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Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates31,667Searchable applications
271Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,881 approved or refused records
2,539Refused applications
26,342 approved · 2,539 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0761/A/99
Illumination of existing hoarding
South Side A89 (West Facing), Edinburgh/Glasgow Road, Uphall
Received 30 Sept 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0760/A/99
Illumination of existing hoardings
North Side A89 (West Facing), Edinburgh/Glasgow Road, Uphall
Received 30 Sept 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0757/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
114 Bankton Park East, Murieston, Livingston
Received 30 Sept 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0809/H/99
Extension to house
17 Burnfield, Livingston Village, Livingston
Received 29 Sept 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0451/FUL/00
Installation of 1m diameter satellite antennae
35 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 10 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0445/H/00
Extension to house
28 Wood Drive, Whitburn
Received 10 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0358/A/00
Erection of illuminated fascia signage and amenity boards
1 West Main Street (Clifton Arms), Broxburn
Received 11 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0357/H/00
Erection of a garage
17 Heatherwood, Seafield
Received 11 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0119/H/00
Extension to house
48 Harthill Road, Blackridge
Received 8 Feb 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0015/P/00
Outline Planning Permission for the erection of a new primary school to accommodate a single stream primary with nursery provision and possible future Special Education Needs provision
- Doomsdale & Recreation Ground Site, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 11 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0016/P/00
Outline Planning Permission for extensions, alterations, refurbishment and removal of annexe accommodation to provide primary school premises and consolidate the school as a double stream primary with nursery provision
Linlithgow Primary School, Preston Road, Linlithgow
Received 11 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0012/FUL/00
Erection of 2 houses with garages
Plots 9 & 14 Meadow Park Estate, Seafield Farm, Seafield
Received 11 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0028/LBC/00
Listed Building Consent & Planning Permission for change of use from former nursing home to house and garage/offices and formation of new access, including installation of 2 oil storage tanks and fencing
Limefield House -, Polbeth
Received 10 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0020/P/00
Outline Planning Permission for extensions, alterations and refurbishment to modernise secondary school premises for a projected increase in the school roll to 1200 pupils
Bathgate Academy, Edinburgh Road, Bathgate
Received 10 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0025/A/00
Erection of fascia signs
Unit 5 Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston
Received 10 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0470/FUL/99
Extension of existing mast to 20m, installation of 3 No. microwave dishes, 3 No. sector antennae, equipment cabin and ancillary development
Limefield Farm -, Bathgate
Received 14 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0472/A/99
Erection of a signboard
- Eliburn Road/Lady Place, Livingston
Received 14 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0466/H/99
Two storey extension to house
139 Bailielands, Linlithgow
Received 11 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0769/P/00
Outline Planning Permission for a residential development
Glenmavis Torphichen Road, Bathgate
Received 14 Aug 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0778/FUL/00
Erection of a 210sqm factory extension
Phase 1 Willaimston North, Oakbank Park Road, Livingston
Received 14 Aug 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0675/FUL/00
Erection of a house
Plot 23 Inchcross Park, Bathgate
Received 18 Jul 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0683/FUL/00
Change of use from domestic to commercial to be used as chiropractic clinic
80 Main Street, East Calder
Received 18 Jul 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0737/FUL/00
Proposed erection of a new workshop/office accomodation with associated parking
2/8 Westerton Road (Unit 338), East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 18 Jul 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0708/H/00
Extension to house to form utility room, garage and workshop
'Bankhead', -, Niddry, Winchburgh
Received 18 Jul 2000
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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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