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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0968/FUL/98
Erection of 4 houses
Kildimmery, Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow
Received 4 Dec 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0966/H/98
Erection of amateur radio antenna (in retrospect)
47 Millburn Crescent, Armadale
Received 4 Dec 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0734/FUL/98
Erection of a house
Plot 28 Glenisla Court, Blaeberryhill Road, Whitburn
Received 7 Sept 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0139/H/99
Extension to house
7 Larch Drive, Whitburn
Received 24 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0132/P/99
Outline Planning Permission for a housing develoment (3.87ha)
- Nasmyth Square, Pumpherston Road, Livingston
Received 23 Feb 1999 - UnknownLIVE/0438/FUL/99
Upgrading of access
Crofthead Farm -, Fauldhouse
Received 1 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0437/H/99
Erection of a 1.8m high fence and construction of additional fence 0.8m above existing wall
52 Burnsknowe, Deans, Livingston
Received 1 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0464/FUL/99
Erection of 11 houses at plots 1-5,11 & 13-17 and alterations to boundaries at plots 6,7 & 8
- Daisy Hill, Blackburn
Received 31 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0023/H/99
Extension to house
212 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 20 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0054/FUL/99
Change of use to Class 1 for furniture retail
22-26 Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 20 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0152/FUL/99
Siting of 2 portacabins (temporary) to house light engineering business
Croft 5 West Harwood, West Calder
Received 19 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0833/FUL/98
Erection of a single storey staff accommodation building
- Quarrywood Court, Livingston
Received 14 Oct 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0407/H/98
Erection of a conservatory
62 Cedric Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 18 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0408/A/98
Erection of fascia & projecting signs
5-9 George Street, Bathgate
Received 18 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0403/P/98
Outline Planning Permission for a 1.8 ha residential development
- Mill Road North, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 15 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0397/FUL/98
Erection of 2 houses
Plots 33 & 35 Lanrigg Road, Fauldhouse
Received 15 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0400/A/98
Erection of a signboard
- Blackburn Road, Bathgate
Received 15 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0399/FUL/98
Renewal of planning permission 389/97 for the erection of a 'portacabin' as temporary offices for a further 12 months
- Avonmill Industrial Estate, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 15 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0398/H/98
Erection of a conservatory
20 Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow
Received 15 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0818/H/98
Extension to house
13 Main Street, Longridge
Received 9 Oct 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0880/FUL/98
Erection of a replacement storage shed
Ochiltree Place Farm -, Linlithgow
Received 9 Oct 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0817/FUL/98
Installation of approx 20m pre-cast concrete culvert pipe
73 Main Street, Dechmont
Received 9 Oct 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0821/FUL/98
Conversion of existing outhouse/barn to form a house for holiday letts
Harperrigg House -, Kirknewton
Received 8 Oct 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0820/FUL/98
Erection of despatch bay and chill room
- Brocks Way, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 8 Oct 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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