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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0405/FUL/98
Demolition of existing shop premises and erection of new shop premises
20/24 George Street, Bathgate
Received 23 Apr 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0034/FUL/98
Factory extension to form new gowning area and conference room
- Headrig Road, South Queensferry, EH30 9SH
Received 22 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0035/FUL/98
Erection of 59 houses with associated roads and parking
Site 3 Adambrae Road, Livingston
Received 22 Jan 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0836/FUL/97
Erection of a house and triple garage
Plot 3 Murieston Woods, Murieston, Livingston
Received 30 Oct 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0145/FUL/00
Temporary siting of a residential caravan
Craig View Cottage, Heights Road, Blackridge
Received 6 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0006/FUL/00
Change of use from an agricultural building to vehicle inspectorate MOT testing centre
16 Houston Mains, Uphall
Received 5 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0004/P/00
Outline permission for the erection of 2 houses
- Dyke Brow, Greenrigg
Received 5 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0913/FUL/99
Change of use from shop to office
28 West Main Street, Uphall
Received 19 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0912/FUL/99
Conversion of former store room/tool shed into a house
Easter Breich Farm -, West Calder
Received 19 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0909/FUL/99
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 29 Ritchie Camp, Kirknewton
Received 19 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0904/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
4 Main Street, Mid Calder
Received 18 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0659/H/99
Extention to house
36 Gleneagles Court, Whitburn
Received 23 Aug 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0651/H/99
Erection of a garage
10 Falside Drive, Bathgate
Received 20 Aug 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0191/FUL/99
Change of use to take-away
22 Main Street, Blackridge
Received 15 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0190/H/99
Extension to house
126 Baronshill Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 15 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0446/FUL/99
Change of use to sunbed salon
42 Main Street, West Calder
Received 3 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0445/FUL/99
Erection of a storage building with ancillary offices and food preparation area
- Mill Road Industrial Estate, Linlithgow
Received 2 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0442/H/99
Extension to house
Craigbeg -, Dechmont
Received 2 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0337/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
20 Caroline Park, Mid Calder
Received 4 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0336/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
20 Firbank Grove, East Calder
Received 4 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0425/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
17 Dunlin Brae, Ladywell, Livingston
Received 4 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0391/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
6 Smithy Brae, Kirknewton
Received 4 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0332/FUL/99
Erection of 2 houses and garages
- Lade Court, Linlithgow
Received 4 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0331/H/99
Installation of replacement windows and door
3 Ashley Hall Gardens, Linlithgow
Received 4 May 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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