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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26,343 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0941/FUL/01
Renewal of temporary plannnig permission for change of use of portacabin to residential use
Almond Lodge -, Almondell, Broxburn
Received 15 Oct 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0935/H/01
Erection of conservatory
Bowden Cottage Upper Woodcock Dale, Linlithgow
Received 15 Oct 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0211/A/02
Erection of a fascia sign
30 The Vennel Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EX
Received 11 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0112/FUL/02
Siting of caravan for business use (in retrospect)
- Longmuir Farm, Dechmont
Received 11 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0053/FUL/02
Erection of a 40 square metre kitchen extension to restaurant
8 South Street, Armadale
Received 11 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1091/H/02
Extension to house
4 Kepscaith Grove, Whitburn
Received 25 Oct 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1098/FUL/02
Change of use of scrub land to form hard standing car parking area and erection of a 2.4m high security fence (in retrospect)
- Arrol Square, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 24 Oct 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1113/H/02
Two storey extension to house
13 Fells Road, Polbeth
Received 24 Oct 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1008/H/02
Extension to house
27 Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow
Received 30 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1038/FUL/02
Change of use from a shop (Class 1) to a sandwich bar and coffee shop (Class 3)
34 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 30 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1015/FUL/02
Installation of disabled access ramp and reconfiguring of steps to church
18 West Main Street, Broxburn
Received 30 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1018/FUL/02
Installation of new plant to upgrade waste water treatment
(B8029) Mill Road, Armadale
Received 30 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1009/H/02
Two storey extension to house
19 Hope Park Gardens, Bathgate
Received 30 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1014/FUL/02
Change of use of public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
3 Cedric Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 30 Sept 2002 - UnknownLIVE/0936/FUL/02
Erection of 1 block of 4 flats and associated parking
3 Mungle Street, West Calder
Received 3 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0985/FUL/02
Replacement of existing 20m high ground based telecommunications mast with new 20m high mast and extension to site compound
LBT Logistics Lower Bathville, Armadale
Received 3 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0655/FUL/01
Erection of a garage
46 Tern Brae, Livingston
Received 23 Jul 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0652/H/01
Change of roof from Scotch grey slates to red pantiles
29 East Main Street, Blackburn
Received 23 Jul 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0653/H/01
Erection of a pitched roof over existing house
41 Torridon Walk, Livingston
Received 23 Jul 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0654/H/01
Extension to house
39 Priory Road, Linlithgow
Received 23 Jul 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0658/LBC/01
Alterations to bridge
Mid Calder Bridge -, Mid Calder
Received 23 Jul 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0616/H/01
Extension to house
272 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 5 Jul 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0609/FUL/01
External ventilation and air conditioning plant area
1 Gregory Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 5 Jul 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0610/FUL/01
Erection of 2 houses
1 & 3 Ridge Court, Longridge
Received 4 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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