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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0742/FUL/95
Erection of a two storey office
Youngs Road East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 18 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0742/FUL/94
Erection of a conservatory
4 Queens Road, Broxburn
Received 6 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0742/FUL/93
Proposed replacement windows
Haywood Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BA
Received 25 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0742/FUL/92
Development of a petrol filling station
Royston Service Station -, Dechmont
Received 20 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0574/FUL/93
Proposed restoration of derelict property to form two houses
16 Market Street, Mid Calder
Received 13 Aug 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0574/FUL/92
Formation of vehicle storage and auction market
6 Blackburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EB
Received 6 Aug 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0573/A/92
Erection of a sign
B7031 Junction Off A71, East Calder
Received 6 Aug 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0495/LBC/95
Planning permission and listed building consent for conversion of former smithy to house
Harburn Stables , Harburn
Received 11 Jul 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0495/A/96
Installation of a facia sign
Factory (Heat & Control) Starlaw Park, Livingston
Received 13 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0495/FUL/94
Conversion of an existing farm steading into 6 houses
Humbie Farm , Kirknewton
Received 5 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0495/FUL/93
Erection of a nursing home
Site At Bridgend Park, Bathgate
Received 15 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0495/FUL/92
Erection of a house
42 Mannerston Holdings, Linlithgow
Received 8 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0494/A/96
Installation of illuminated facia sign
10 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 12 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0494/FUL/94
Erection of 12 flats and 16 cottages
Bickerton Meadows Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 5 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0494/FUL/93
Extension to house
18 Raw Holdings, East Calder
Received 15 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0447/FUL/92
Erection of a house
Plot 8 Westermains, Armadale
Received 23 Jun 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0446/A/94
Erection of 1 fascia sign
112 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 21 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0446/H/96
Erection of a stable block
Parkley Craigs, Linlithgow, EH49 6PJ
Received 31 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0484/LBC/94
Listed Building Consent for change of use from shop (class 1) to beauty salon (class 2)
4 Bank Street, Mid Calder
Received 30 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0402/FUL/93
Extension to house and erection of a garage
1 Ryal Cottages, Broxburn, EH52 5PL
Received 17 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0402/FUL/92
Extension to house
64 Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate, EH53 Ory
Received 2 Jun 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0401/A/96
Erection of a fascia sign
Macmillan Road, Livingston, EH54 7DP
Received 15 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0401/FUL/95
Formation of a retail garden centre
- Gavieside Nursery, West Calder, EH55 8PT
Received 7 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0401/FUL/94
Proposed conservatory
5 Main Street, Linlithgow Bridge, Rosebank
Received 31 May 1994
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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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