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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.
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26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0567/FUL/98
Erection of 20 flats on plots 337-360 and remix of house types on plots 386-391,380,381,385 and 400-406
- Howden West R2, Howden, Livingston
Received 10 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0566/FUL/98
Extension to unit to form staff kitchen & dining room
1 Macintosh Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 10 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0268/H/98
Erection of an entrance porch and a garage
2 Hamilton Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DT
Received 6 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0270/H/98
Change of roofing material from slate to concrete tile
40-52 Kirkhill Terrace, Broxburn
Received 6 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0272/FUL/98
Re-mix of house types and introduction of flats on plots 499-518, 541-575 & 589-610
- Waverley Crescent, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 6 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0271/FUL/98
Erection of a house a garage
Plot C Northfield Meadows, Longridge
Received 6 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0269/H/98
Erection of a conservatory
6 Muirfield Drive, Uphall
Received 6 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0325/M/98
Importation of soil material
Beechgrove Farm -, Armadale
Received 3 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0286/FUL/98
Change of use to office/retail/cafe/takeaway with pavement seating area
Steelyard Cafe 7 George Place Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PA
Received 3 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0338/FUL/00
Conversion and extension to Smithy to form a house
Burnbank Smithy West Calder Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AN
Received 6 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0333/H/00
Erection of a porch
Hillend Farmhouse -, Hillend Farm, Ecclesmachan
Received 5 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0627/H/00
Increase in roof height to form first floor accomodation
6 Elizabeth Gardens, Stoneyburn
Received 28 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0624/H/00
Two storey extension to house
57 Springfield Road, Linlithgow
Received 28 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0880/FUL/99
Extension to form plant room and installation of external plant
- Headrig Road, South Queensferry
Received 8 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0867/NID/99
Refurbishment of public open space
- Union Square, West Calder
Received 8 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0868/H/99
Extension to house
19 Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow
Received 8 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0872/A/99
Erection of illuminated fascia and building signage
- Starlaw Road, Bathgate
Received 8 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0871/FUL/99
Erection of temporary office accommodation
- Greendykes Road, Greendykes Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 8 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0894/LBC/99
Advertisement consent and listed building consent for the erection of illuminated signboards
1A High Street, Linlithgow
Received 5 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0866/H/99
Erection of a conservatory and garage
22 Pardovan Crescent, Philpstoun
Received 5 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0864/H/99
Extension to house
7 Ashbank Court, Bathgate
Received 5 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0421/FUL/00
Erection of pitched roof over existing flat roof (in retrospect)
- Station Car Park, Linlithgow
Received 17 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0431/FUL/00
Erection of a 150sqm workshop and office
North Reeves Cottage -, Whitburn
Received 17 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0380/H/00
First floor extension to house
100 Braeside Park, Mid Calder
Received 17 Apr 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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