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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0198/FUL/99
Alterations to shopfront
8 Springfield Court, Linlithgow
Received 17 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0197/FUL/99
Erection of a detached bungalow
59 Glenisla Court Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8NX
Received 17 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0199/H/99
Alterations, refurbishment and extension of existing cottage
Colzium Cottage, Colzium Farm, By Harperrigg Reservoir, Kirknewton
Received 17 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0110/FUL/99
Demolition of existing pavillion, erection of new pavillion & gym hall and formation of additional car parking
- Park View, Fauldhouse
Received 12 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0113/FUL/99
Erection of 21 houses
- Deer Park (Area 5D), Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 11 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0105/FUL/99
Change of use form public open space to private garden ground, erection of a garage/utility room and formation of a driveway
34 Reveston Lane, Whitburn
Received 11 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0102/A/99
Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels
- Carnegie Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 11 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0101/A/99
Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels
- Livingston Road, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 11 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0100/A/99
Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels
- Starlaw Road, Nr Tailend Roundabout, Livingston
Received 11 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0438/A/97
Erection of 4 No. free standing signs
1 Hunter Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 5 Jun 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0454/FUL/97
Change of use from Offices to Class 3 Hot Food Shop/Restaurant
Ochil House, Owen Square, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 5 Jun 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0048/FUL/98
Erection of 70 houses
Site At Fauldhouse Road, Longridge
Received 28 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0068/H/98
Extension to house
29 Elmwood Park, Deans, Livingston
Received 27 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0043/H/98
Installation of replacement windows
20 Smithy Brae, Kirknewton
Received 26 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0044/FUL/98
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
36 Laurelbank Court, East Calder
Received 26 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0045/FUL/98
Proposed erection of 4 additional houses on plots 70, 72, 80 and 110 plus house type remix
- Eliburn East 10, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 26 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0041/FUL/98
Alterations extension and change of use of former clinic to form a house
98 Barton Terrace, Fauldhouse
Received 26 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0039/H/98
Erection of a dormer window and replacement of existing windows
19 Main Street, Mid Calder
Received 2 Dec 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0037/FUL/98
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a garage
Plot 112 Glenwood Drive, Armadale
Received 23 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0067/FUL/98
Part change of use to form materials recycling area
- Auldcathie Landfill Site, Glendevon Farm, Winchburgh
Received 23 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0432/H/98
Erection of a garden store (In Retrospect)
4 Starlaw Walk, Bathgate
Received 22 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0038/FUL/98
Expansion of existing bias test room
. Carnegie Road, Livingston
Received 22 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0036/FUL/98
Renewal of planning application 0030/97 for change of use from agricultural sheds to commercial storage of all terain vehicles and horticultural machinery
8 Pardovan Holdings, Philpstoun
Received 22 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0033/H/98
Erection of a conservatory
9 Whitten Lane, Linlithgow
Received 21 Jan 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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