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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.
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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/0609/FUL/98
Substitution of house types on plots 1,2 & 3 and erect temporary sales centre & car park
- Eliburn East 10, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 15 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0389/FUL/98
Erection of 1.8m high security fence
- Redcraig, Mid Calder
Received 24 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0360/H/98
Erection of a garage
19 Longridge Road Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0DE
Received 24 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0339/H/98
Extension to house
135 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 24 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0338/FUL/98
Erection of 2 houses and associated access road
Plots 8A & 8B Lanrigg Road, Fauldhouse
Received 23 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0337/H/98
Extension to house
26 Jones Green, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 23 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0335/FUL/98
Conversion of a derelict steading into house
The Steading, Broomhill, West Calder
Received 23 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0336/FUL/98
Formation of a beer garden and erection of fencing
Oscars, Ladywell West, Ladywell, Livingston
Received 23 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0870/A/98
Erection of illuminated fascia and projecting signs
15-17 West Main Street, Armadale
Received 27 Oct 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0867/FUL/98
Extension to nursing home
- Garden Place, Livingston
Received 26 Oct 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0562/H/98
Installation of an oil tank
14 Craigrigg Cottages, Westfield
Received 10 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0326/H/98
Extension to house
6 Harthill Road, Blackridge
Received 21 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0350/H/98
Erection of a garage
38 Abbotsford Rise, Livingston
Received 21 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0324/H/98
Installation of two double glazed units
2 Westhall Gardens, Uphall
Received 20 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0314/ARM/98
Application for approval of reserved matters for the construction of 1.1km long railway siding, hardstanding and winching facilities
- Levenseat Quarry, Fauldhouse
Received 17 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0318/H/98
Extension to house
62 Glenburn Gardens, Whitburn
Received 17 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0320/FUL/98
Change of use of site for storage of road construction materials
Unit 4 Camps Cottage, Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder
Received 17 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0313/FUL/98
Change of use from bank premises to games arcade/cafe
42 Almondvale Centre, Livingston
Received 17 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0310/H/98
Erection of garage
51 Northfield Meadows, Longridge
Received 17 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0311/H/98
Erection of a garden store with greenhouse and 1.8m high fence
1 Stromness Gardens, Murieston, Livingston
Received 17 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0106/H/99
Two storey extension to house
89 Langton View, East Calder
Received 12 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0111/FUL/99
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 10 Daisy Hill, Blackburn
Received 12 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0114/FUL/99
Erection of a house with garage
Wallhouse Farm -, Torphichen
Received 12 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0108/FUL/99
Installation of an automatic telling machine (ATM)
157 Nigel Rise (Spar), Dedridge, Livingston
Received 12 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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