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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.
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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0341/FUL/99
Installation of new aluminium shopfront and door
35 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 5 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0340/A/99
Erection of illuminated fascia and projecting signs
35 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 5 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0345/H/99
Erection of a 6ft fence
12 Glenfield, Livingston
Received 5 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0339/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
206 Hope Park Gardens, Bathgate
Received 5 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0246/NID/99
External alterations to existing houses with landscaping improvements
1-29 Park Terrace, Kirkhill, Broxburn
Received 1 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0047/FUL/99
Erection of a house
Plot 10 (Phase 1), Lanrigg Road, Fauldhouse
Received 31 Dec 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0046/FUL/99
Erection of a house
Plot 7 (Phase 1), Lanrigg Road, Fauldhouse
Received 30 Dec 1998 - DecidedLIVE/1026/FUL/98
Substitution of house types and introduction of new house types on plots 336-347
- Avalon Gardens, Lochmill, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 30 Dec 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0960/FUL/98
Erection of 15 houses and associated roads and parking
Site At Chapelton Drive, Polbeth
Received 26 Nov 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0953/H/98
Extension to house and erection of a garage
25 Deanburn Road, Linlithgow
Received 26 Nov 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0954/NID/98
Provision of a new play area
- Bonnington Road, Wilkieston
Received 26 Nov 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0945/H/98
Erection of a garage
Plot 1 Glenisla Court, Blaeberryhill Road, Whitburn
Received 25 Nov 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0943/H/98
Erection of a conservatory
96 Forrest Walk, Uphall
Received 25 Nov 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0717/FUL/98
Extension to cafeteria area of existing leisure club
Houston House Hotel -, Uphall
Received 2 Sept 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0773/FUL/98
Erection of fencing to form a rear compound
1 Haldane Square Brucefield Livingston West Lothian EH54 9DS
Received 2 Sept 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0711/H/98
Extension to house
- Eastoun Farm, Bathgate
Received 1 Sept 1998 - UnknownLIVE/0715/NID/98
Change of use from residential to community house for approximately 12 months
15 Mooreland Gardens, Addiewell
Received 1 Sept 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0479/H/98
Erection of a 6ft high boundary fence
61 Oatlands Park, Linlithgow
Received 19 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0410/FUL/98
Change of use to form a riding arena including parking, fencing and resurfacing of riding area
- The Claypit, Former Brickworks, Winchburgh
Received 19 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0409/H/98
Extension to house
1 Maclardy Court, Uphall
Received 18 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0207/H/98
Erection of a 6ft high fence
23 Traprain Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2BA
Received 12 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0190/H/98
Extension to house
16 Friars Way Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AX
Received 11 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0941/H/98
Erection of a conservatory/bay window
8 Low Brae, Torphichen
Received 25 Nov 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0948/H/98
Extension to garage
Brookfield, Ecclesmachan Rd, Uphall
Received 25 Nov 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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