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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0455/FUL/95
Proposed satellite dish
47 The Vennel, Linlithgow
Received 23 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0455/FUL/94
Extension to house
43 Lomond Crescent, Whitburn, EH47 0AG
Received 22 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0455/FUL/92
Erection of a house
Site At Mill Road, Blackburn
Received 25 Jun 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0454/A/93
Proposed sign
2 West Main Street, Blackburn
Received 6 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0575/FUL/95
Proposed importation and storage of tar pond waste material prior to transportation to disposal facility
Site At Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston
Received 2 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0575/FUL/94
Erection of a conservatory
07 Braeside Park, Mid Calder
Received 4 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0575/FUL/93
Extension to house
The Lodge Ormiston Farm, Kirknewton
Received 13 Aug 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0575/FUL/92
Formation of a runway and erection of a garage
5 Bloom Place, Livingston, EH54 7AG
Received 10 Aug 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0338/FUL/93
Erection of dormers, porch and garage
160 West Main Street, Armadale
Received 26 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0337/H/96
Outline planning permission for erection of a garage
16 Harburn Road, West Calder
Received 29 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0337/FUL/95
Installation of a vehicular access and erection of a wall
Rosebank High Brae, Torphichen
Received 18 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0331/A/95
Erection of a signboard
Falkirk Road, Linlithgow
Received 18 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0331/FUL/94
Installation of new shopfront
23 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate
Received 4 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0595/FUL/93
Extension to house
1 Beech Avenue, Mid Calder, EH53 0LB
Received 25 Aug 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0544/H/96
Attic extension and installation of dormer
49 Garden City, Stoneyburn
Received 25 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0544/FUL/94
Erection of a conservatory
57 Glenmore, Whitburn
Received 22 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0544/FUL/93
Formation of an access road
78 West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5LG
Received 3 Aug 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0544/FUL/92
Erection of a house
Plot 24 Croftfoot Farm, Fauldhouse
Received 27 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0738/FUL/96
Redevelopment of garden centre
Beechwood Nurseries , Uphall
Received 20 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0738/FUL/95
Construction of 132/33kv substation and ancillary equipment
Site At Drumcross, Bathgate
Received 11 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0738/FUL/93
Erection of 7 feed storage bins
Stepend Poultry Farm , West Calder, EH55 8PU
Received 22 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0737/M/96
Infilling site with inert materials to create pasture land
Balgornie Farm , Whitburn
Received 20 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0737/A/94
Erection of signs
Opposite Junction B7015/B7031, East Calder
Received 4 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0454/FUL/96
Formation of plant housing in roof of building
Factory (Ewos) Torphichen Road, Westfield, EH48 3BP
Received 4 Jun 1996
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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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