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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 dates31,672Searchable 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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0771/FUL/94
Modification to approved plans for conversion of farm building to house
Coalheughead Farm Harburn, West Calder
Received 18 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0771/FUL/92
Conversion of former stable block to 2 flats
Former Stable St Michaels Wynd, Linlithgow
Received 2 Nov 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0770/A/96
Erection of a facia sign
81B East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 30 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0770/A/93
Erection of sign on building and erection of flag poles
- Nettlehill Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5EQ
Received 2 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0770/FUL/95
Erection of a garage
12 Millburn Road, Westfield
Received 31 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0770/A/94
Extension to house
7 Raw Holdings, East Calder
Received 18 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0784/H/97
Extension to house
48 Highfield Crescent, Linlithgow
Received 7 Oct 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0790/FUL/97
Erection of a polythene tunnel
East House, Broompark, Torphichen
Received 6 Oct 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0827/FUL/97
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
53 Nelson Avenue, Howden, Livingston
Received 6 Oct 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0789/FUL/97
Installation of ATM cash machine
167/171 Main Street, East Calder
Received 6 Oct 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0720/FUL/97
Extension to day centre
9 Mid Street, Bathgate
Received 16 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0739/H/97
Extension to house
8 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow
Received 16 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0723/P/97
Outline planning permission for restoration and renovation to form a house
Site To East Of Kingsfield Farm, Linlithgow
Received 16 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0718/H/97
Extension to height of wall
63 Inglewood Street, Craigshill, Livingston
Received 12 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0721/P/97
Outline permission for the formation of a business park comprising 8 No. office blocks
- Almondvale Business Park, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 12 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0800/NPD/97
Erection of a boundary fence
264 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 12 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0381/FUL/97
Permission to site two container units, a portable building and a wooden storage structure in builder's yard area
93 West Main Street, Broxburn
Received 22 May 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0376/P/97
Renewal of outline planning permission for residential development
Glenmavis Torphicen Road, Bathgate
Received 22 May 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0371/FUL/97
Erection of a storage shed
11A Humbie Holdings, Kirknewton, EH27 8DS
Received 22 May 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0366/FUL/97
Erection of 18 Flats and 10 Houses
91/93 Glasgow Road/Bridgend Park, Bathgate
Received 22 May 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0677/FUL/98
Renew roofing to garage outbuilding and retrospective erection of fence/road barrier
2/4 High Street, Linlithgow Police Station, Linlithgow
Received 17 Aug 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0762/NID/98
Erection of fencing
Low Port Primary School, Blackness Road, Linlithgow
Received 17 Aug 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0673/LBC/98
Planning Permission for part change of use from public house to licensed restaurant and Listed Building Consent & Planning Permission for alterations and extension
50 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 14 Aug 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0672/A/98
Erection of a signboard
Unit 1 Foulshiels Road, Stoneyburn
Received 14 Aug 1998
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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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