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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26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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: 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0810/H/96
Extension to house
14 Parkwood Crescent, Broxburn
Received 11 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0810/FUL/95
Erection of a house
Plot 3, Harburn Estate Hermand Estate, West Calder
Received 20 Nov 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0810/FUL/94
Erection of conservatory and garage
31 Avon Drive, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7QX
Received 27 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0810/FUL/93
Extension to house
12 Starlaw Avenue, Bathgate
Received 18 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0810/FUL/92
Erection of 60 bed nursing home
Site At Linlithgow Road, Bathgate
Received 19 Nov 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0809/P/95
Outline planning permission for erection of a house
Plot 2, Harburn Road Hermand Estate, West Calder
Received 20 Nov 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0809/FUL/94
Installation of a new shopfront
3 The Vennel, Linlithgow
Received 27 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0809/FUL/93
Erection of a garage
1/3 Main Street, Fauldhouse
Received 18 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0799/LBC/92
Listed Building Consent and planning permission for conversion of farm building to form house
Raw Farm , East Calder
Received 16 Nov 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0799/A/95
Erection of an illuminated sign
Avon Mill Industrial Estate Mill Road, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7QY
Received 13 Nov 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0799/FUL/96
Proposed erection of Class 1 retail store with associated landscaping/car parking
Avr 1, Almondvale Road, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 9 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0869/P/96
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Young Street, West Calder
Received 2 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0869/P/95
Outline planning permission for erection of a house
Samari Broompark, Torphichen
Received 20 Dec 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0869/FUL/94
Erection of a 1.2m satellite dish
50 Main Street, Winchburgh, EH52 6RF
Received 16 Nov 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0819/FUL/92
Erection of temporary office accommodation
Highways Depot Station Road, Kirknewton
Received 24 Nov 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0818/A/95
Erection of a fascia sign
62 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 27 Nov 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0762/FUL/97
Erection of a warehouse and offices
Land At Hardie Road, Livingston
Received 25 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0755/FUL/97
Erection of 16 No. flats and associated parking
Site Adjacent To Mill Haugh Lane, Bathgate
Received 25 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0750/FUL/97
Construction of a car park
- Bridgecastle Road, Armadale
Received 24 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0748/FUL/97
Installation of communications satellite antenna
2 Manse Road, Whitburn
Received 24 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0747/FUL/97
Installation of communications satellite antenna
68 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 24 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0569/H/97
Erection of a conservatory
113 Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 11 Jul 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0568/H/97
Extension to house and garage, re-roofing & installation of dormers
Balnaclash Burnwynd, Wilkieston
Received 11 Jul 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0879/FUL/94
Erection of a house
Plot 1 Whitburn Road, Bathgate
Received 21 Nov 1994
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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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