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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0143/H/98
Extension to house
9 Bankton Gardens, Murieston, Livingston
Received 27 Feb 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0765/FUL/94
Erection of a conservatory
22 Parkwood Gardens, Broxburn
Received 13 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0765/FUL/93
Extension of existing dormer
5 Ashley Court, Linlithgow, EH49 7BD
Received 2 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0765/FUL/92
Erection of 5 houses
Plots 3,3A,12,13 And 14 Main Street, Stoneyburn
Received 30 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0764/P/93
Proposed change of use to class 1 retail and outline planning permission for refurbishment of existing building
Harris Of Armadale Site West Main Street, Armadale
Received 29 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0764/LBC/92
Listed Building Consent for erection of sliding gate at entrance to shop
17 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 4AB
Received 29 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0764/H/96
Extension to house
19 Bonnytoun Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7JR
Received 29 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0764/FUL/95
Erection of conservatory
45 Lovell's Glen, Linlithgow
Received 27 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0764/FUL/94
Extension to house
3 Goodall Place, Dechmont
Received 13 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0763/FUL/96
Erection of a Training and Administration Centre
Site KS4G Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 28 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0611/H/97
Erection of a 2 metre high boundary fence
30 Willow Grove, Craigshill, Livingston
Received 15 Jul 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0598/FUL/97
Extension of planning permission to include vehicle sales
Units 6/7 Dedridge East Ind Estate Abbotsford Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 15 Jul 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0354/FUL/98
Erection of 4 houses
54 West Main Street, Broxburn
Received 30 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0666/FUL/97
Erection of a house, garage and workshop
West Mains Cottage, West Mains Farm, Bathgate
Received 19 Aug 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0658/FUL/97
Extension to factory
1 Letham Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 19 Aug 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0675/FUL/97
Erection of a house
Plot 14B Woodbank Farm, Bridgehouse Village, Armadale
Received 19 Aug 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0656/FUL/97
Erection of 9 houses and 16 flats with associated roads and parking
- Ennis Park, Polbeth
Received 19 Aug 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0664/FUL/97
Erection of livery stables, horse schooling centre, calf and cattle rearing unit and dwelling house
- Wester Brunton Farm, Torphichen
Received 18 Aug 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0288/FUL/98
Proposed alterations & extension to supermarket
Safeway Carmondean Centre, Livingston
Received 8 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0394/H/98
Extension to house and erection of conservatory
4 Chestnut Grove, Winchburgh
Received 8 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0295/P/98
Outline planning permission for a flatted development
84/86 West Main Street, Broxburn
Received 8 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0352/H/98
Erection of a garden fence
22 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder
Received 8 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0087/FUL/99
Erection of a house
Plot 8 Ballencrieff Mill, Bathgate
Received 10 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0083/H/99
Extension and alterations to house
31 Mill Road, Armadale
Received 10 Feb 1999
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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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