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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.
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26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0540/FUL/99
Erection of a house
Plot 12 Phase 1 Lanrigg Road, Fauldhouse
Received 16 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0763/FUL/99
Installation of roller shutters
33A West Main Street, Armadale
Received 16 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0463/A/99
Erection of illuminated fascia signs
36-40 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate
Received 14 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0735/H/99
Installation of an oriel window
24 Napier Avenue, Bathgate
Received 24 Sept 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0660/FUL/99
Erection of 68 flats and 14 houses with associated site works
- Burnvale/Almondview, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 23 Aug 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0747/H/99
Installation of replacement windows
33 St Ninians Way, Linlithgow
Received 23 Aug 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0703/A/99
Erection of an illuminated free standing double sided box sign
274 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 23 Aug 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0623/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
46 Almond Park, Blackburn
Received 28 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0626/NID/00
Nursery extension to existing school
Kirknewton Primary School, Station Road, Kirknewton
Received 28 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0634/H/00
Extension to house
7 Starlaw Walk, Bathgate
Received 28 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0611/FUL/00
Extension to offices and basket store
16 Dunnet Way, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 27 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0542/H/00
Erection of a fence
34 Stewart Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 29 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0884/FUL/99
Installation of roller shutters
56-58 George Street, Bathgate
Received 11 Oct 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0816/H/99
Extension to house
26 Park Road, Broxburn
Received 8 Oct 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0806/FUL/99
Erection of an office building with associated parking
- Quarrywood Court, Kirkton, Livingston
Received 7 Oct 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0784/FUL/99
Change of use from farmland to garden ground
2 Newlands (Birchwood Grange), Ritchie Camp, Kirknewton
Received 7 Oct 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0869/H/99
Erection of a 5ft fence (in retrospect)
Craigavon Falkirk Road, Linlithgow
Received 6 Sept 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0396/FUL/00
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
48 Harburn Avenue, Deans, Livingston
Received 17 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0281/H/00
Installation of a dormer
21 Rivaldsgreen Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BB
Received 21 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0349/FUL/00
Erection of a house and garage
Windyhill Cottage, Ashbank Court, Bathgate
Received 21 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0282/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
13 St Andrews Drive, Uphall
Received 21 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0574/H/00
Erection of a conservatory and installation of dormer extensions
Beechwood Lodge Balgreen Farm, Bellsquarry
Received 12 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0573/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
16 Burngrange Gardens, West Calder
Received 12 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0996/FUL/98
Erection of 204 houses and new distributor road to Blyth Road at Holygate
- Holygate, Broxburn
Received 16 Dec 1998
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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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