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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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/0324/H/99
Extension to house
16 Almondside, Mid Calder
Received 30 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0325/H/99
Extension to house
83 Talisman Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 30 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0831/A/97
Erection of a freestanding sign
1 Bain Square, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 29 Oct 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0835/FUL/97
Erect 50 No. houses and ancillary works
- Woodhead Grove, West Main Street, Armadale
Received 28 Oct 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0833/P/97
Outline permission for the erection of a house
Preston House ., Linlithgow
Received 28 Oct 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0467/FUL/98
Change of use to form a go-karting track
Unit 1A Firth Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 3 Jun 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0490/H/98
Extension to house
76 Onslow Street, Craigshill, Livingston
Received 3 Jun 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0470/FUL/98
Erection of a 21m mast with 3 directional antennae, 1 microwave dish and equipment cabin
- Hopetoun Estate, Winchburgh
Received 3 Jun 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0489/FUL/98
Change of use to form hot food preparation and delivery service
2 Crofthead Centre, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 3 Jun 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0469/NID/98
Landscaping to boundary of site and instal surface water treatment
- Oakbank Park Industrial Estate, Linhouse, Livingston
Received 3 Jun 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0463/H/98
Erection of a double garage
59 Polkemmet Drive, Greenrigg
Received 3 Jun 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0468/FUL/98
Erection of a house
Plot 21 Northfield Meadows, Longridge
Received 3 Jun 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0457/H/98
Erection of a conservatory
26 Station Road, Broxburn
Received 2 Jun 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0079/FUL/00
Variation of condition 3a of planning permission 656/P/99 to allow the northern boundary of the site to be alligned with existing bounary lines to the east of the site
8 Raw Holdings, East Calder
Received 7 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0018/P/00
Outline Planning Permission for extensions, alterations and refurbishment to modernise secondary school premises for a projected increase in the school roll to 1200 pupils
Broxburn Academy Cardross Road, Broxburn
Received 6 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0852/H/99
Erection of a garage and conservatory, conversion of existing garage and installation of dormers
1 Byreside, Seafield
Received 29 Oct 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0837/P/99
Outline Planning Permission for a proposed residential development
Site E2B, Oldwood Place, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 29 Oct 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0167/LBC/00
Planning Permission & Listed Building Consent for extension with swimming pool
Wallhouse Mansion -, Torphichen
Received 18 Feb 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0151/FUL/00
Amendment to planning application 0936/98 on plots 38-166 for the erection of 120 houses (16 additional)
- Lower Bathville Road, Armadale
Received 17 Feb 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0156/FUL/00
Change of use of domestic garage to a dog grooming parlour
73 Glenburn Gardens, Whitburn
Received 17 Feb 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0049/H/00
Extension to house
15 Ochiltree Court, Mid Calder
Received 21 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0052/FUL/00
Erection of general purpose agricultural buildings
- Handaxwood, Fauldhouse
Received 21 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0734/FUL/99
Increase height of wall to 1.8m
'Southfield', Falkirk Road, Linlithgow
Received 21 Sept 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0764/LBC/99
Planning permission and listed building consent for an extension to form a function room
1 High Street (Star & Garter), Linlithgow
Received 21 Sept 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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