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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0691/FUL/92
Extension to house
5A Royal Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 6HQ
Received 30 Sept 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0690/A/95
Erection of a signboard
Caputhall Road, Livingston
Received 18 Sept 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0690/FUL/96
Substitution of house types on Plots 34, 36, 39 and 41 and formation of rear access paths
Provost Road, Linlithgow
Received 1 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0690/FUL/94
Erection of 2 houses
17 Station Road, Uphall
Received 19 Sept 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0690/FUL/93
Proposed extension
70 Pumpherston Road, Uphall Station, EH54 5PJ
Received 1 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0690/FUL/92
Extension to house
16 Ochiltree Drive, Mid Calder, EH53 0RX
Received 25 Sept 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0689/A/92
Proposed signs
66 South Bridge Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PG
Received 24 Sept 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0737/FUL/92
Extension to house
70 Pumpherston Road, Uphall Station, EH54 5PJ
Received 15 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0592/FUL/95
Proposed formation of a driveway
84 The Avenue, Whitburn, EH47 0BS
Received 9 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0592/FUL/94
Erection of portacabin buildings
Mat Transauto Ltd Old Railway Yard, Bathgate
Received 10 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0592/FUL/93
Erection of house and garages
125 Pumpherston Road, Uphall Station
Received 24 Aug 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0592/FUL/92
Extension to house
20 Garden City, Stoneyburn, EH47 8EJ
Received 17 Aug 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0506/FUL/94
Change of use to roofing contractors yard
146 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0PD
Received 7 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0506/FUL/93
Erection of a garage
110 West Main Street, Armadale
Received 20 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0506/FUL/92
Erection of a garage
22 Hunter Grove, Whitburn, EH47 0NN
Received 13 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0505/A/96
Formation of a facia sign
Almondvale Phase 2, Livingston
Received 17 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0505/FUL/95
Erection of a house with garage
Dykeside Farm, Bathgate
Received 13 Jul 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0713/FUL/95
Erection of front and rear porches
32 Durham Drive, Bathgate, EH48 2BY
Received 26 Sept 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0713/FUL/94
Extension to house
12 Empire Street, Whitburn
Received 28 Sept 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0713/FUL/93
Proposed dormer extension
10 Niddrie Road, Winchburgh
Received 11 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0713/FUL/92
Erection of a house
Plot 4 Wallhouse Estate, Torphichen
Received 8 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0712/A/92
Erection of signs
23 George Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PG
Received 8 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0548/FUL/93
Extension to house
19 Galabraes Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 4DT
Received 4 Aug 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0712/FUL/96
Alteration of hours to allow for 24 hour receipt of waste material
Unit 33B East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 9 Aug 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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