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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 · 28,879 approved or refused records
2,537Refused applications
26,342 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0082/FUL/02
Erection of a 50m high temporary wind anemometer mast
Site At Auchinoon Hill, Kirknewton
Received 24 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0097/FUL/02
Erection of detached double garage
Croft 5 Riverside Lea, Seafield
Received 24 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0083/H/02
Erection of wooden garage (in retrospect)
48 Lower Bathville, Armadale
Received 24 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0577/H/02
Extension to house and erection of a garage
33 Northwood Park, Deans, Livingston
Received 23 May 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0578/FUL/02
installation of an 18.5 m high ground based telecommunications mast with associated equipment cabins and compound
Kwik Fit Carmondean Centre Road, Livingston
Received 23 May 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0650/H/02
Two storey extension to house
49 Martin Brae, Ladywell, Livingston
Received 23 May 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0617/H/02
Extension to house
4 Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 5 Jun 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0609/H/02
Erection of a garage and car port
10 Murieston Valley, Murieston, Livingston
Received 5 Jun 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0532/H/02
Erection of a garage
40 Strathbrock Place, Uphall
Received 9 May 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0519/FUL/02
Erection of 3 stables and adjoining tack room and hay store
10 Bickerton Crofts, East Whitburn
Received 8 May 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0800/H/02
Extension to house
Jessiehill Cottage, Roman Camp, Broxburn
Received 17 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0781/H/02
Two storey extension to house
156 Bailielands, Linlithgow
Received 17 Jul 2002 - UnknownLIVE/0785/NPD/02
Erection of a 135sqm vehicle inspection building
Livingston Test Station Grange Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 17 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0772/LBC/02
Listed building consent for alteration to residential properties to form one house
80A,B & C High Street, Linlithgow
Received 17 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0793/FUL/02
Erection of 40 houses and associated access roads
- Burnside View, Addiewell
Received 16 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0797/P/02
Renewal of outline permission 348/P/99 for a residential development
- Whiteside Industrial Estate, Bathgate
Received 16 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0964/FUL/02
Alterations to windows and doors and erection of a 2m high security fence and gates
Unit 4 Grange Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 29 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0925/FUL/02
Erection of house, garage and agricultural shed
4 Raw Holdings, (Land Adjacent), East Calder
Received 29 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0915/FUL/02
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and formation of a driveway
2 Millfield, Kirkton, Livingston
Received 29 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0356/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
2 Telford View, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 2 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0451/H/02
Erection of pitched roof over existing flat roof
69 Alberta Avenue, Howden, Livingston
Received 12 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0437/FUL/02
Siting of mobile plant for fridge re-cycling facility
2/8 Westerton Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 12 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0432/H/02
Extension to house
67 Greig Crescent, Armadale
Received 12 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0413/FUL/02
Erection of a 275sqm extension to laundry building
St Johns Hospital Howden West Road Howden Livingston EH54 6PP
Received 12 Apr 2002
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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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