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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26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0740/H/98
Erection of a conservatory
21 Kepscaith Road, Whitburn
Received 10 Sept 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0744/H/98
Installation of an oil tank
13 Craigrigg Cottages, Bridgehouse, Westfield
Received 9 Sept 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0620/FUL/99
Erection of a 5.25m tall sculpture
Site 3A Adambrae Road, Adambrae, Livingston
Received 6 Aug 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0053/H/00
Erection of a garage
9 Beechwood Gardens, Blackburn
Received 26 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0065/FUL/00
Erection of house
- Stonerigg, Upper Bathville, Armadale
Received 26 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0064/H/00
Erection of domestic garage
1 Haining Place, Livingston
Received 26 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0071/FUL/00
Erection of 2 retractable awnings over main window and entrance door
7 George Place (Steelyard Caf�), Bathgate
Received 26 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0061/H/00
Erection of a double garage
12 Bankton Brae, Murieston, Livingston
Received 26 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0072/FUL/00
External improvements to nightclub
Zen Nightclub Almondside, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 26 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0060/H/00
Extension to house and erection of garage
3 Bankton Court, Murieston, Livingston
Received 26 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0964/FUL/99
Part change of use to call centre, construction of car park and elevational upgrade
1 Baird Road, Livingston
Received 13 Dec 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0977/H/99
Extension to house
29 Glenalmond, Whitburn
Received 13 Dec 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0974/NID/99
Proposed re-roofing and re-cladding of existing two-storey and nursery blocks with new canopy
Windyknowe Primary School -, Bathgate
Received 13 Dec 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0011/H/00
Extension to rear of house
88 Pumpherston Road, Uphall Station
Received 7 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0010/H/00
Extension to rear of house
12 Crathes Gardens, Livingston
Received 7 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0066/FUL/00
Importation of hardcore from building demolition works to form a farm track
Gavieside Farm/Polbeth Farm -, West Calder
Received 7 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0397/P/00
Outline Permission for a residential development
- Burnbrae Road, Stoneyburn
Received 26 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0329/FUL/00
Part change of use of existing garage and extension to garage to accommodate plumbing/electrical business and erection of a potting shed
1 Linview Lane, Livingston
Received 31 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0311/FUL/00
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
33 Gideon Court Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4JL
Received 31 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0310/H/00
Two storey extension to house
2 Braewell Gardens, Linlithgow
Received 31 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0312/P/00
Outline Planning Permission for the erection of a house, stable block and paddock
5 Humbie Holdings, Kirknewton
Received 31 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0345/FUL/00
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 0435/99 to allow temporary caravan for 12 month period
4 Bickerton Crofts, Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 30 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0848/FUL/99
Erection of a 3000 sqm office building
Plot A Alba Campus, Livingston
Received 1 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0849/FUL/99
Erection of 18 houses and garages
- Newpark Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston
Received 1 Nov 1999
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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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