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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0674/FUL/98
Erection of a house and garage
Williamscraig Farm -, Linlithgow
Received 12 Aug 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0665/H/98
Extension to house
Glendyne Cottage -, Faucheldean, Winchburgh
Received 11 Aug 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0664/H/98
Extension to house
47 Auldhill Avenue, Bridgend
Received 11 Aug 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0660/A/98
Erection of various illuminated free standing and fascia signs
- Woodburn, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 11 Aug 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0731/FUL/98
Change of use from Class 11 (Assembly & Leisure) to Class 10 (Non-residential Institution) for the operation of a Christian Centre
90 High Street, Victoria Halls, Linlithgow
Received 10 Aug 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0663/FUL/98
Demolition of existing pavilion, erection of a new pavilion and formation of additional car parking
- Park View, Fauldhouse United FC, Fauldhouse
Received 10 Aug 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0687/H/98
Installation of replacement windows and doors
57 West Main Street, Broxburn
Received 10 Aug 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0597/A/98
Erection of an illuminated projecting sign
1 Ochilview Square, South Street, Armadale
Received 23 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0607/FUL/98
Extension to chip shop and restaurant including formation of new shop unit
- Kingsport Avenue, Howden, Livingston
Received 23 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0734/FUL/97
Substitution of house type
Plot 12 Newlands (Birchwood Grange), Ritchie Camp, Kirknewton
Received 17 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0764/H/97
Erection of a conservatory and formation of a porch
34 Rushbank, Ladywell, Livingston
Received 17 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0728/H/97
Replace 6 single glazed timber windows with double glazed timber windows to match existing proportions
15 Forkneuk Road, Uphall, EH52 6BL
Received 17 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0733/A/97
Erection of illuminated double sided free-standing sign board
18-20 Whitburn Road, Bathgate Retail Park, Bathgate
Received 17 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0746/FUL/97
Erection of 2 houses
49C West End, West Calder
Received 16 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0742/A/97
Erection of fascia signs
1 West Main Street, Uphall
Received 16 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0541/H/97
Conversion of garage and extension to house
146 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow
Received 3 Jul 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0551/FUL/97
Erection of 3 metre high palisade fencing
6A Grange Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 3 Jul 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0552/A/97
Erection of various free standing fascia and illuminated signs
- Starlaw Road, Bathgate
Received 3 Jul 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0814/FUL/94
Erection of a porch
11 Polkemmet Road, Harthill, ML7 5RF
Received 31 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0814/FUL/93
Extension to house
131 Bailielands, Linlithgow
Received 19 Nov 1993 - UnknownLIVE/0813/H/95
Erection of a double garage and store
14 Pumpherston Road, Mid Calder
Received 21 Nov 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0813/A/93
Erection of a sheet hoarding
11/13 South Street, Armadale
Received 19 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0813/H/96
Installation of replacement windows
65 Main Street, Mid Calder
Received 12 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0813/FUL/94
Erection of a conservatory
124 Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse, EH47 9EL
Received 31 Oct 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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