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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.
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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26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0863/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
Canal Cottage , Broxburn
Received 27 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0863/FUL/95
Installation of dormer
18 Beresford Rise, Livingston
Received 15 Dec 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0863/FUL/93
Erection of garage and extension to house
42 Mill Road, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7QS
Received 8 Dec 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0325/H/97
Erection of a conservatory
2 Holmes Farm Lane, Broxburn
Received 12 May 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0959/FUL/94
Erection of a house and garage
4 Whiteside Cottages, Bathgate
Received 28 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0958/FUL/96
Installation of new shop front
94 Main Street, West Calder
Received 31 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0958/FUL/94
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 17 Priors Grange, Torphichen
Received 28 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0957/A/94
Erection of signs
Livingston Health Centre Pharmacy Howden West, Livingston
Received 28 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0957/FUL/96
Erection of two industrial units
Falkirk Road, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7PN
Received 31 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0956/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
70 Cedric Rise, Livingston, EH54 6JS
Received 30 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0956/FUL/94
Formation of tennis court and erection of 6 flood lights
Sports Club Boghall, Linlithgow, EH49 6AB
Received 28 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0955/FUL/96
Construction of bus maintenance workshops with car and bus parking areas, landscaping and associated works
Deans Road, Livingston
Received 29 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0872/A/94
Erection of signs
Texas Homecare Almondvale West, Livingston
Received 17 Nov 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0872/FUL/95
Change of use from puplic amenity open space to private garden ground and erection of associated fences
26 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder, EH53 Obg
Received 28 Dec 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0888/FUL/97
Erection of a field shelter
- Parkley Craigs, Linlithgow
Received 19 Nov 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0862/NPD/93
Notice of Proposed Development to extend existing staff car park
31-41 Whitburn Road, Bathgate
Received 7 Dec 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0862/NID/95
Replacement of ornamental gateway; construction of access road, car park, sports pitch, play area, changing unit and associated works
King George V Park Baillie Street, Whitburn
Received 15 Dec 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0812/FUL/93
Erection of 10 terraced houses and 2 flats
Site At Preston Road, Linlithgow
Received 18 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0812/FUL/92
Temporary change of use from agricultural to off road karting track
19 Houston Mains Holdings, Uphall
Received 19 Nov 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0852/P/93
Outline planning permission for all purpose agricultural shed
Craigton Farmhouse , Winchburgh, EH52 6PY
Received 2 Dec 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0802/FUL/93
Proposed garage and house extension
1 Hamilton Road, Bathgate, EH48 2AZ
Received 15 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0801/LBC/95
Listed building consent for internal alterations
15A High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 14 Nov 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0801/H/96
Formation of a driveway and erection of a wall
246 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 9 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0801/A/92
Erection of signs
4 The Vennel, Linlithgow
Received 17 Nov 1992
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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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