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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0532/FUL/94
Erection of a house
37 Easter Road, Broxburn
Received 18 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0532/FUL/93
Extension to house
78 Kingsfield, Linlithgow
Received 30 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0531/A/95
Erection of illuminated sign
Units 7 & 8 Argyle Court, Broxburn
Received 25 Jul 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0531/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
2 Poplar Grove, Livingston
Received 21 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0531/FUL/94
Part change of use of house to store and office
1 Oldmill Court, East Whitburn, EH47 0JY
Received 18 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0531/FUL/93
Replacement windows
12 Bowyett, Torphichen
Received 30 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0692/FUL/96
Proposed construction of new leisure club
Houstoun House Hotel -, Uphall
Received 6 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0739/FUL/95
Housing development consisting of renovation, alteration and extension of existing and new build
Greendykes Farm Greendykes Road, Broxburn
Received 12 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0739/FUL/93
Erection of 4 feed storage bins
Almondale Poultry Farm , Broxburn
Received 22 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0739/FUL/92
Installation of a waste transfer station
North Couston Quarry Balmuir Bridge, Bathgate
Received 15 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0738/LBC/92
Listed Building Consent for hot food take away
212 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 15 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0594/FUL/96
Installation of shopfront
19 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 8 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0594/FUL/95
Proposed extension to house
48 Oatlands Park, Linlithgow
Received 9 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0594/FUL/94
Erection of garage/vehicle store
Yard 5 Station Road, Addiewell
Received 10 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0594/FUL/92
Erection of a conservatory
39 Tippetknowes Park, Winchburgh
Received 17 Aug 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0593/A/96
Erection of fascia and projecting signs
19 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 8 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0593/FUL/95
Proposed location of a temporary caravan
1A Sibbalds Brae, Bathgate, EH48 2DU
Received 9 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0593/FUL/94
Erection of community building
King George V Park , Uphall
Received 10 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0593/FUL/93
Change of use from domestic garage to use for restoration work on vintage motor cars
13 Forkneuk Road, Uphall, EH52 6BL
Received 24 Aug 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0583/FUL/96
Erection of a factory unit
Nettlehill Road, Livingston, EH54 5DL
Received 3 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0583/FUL/95
Proposed house extension
61 The Glebe, West Calder
Received 3 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0583/FUL/94
Extension to house
25 Philip Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 9 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0583/FUL/93
Extension to house
12 Heatherpark, Seafield
Received 20 Aug 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0645/FUL/93
Extension to house
Loch Cote Cottage , Torphichen
Received 15 Sept 1993
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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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