Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 dates31,669Searchable applications
269Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,885 approved or refused records
2,540Refused applications
26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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/0171/FUL/00
Formation of a yard and erection of 390sqm general purpose building (incl. sales, maintenance and repairs of agricultural machinery)
- Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder
Received 22 Feb 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0055/FUL/00
Substitution of house types on plots 11a, 13a, 14a, 22a, 26a and 33a
Site 3A Adambrae Road, Adambrae, Livingston
Received 25 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0056/H/00
Erection of a car port
21 Caroline Park, Mid Calder
Received 25 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0057/FUL/00
Substitution of house types on plots 2, 7, 8, 10, 11 12 & 14
- Balmuir Road, Bathgate
Received 25 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0058/FUL/00
Erection of a storage shed
Camps Villa Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder
Received 25 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0967/FUL/99
Erection of a house with garage and new bridge access road
Plot 2 Harburn Road, Hermand Estate, West Calder
Received 10 Dec 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0906/H/99
Extension to garage, erection of a carport & canopy and installation of dormers
10 Easterfield Court, Kirkton, Livingston
Received 4 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0857/FUL/99
Erection of 585 sqm of business units
- St Andrews Way, Deans, Livingston
Received 3 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0859/FUL/99
Erection of 585 sqm of business units
- Carmondean Centre Road South, Carmondean, Livingston
Received 3 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0074/FUL/99
Erection of 27 houses and associated works
- Lady Place, Eliburn East, Livingston
Received 8 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0389/FUL/99
Change of use to Class 2 for use a licensed betting shop (Tandem App 2)
35 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 18 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0397/FUL/99
Substitution of 43 house types on plots 41-47 & 105-140
- Eliburn North 3, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 18 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0129/H/99
Extension to house
115 Glenalmond, Whitburn
Received 19 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0166/H/99
Partial re-roofing of house
Wester Dechmont Cottage -, Dechmont, EH52 6LS
Received 19 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0167/LBC/99
Erection of a fascia sign
71 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 18 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0125/H/99
Extension and alterations to house
87 Kettil'Stoun Mains, Linlithgow
Received 18 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0127/FUL/99
Installation of a replacement 15m telecommunications mast with 2 No. directional antenna, upto 2 No. microwave dishes and ancillary development
Centrex, Hardie Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 18 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0128/FUL/99
Substitution of house type
Plot 5 Murieston South 1F, Murieston, Livingston
Received 18 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0123/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
45 Acredales Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HY
Received 18 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0126/LBC/99
Listed building consent for the retention of the existing replacement windows and for the installation of 3 new replacement windows and door
Bridgend Farm -, Bridgend
Received 17 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0522/NID/99
Relocation and conversion of existing office buiding to be used as a community centre
- Livingston South Railway Station, Murieston, Livingston
Received 30 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0519/H/99
Erection of a porch
40 Main Street, Fauldhouse
Received 29 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0518/H/99
Alterations and extension to house
113 Langton View, East Calder
Received 29 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0072/FUL/99
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
40 Talisman Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 8 Feb 1999
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsApplications by postcode area
Get emailed about new planning applications in West Lothian
Area alerts send a daily or weekly email with new applications and decisions near a postcode, filtered by project type. £29 a month, up to 3 areas. Records are limited to the councils we collect.
Set up an area alertResearching a proposal in West Lothian
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverage