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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0637/FUL/96
Erection of a two storey office block
Quarrywood Court, Livingston
Received 17 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0637/FUL/95
Extension to house
86 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow
Received 31 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0553/FUL/93
Operation of a weekly car boot sale
Armadale Greyhound Stadium Bathgate Road, Armadale
Received 5 Aug 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0553/FUL/92
Extension to house
29 Torphichen Street, Bathgate, EH48 4HW
Received 29 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0536/FUL/94
Proposed extension
11 Dundas Street, Bathgate
Received 19 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0536/FUL/93
Erection of a house
Plot 1 Lochmill House, Linlithgow
Received 30 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0536/FUL/92
Proposed dormer extension
22 New Holygate, Broxburn
Received 27 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0535/H/96
Extension to house
29 Beechwood, Linlithgow
Received 21 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0535/FUL/95
Change of use to bed and breakfast facility
29A Main Street, Mid Calder
Received 26 Jul 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0535/FUL/94
Erection of 14 residential units (2 houses and 12 flats)
St Magdalenes Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow
Received 18 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0535/FUL/93
Erection of a workshop extension and boundary walling
Knoll Brow Lomond View, Westfield, EH48 3DE
Received 30 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0535/FUL/92
Proposed re-alignment of private access road and garage accomadation
1-6 Springfield Grange, Linlithgow
Received 24 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0534/P/92
Outline planning permission for erection of a house
Cauldburn House By Belsyde , Linlithgow, EH49 6QE
Received 23 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0534/H/96
Extension to house
10 Willowdean, Bridgend
Received 21 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0569/FUL/95
Proposed installation of velux windows
60 Main Street, Dechmont
Received 1 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0569/FUL/94
Extension to house
4 Starlaw Gardens, Bathgate
Received 3 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0569/FUL/92
Erection of a light industrial unit
Glenfruin Bathgate Road, Blackburn
Received 5 Aug 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0568/LBC/95
Listed Building Consent for non-illuminated panel signboards
217 & 221 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 1 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0568/FUL/96
Erection of an agricultural storage building
Learielaw Farm , Broxburn, EH52 5PG
Received 28 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0505/FUL/93
Change of use to combine the nursery with a small retail outlet
11 Humbie Holdings, Kirknewton, EH27 8DS
Received 20 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0504/A/94
Erection of sign
Russell House Dunnet Way, Broxburn, EH52 5BU
Received 7 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0504/FUL/96
Installation of new shop front
Unit 1 Almondvale Phase 2, Livingston
Received 17 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0504/FUL/95
Extension to house
Leapark St. Ninians Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BN
Received 13 Jul 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0457/FUL/92
Erection of a fence
10 Newhouses Road, Broxburn, EH52 5NZ
Received 29 Jun 1992
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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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