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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.
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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
270Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,882 approved or refused records
2,540Refused applications
26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 4 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0869/FUL/00
Renewal of temporary planning permission 969/99 to carry out works outwith workshop for up to seven hours per week
1 Letham Holdings, Pumpherston
Received 24 Aug 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0850/FUL/00
Erection of a 25m high telecommunications mast with associated antennas and equipment cabin
Middleton Hall -, Uphall
Received 24 Aug 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0491/FUL/00
Change of use from shop to hot food take-away
8 West Port, Linlithgow
Received 19 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/1141/P/01
Outline planning permission for a garden centre development comprising 20000sqft indoor and 5000sqft of outdoor facilities with car parking
- Westwood, West Calder
Received 10 Oct 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0620/FUL/01
Change of use from Bed & Breakfast to Business Training and Complimentary Health Centre
13 Avon Place, Linlithgow
Received 6 Jul 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0615/P/01
Erection of 2 houses
- East Main Street, Blackburn
Received 6 Jul 2001 - DecidedLIVE/1115/FUL/00
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 5 The Fieldings, Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 4 Dec 2000 - DecidedLIVE/1098/H/00
Erection of rear extension and front porch
Bents Cottage -, Harburn
Received 4 Dec 2000 - DecidedLIVE/1099/H/00
Extension to form bedroom and car port
1 Glendevon Cottages, Winchburgh
Received 4 Dec 2000 - DecidedLIVE/1000/FUL/00
Removal of steps (in retrospect)
- Balmuir Avenue/Belvedere Place, Bathgate
Received 30 Oct 2000 - DecidedLIVE/1001/FUL/00
Installation of a roller shutter
50 Main Street, Winchburgh
Received 30 Oct 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0996/P/00
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
10 West End, West Calder
Received 30 Oct 2000 - DecidedLIVE/1002/FUL/00
Erection of a 2740 sqm distribution warehouse and associated works
10 Blackburn Road, Bathgate
Received 30 Oct 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0602/FUL/01
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of boundary fence (in retrospect)
79 Woodville Court, Broxburn
Received 5 Jun 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0491/A/01
Erection of 2 fascia signs
Torridon House Almondvale Boulevard, Livingston
Received 5 Jun 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0185/P/01
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Skivo Farm -, Murieston, Livingston
Received 5 Mar 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0184/H/01
Erection of a conservatory
41 Goldpark Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6LW
Received 5 Mar 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0183/FUL/01
Extension to industrial unit
Chairmans Mill Road Industrial Estate, Linlithgow
Received 5 Mar 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0182/FUL/01
Erection of 8 houses with associated site works, landscaping and access road
Glenmavis Torphichen Road, Bathgate
Received 5 Mar 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0180/H/01
Erection of a garage and boundary wall
26 Waverley Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4HZ
Received 5 Mar 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0104/H/01
Extension to house
18 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder
Received 5 Feb 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0095/H/01
Extension to house
West Broadlaw Farm -, Dechmont
Received 5 Feb 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0094/NPD/01
Notice of proposed development for the formation of a forest access road
- Camilty Forest, Harburn
Received 2 Feb 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0285/P/01
Outline planning permission for a residential development
39 West Main Street Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3PZ
Received 2 Feb 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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