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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0042/H/98
Erection of a garage
69 Glenalmond, Whitburn
Received 21 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0032/A/98
Erection of 7m high monolith sign and various additional forecourt signage
Polkemmet Filling Station . Baillie Street, Whitburn
Received 20 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0040/ARM/98
Construction of access road and formation of 14 house plots
- Meadow Park Estate, Seafield Farm, Seafield
Received 20 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0030/H/98
Erection of a conservatory
25 Water Yett, Linlithgow
Received 19 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0029/H/98
Erection of a garage
20 Roman Camp Cottages, Broxburn
Received 19 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0024/FUL/98
Erection of a hen house and fencing for free range hens and an egg packing/storage building
6B Houston Mains, Dechmont
Received 19 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0028/FUL/98
Erection of a house
3 Entryfoot, Blackridge
Received 19 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0350/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
Edelweiss, Parkhead Road, Linlithgow
Received 10 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0347/FUL/99
Erection of a house
Plot 29 Glenisla, Whitburn
Received 10 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0348/P/99
Outline permission for a residential development
- Whiteside Industrial Estate, Bathgate
Received 10 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0256/H/99
Alterations to garage and first floor extension to house
151 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow
Received 8 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0255/FUL/99
Phased demolition of existing hospital and erection of 60 bed nursing facility with associated parking
Tippethill Hospital -, Whitburn
Received 8 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0259/LBC/99
Listed Building Consent & Planning Permission for the installation of a wrought iron security grille
12 The Cross, Linlithgow
Received 7 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0281/H/99
Extension to house
16 Broompark Road East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0DB
Received 7 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0412/LBC/98
Listed building consent and planning permission for the conversion of a farm outbuilding to a house
The Tower, Murieston House, Murieston, Livingston
Received 14 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0391/P/98
Outline Permission for 9 semi-detached houses and conversion of existing house into 2 units
- West Dyke Holdings, Greenrigg
Received 14 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0395/H/98
Extension to house
6 Kaims Grove, Livingston
Received 14 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0393/H/98
Extension to house
165 South Village, Pumpherston
Received 14 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0390/FUL/98
Installation of new shop fronts, repainting of frontages & installation of roller shutters at Nos 41 & 61
41-65 West Main Street, Armadale
Received 13 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0056/H/99
Extension to house
51 Murraysgate Crescent, Whitburn
Received 1 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0058/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
6 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow
Received 1 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0060/FUL/99
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 7 Daisy Hill, Blackburn
Received 29 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0051/H/99
Installation of replacement windows
226 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 29 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0052/FUL/99
Erection of 23 houses
- Ogilvie Way/Greenwood Park, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 29 Jan 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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