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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26,342 approved · 2,539 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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/0988/FUL/99
Erection of 24 houses for the elderly and associated community resource building
33 East Main Street, Blackburn
Received 20 Dec 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0987/FUL/99
Formation of a temporary site compound
- Little Boghead, Bathgate
Received 20 Dec 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0861/H/00
Part demolition and extension to house
107 Preston Road, Linlithgow
Received 7 Sept 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0856/P/00
Outline planning permission for a housing development with associated infrastructure, and land remediation works, landscaping
- Lower Bathville Road, Site Of Former Atlas Steelworks, Armadale
Received 7 Sept 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0831/FUL/00
Change of use from video shop (Class 1) to form a flat
11 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 11 Aug 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0768/FUL/00
Change of use from Class 1 retail to Class 2 financial, professional and other services
33 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 11 Aug 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0778/H/99
Formation of balcony to rear
46 Alexander Street, Uphall
Received 5 Oct 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0366/H/00
Two storey extension to house including formation of a garage and erection of a conservatory
17 Huntburn Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 13 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0367/FUL/00
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 10 Easter Longridge Farm, Longridge
Received 13 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0368/FUL/00
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 18 Inchcross Park, Bathgate
Received 13 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0412/P/00
Outline planning permission for the formation of 3 house plots
- West Main Street, Blackburn
Received 13 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0322/H/00
Erection of a garage
8 Greenside, Torphichen
Received 20 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0277/A/00
Erection of illuminated fascia and free standing signs
1 Baird Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 20 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0278/LBC/00
Listed Building Consent for the installation of replacement windows and internal alterations
258 Main Street, East Calder
Received 20 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0280/FUL/00
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 16 Inchcross Park, Bathgate
Received 17 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0279/FUL/00
Erection of a house
72-78 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston
Received 17 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0276/LBC/00
Listed Building Consent for the removal of existing window and forming new opening to make door
6 The Stables, Champfleurie, Linlithgow
Received 17 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0317/LBC/00
Planning permission and listed building consent for a house extension
The Lodge, Champfleurie Estate, Linlithgow
Received 17 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0541/H/00
Recovering of roof with cambrian tile
41 West Main Street, Uphall
Received 5 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0540/H/00
Replacement of external door with window unit
12 St Magdalenes, Linlithgow
Received 5 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0555/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
51 Cedric Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 5 Jun 2000 - Decided0556/H/00
Erection of 3 garages and 2 sheds
Cathlaw House -, Torphichen
Received 5 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0554/A/00
Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels
- Blackburn Road, South Bound, Bathgate
Received 2 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0553/A/00
Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels
- Blackburn Road, North Bound, Bathgate
Received 2 Jun 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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