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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 dates31,672Searchable applications
266Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,890 approved or refused records
2,542Refused applications
26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 1992 to 30 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0824/P/95
Outline planning permission for erection of a cattery
South Lodge Oakbank Road, East Calder, EH53 Ojp
Received 28 Nov 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0606/H/97
Erection of a conservatory
14 Belsyde Court, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 24 Jul 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0604/FUL/97
Erection of a house
Plot 9 (Phase 3) Lanrigg Road, Fauldhouse
Received 24 Jul 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0792/FUL/92
Erection of a house
5 Meadowhead Road, Addiewell
Received 11 Nov 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0791/A/96
Erection of a free standing sign
East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 6 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0791/A/94
Erection of a banner
1 Edinburgh Road, Bathgate
Received 21 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0791/FUL/95
Variation of condition to allow access from Drumshoreland Place
146 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0PD
Received 10 Nov 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0791/FUL/93
Erection of house and garage
Plot 9 Byreside Housing Development, Seafield
Received 8 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0763/FUL/93
Re-clad external elevations of house
Rowanbank Leyden Road, Kirknewton
Received 29 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0763/FUL/92
Erection of a house
3 The Glen, Bathgate, EH48 4LJ
Received 29 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0762/A/95
Erection of illuminated facia sign box
3 George Street, Bathgate
Received 27 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0963/FUL/96
Formation of a doorway and erection of a ramp and entrance canopy
Nobel House Regent Centre, Linlithgow, EH49 7HU
Received 6 Nov 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0963/FUL/94
Proposed dormer extension
19 Clarendon Crescent, Linlithgow
Received 28 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0962/FUL/94
Erection of 3 houses
Site At Mill Road, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 28 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0961/FUL/96
Erection of a washbay
Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited Carmondean Centre Road, Livingston
Received 31 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0961/FUL/94
Extension to garage
Unit 1 Foulshiels Road, Stoneyburn
Received 28 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0960/FUL/96
Alterations to print shop to form office accommodation
3 Weavers Lane, Whitburn
Received 31 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0960/FUL/94
Proposed erection of 2 houses and garages
Plots 1 And 2 Burngrange Court, West Calder
Received 28 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0959/FUL/96
Extension to building
Abercorn Electronics Pardovan, Philpstoun
Received 31 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0377/FUL/97
Demolition of existing extension
Champfleurie Lodge Champfleurie Estate, Linlithgow, EH49 6NB
Received 22 May 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0775/FUL/93
Change of use of open space to garden ground
7 Bridge Place, Broxburn, EH52 5RR
Received 4 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0774/FUL/96
Erection of 28 houses and garages
Bellsquarry 3 Bellsquarry South, Livingston
Received 3 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0853/A/94
Erection of illuminated panel
Almondvale Boulevard, Livingston
Received 10 Nov 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0853/H/96
Extension to house
27 Hardhill Road, Bathgate
Received 27 Sept 1996
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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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