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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 dates31,669Searchable 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26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0757/ARM/98
Erection of a house
Plot 3 Northfield Meadows, Longridge
Received 8 Sept 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0169/FUL/99
Erection of a manager's office and hot food take-away snack bar
- Brucefield Park North, Brucefield Industrial Park, Livingston
Received 4 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0163/A/99
Erection of illuminated fascia sign and projecting box sign
37-39 George Street, Bathgate
Received 4 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0160/P/99
Outline planning permission for a residential development
- Lower Bathville, Armadale
Received 4 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0186/FUL/99
Extension to form additional lounge area
- Castle Road, Winchburgh
Received 4 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0162/H/99
Extension to house
11 Panton Green, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 3 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0622/H/00
Upper floor extension and erection of a garage
6 Kepscaith Grove, Whitburn
Received 14 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0581/FUL/00
Change of use and alterations of post office to form a house
44-46 Main Street, Fauldhouse
Received 14 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0528/FUL/00
Erection of a garden centre with caf�
- Freeport Shopping & Leisure Village, Westwood, West Calder
Received 26 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0628/A/00
Erection of various illuminated and non-illuminated fascia and free standing signs
- Almondvale Phase 3, Livingston
Received 26 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0520/H/00
Demolition of existing garage/utility room and erection of a two storey extension to house
4 Bankton Park West, Murieston, Livingston
Received 26 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0496/FUL/00
Change of use from woodland strip to private garden ground
33-40 Dunvegan Gardens, Livingston
Received 2 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0418/H/00
Erection of a garage
2 Crofters Way, Whitburn
Received 2 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0609/FUL/99
Alteration and extension to shop and formation of 2 No. flats
9/11 Elizabeth Drive, Bathgate
Received 4 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0297/H/98
Erection of a garage
17 Murrayfield Drive Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7DF
Received 14 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0015/FUL/99
Erection of a convenience store, restaurant with hot food take-away and hot food take-away
- Eliburn Road, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 11 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0007/H/99
Extension to house
18 Beechwood, Linlithgow
Received 8 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0003/FUL/99
Erection of perimeter security fencing and construction of new secondary access road
Glenfox, Edinburgh Road, Glendevon, Winchburgh
Received 6 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0004/FUL/99
Erection of an office building
- Oakbank Road, East Calder
Received 6 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0885/LBC/98
Planning Permission & Listed Building Consent for the erection of a conservatory
37 Bank Street, Mid Calder
Received 28 Sept 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0808/FUL/98
Erection of external plant and storage areas
Kwiksave, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JP
Received 28 Sept 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0413/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
49 Woodmuir Place, Breich
Received 28 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0323/H/00
Erection of a pitched roof over existing flat garage roof
14 Middlewood Park, Deans, Livingston
Received 30 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0324/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
8 Fulmar Brae, Ladywell, Livingston
Received 30 Mar 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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