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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0684/FUL/98
Substitution of house types on plots 71-87
- Glenwood Drive, Armadale
Received 13 Aug 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0620/A/98
Erection of an illuminated 'V' angle signboard
- Hardie Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 29 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0619/FUL/98
Alterations to roof to form service access
- Almondview, Almondvale East, Livingston
Received 29 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0626/P/98
Outline planning permission for residential development
- Raw Holdings/Langton Road, East Calder
Received 29 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0622/FUL/98
Installation of additional auto teller machine
39 South Street, Armadale
Received 29 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0617/H/98
Formation of a driveway
1 Kingsfield Farm, Linlithgow
Received 28 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0616/H/98
Erection of boundary fence to part of rear and side garden
36 Bailielands, Linlithgow
Received 28 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0615/H/98
Extension to house
2 Murieston Drive, Murieston, Livingston
Received 28 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0231/H/98
Erection of a 42 sqm greenhouse
The Beeches, East Main Street, Greenrigg
Received 25 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0251/M/98
Variations of conditions of planning permission 1085/M/90 to extend period of extraction of sand & gravel until 29/03/2003, reduce the area of extraction & revise restoration and landscaping details
Kettlestoun Mains Farm -, Linlithgow
Received 25 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0228/A/98
Built up internally illuminated letters & logo
- Starlaw Road, Bathgate
Received 25 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0252/FUL/98
Substitution of house type
Plot 1 Newlands (Birchwood Grange), Ritchie Camp, Kirknewton
Received 25 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0240/FUL/98
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
16 Hermand Gardens, West Calder
Received 25 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0232/H/98
Erection of a conservatory
75 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder
Received 25 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0359/FUL/98
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
31, 32 & 33 Ash Grove, Craigshill, Livingston
Received 25 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0904/H/98
Erection of timber stables for 2 horses
South Lodge -, Bridgecastle
Received 9 Nov 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0900/FUL/98
Change of use from offices to house
102 West Main Street, Broxburn
Received 5 Nov 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0899/LBC/98
Listed Building Consent for alterations and extension and planning permission for change of use to form a house and erection of a garage
Pardovan Church, Main Street, Philpstoun
Received 5 Nov 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0783/A/97
Installation of an illuminated projecting sign
167-171 Main Street, East Calder
Received 6 Oct 1997 - UnknownLIVE/0779/NID/97
Re-profiling and cladding to existing roof (Phase 1)
St. John Ogilvie Primary School, Harburn Avenue, Deans, Livingston
Received 3 Oct 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0780/A/97
Erection of illuminated fascia signs
- Whitburn Road, Bathgate Retail Park, Bathgate
Received 3 Oct 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0805/H/97
Erection of a garage
16 Braehead Park, Linlithgow
Received 2 Oct 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0627/FUL/97
Erection of 21 flats and 17 houses
Site C Oldwood Place, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 21 Jul 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0590/FUL/97
Erection of a house
Plot 2 Lumsden Court, Kirkhill Nursery, Broxburn
Received 21 Jul 1997
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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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