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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0097/FUL/98
Installation of new roof over existing roof
- The Mall, Craigshill Health Centre, Livingston
Received 13 Feb 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0098/FUL/98
Erection of a house
Plot 6 Lumsden Court, Broxburn
Received 13 Feb 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0099/H/98
Erection of a conservatory
128 Belvedere Road, Bathgate
Received 12 Feb 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0094/FUL/98
Erection of 26 flats
- Shrine Place, Broxburn
Received 12 Feb 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0093/H/98
Demolition of garage and erection of 2 storey extension to house
96 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow
Received 12 Feb 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0113/H/98
Erection of a conservatory
33 Torphichen Street, Bathgate
Received 11 Feb 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0091/FUL/98
Erection of a house and garage
Croft 9 Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 10 Feb 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0102/LBC/98
Listed building consent and planning permission for extension to house
The Farmhouse, Hartwood Mains, West Calder
Received 10 Feb 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0085/H/98
Erection of a garage
51 Raeburn Rigg, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 10 Feb 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0087/FUL/98
Demolition of existing house and erection of a new house
12 Raw Holdings, East Calder
Received 9 Feb 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0864/P/94
Outline planning permission for a residential development
Boghall Farm -, Linlithgow
Received 14 Nov 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0855/FUL/94
Erection of a house
Plot 1 Redmill Court, East Whitburn
Received 11 Nov 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0855/FUL/93
Replace roof slates with tiles
1 Alexander Street, Uphall, EH52 5BD
Received 6 Dec 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0855/FUL/92
Erection of garage and store
Site At Bathgate Road, Armadale
Received 15 Dec 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0854/A/95
Temporary site sales board and flagpoles
Corner Of Roosevelt Road, Kirknewton
Received 12 Dec 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0854/A/94
Erection of illuminated panel
Almondvale Boulevard, Livingston
Received 11 Nov 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0854/FUL/96
Change of use from shop to house
30 East Main Street, Uphall
Received 27 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0854/FUL/93
Proposed dormer extension
Woodlands , Bridgecastle
Received 6 Dec 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0854/FUL/92
Proposed extension
West Calder Bowling Club Harburn Road, West Calder, EH55 8AH
Received 11 Dec 1992 - DecidedLIVE/1060/H/96
Erection of double garage
16 Netherton Grove, Whitburn, EH47 8JQ
Received 10 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1014/LBC/96
Planning permission and listed building consent for the painting of shop front
62 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 20 Nov 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1013/FUL/96
Demolition of existing garage and sun room and erection of new garage and house extension
2 Rivaldsgreen Crescent, Linlithgow
Received 20 Nov 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1012/FUL/96
Erection of an industrial building
Todds Square, Livingston
Received 18 Nov 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1011/H/96
Formation of a driveway
39 Erskine Place, Pumpherston
Received 18 Nov 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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