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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.
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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0910/FUL/93
Erection of 67 houses
Site At West Main Street, Armadale
Received 22 Dec 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0909/A/94
Proposed free standing signs
- The Fairways, Deer Park, Livingston
Received 5 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0909/FUL/96
Erection of spectator stand
Rugby Football Ground Almond South, Livingston
Received 14 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0909/FUL/93
Alterations to existing workshop to provide a vehicle display area and support facilities
1 Dunnet Way, Broxburn, East Mains Industrial Estate
Received 22 Dec 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0908/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
170 Maryfield Park, Mid Calder, EH33 0SD
Received 14 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0838/H/96
Installation of a dormer
199 West Main Street, Broxburn
Received 19 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0838/FUL/95
Erection of 22.5m tower, installation of cabin and associated works
Youngs Detergents Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston
Received 5 Dec 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0838/FUL/94
Extension to shop
27 Main Street, Livingston
Received 4 Nov 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0804/P/94
Outline planning permission for house and associated joinery workshop
3 Pardovan Holdings, Philpstoun
Received 25 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0804/A/95
Installation of hanging and facia signs and window graphics
2 West Main Street, Armadale
Received 17 Nov 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0804/FUL/96
Erection of an industrial unit
Caputhall Road, Livingston
Received 10 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0804/FUL/93
Erection of house
6 Byreside, Seafield
Received 15 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0804/FUL/92
Erection of perimeter fencing
Westrigg, Blackridge
Received 17 Nov 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0803/H/95
Extension to house
51 Crofters Way, East Whitburn
Received 17 Nov 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0803/FUL/96
Erection of replacement Batching Plant for the production of Ready Mixed Concrete
Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0LQ
Received 9 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0803/FUL/94
Erection of a garage
57 Middleton Road, Uphall, EH52 5DF
Received 25 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0803/FUL/93
Erection of 2 houses (alteration of house types)
Plots 56 And 57 Raeburn Park, Polbeth
Received 15 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0803/FUL/92
Erection of a garage
17 Mill Road, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7RA
Received 17 Nov 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0802/P/96
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Leafy Lodge Bridgecastle Road, Bathgate
Received 9 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0743/FUL/93
Extension to garage
Thornton House Falkirk Road, Linlithgow
Received 25 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0743/FUL/92
Conservation Area Consent for demolition of rear extension,planning permission for erection of rear extension,installation of replacement windows and application of harl exterior
43 West Main Street, Uphall
Received 20 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0557/LBC/92
Listed Building Consent and advert consent for signage to facade and re-instate stonework
6-4A, 4 Market Street, Mid Calder
Received 30 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0557/FUL/96
Formation of an equestrian centre including erection of a house, stables and road layout for 15 house plots
Hen's Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 25 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0557/FUL/95
Erection of a conservatory
'Kindrochit' Linburn Road, Kirknewton
Received 31 Jul 1995
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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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