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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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: 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0704/FUL/94
Proposed conservatory
01 Netherton Grove, Whitburn
Received 23 Sept 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0704/FUL/93
Erection of a porch
27 Henderson Court, East Calder
Received 7 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0704/FUL/92
Installation of a pitched roof
13 West Muir Road, West Calder
Received 2 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0861/FUL/92
Erection of covered storage area
Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder, EH27 8DF
Received 16 Dec 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0860/FUL/96
Erection of a restaurant/lounge bar including new vehicular access and car parking
Almondvale 3A Almondvale Boulevard, Livingston
Received 27 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0860/FUL/95
Erection of glass houses and formation of car park
Raw Farm -, East Calder
Received 14 Dec 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0860/FUL/94
Erection of 2 detached garages
57 Hopefield Road, Blackburn, EH47 7HX
Received 11 Nov 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0860/FUL/93
Erection of a boundary fence
2 Rockville Grove, Linlithgow, EH49 6BZ
Received 6 Dec 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0860/FUL/92
Erection of lean-to store and fuel bund
Brocks Way East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 15 Dec 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0859/A/94
Proposed sign
22 South Bridge Street, Bathgate, EH48 1TL
Received 11 Nov 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0859/A/93
Proposed erection of a fascia sign
54/60 George Street, Bathgate
Received 7 Dec 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0859/FUL/96
Installation of temporary accommodation and storage container
12 Woodbank Crofts, Armadale, EH48 3DL
Received 27 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0808/P/95
Outline planning permission for erection of a house
26 Harburn Road, West Calder, EH55 8AH
Received 20 Nov 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0808/LBC/93
Listed Building Consent and planning permission for erection of a satellite dish
179 High Street, Linlithgow, Crown Arms
Received 17 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0808/FUL/96
Formation of access road and car parking
6 Youngs Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, EH52 5LY
Received 10 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0783/H/95
Extension to house
11A Low Doors, Kirknewton
Received 7 Nov 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0783/FUL/96
Extension to house
158 Spottiswoode Gardens, Mid Calder
Received 4 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0767/FUL/92
Extension to house
19 Ormiston Drive, East Calder, EH53 Orn
Received 2 Nov 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0766/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
6 Butlers Place,, Livingston
Received 29 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0766/FUL/95
Demolition of existing garage and replacement with new double garage
4 Hall Road, Broxburn
Received 31 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0766/FUL/94
Extension to house
9 Goschen Terrace, Broxburn, EH52 5JS
Received 13 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0955/FUL/94
Erection of a house and siting of temporary caravan
Plot 2 West Harwood Farm, West Calder
Received 28 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0954/H/96
Extension to house
Cameron Knowe, Philpstoun, EH49 6RL
Received 29 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0954/FUL/94
Erection of a satellite dish
131 Main Street, East Calder, EH53 0EP
Received 29 Dec 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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