclesmachan
Received 28 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0120/FUL/02
Erection of a 20m high ground based telecommunications mast with associated compound and equipment cabin
2 Arrol Square, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 28 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0790/A/01
Erection of a fascia sign
7 North Street, Armadale
Received 24 Aug 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0792/H/01
Erection of a garage
7 Broompark View, East Calder
Received 24 Aug 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0793/H/01
Extensions to house and garage
4 Norwood Court, Whitburn
Received 24 Aug 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0796/H/01
Two storey extension to house
132 Maryfield Park, Mid Calder
Received 24 Aug 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0794/FUL/01
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
42 Burnside, Dechmont
Received 24 Aug 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0795/H/01
Erection of garage and store
119 Main Street, Winchburgh
Received 24 Aug 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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