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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0682/P/92
Outline planning permission to convert byre and courtyard to form a house and flat
Belstane House , Kirknewton, EH27 8DG
Received 21 Sept 1992 - DecidedLIVE/1041/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
2 St Ninians Way, Linlithgow
Received 4 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1040/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
7 Glenmore, Whitburn
Received 2 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1039/FUL/96
Erection of a house and garage
60 Lady Place, Livingston
Received 2 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1038/FUL/96
Change of use from factory unit to educational facility and formation of additional car parking
Charlesfield Lane, Livingston
Received 2 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1037/FUL/96
Installation of portacabin for toilet/changing facilities including shower
- Blackness Road, Springfield, Linlithgow, EH49 7LR
Received 2 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1036/FUL/96
Erection of a portacabin for storage
1 Bridgend Court, Bathgate
Received 2 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0894/FUL/94
Special need and mainstream residential development
Muirs Buildings West Main Street, Uphall
Received 28 Nov 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0893/H/96
Erection of a garage
21 Ochiltree Crescent, Mid Calder, EH53 0RT
Received 8 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0858/LBC/93
Listed Building Consent and planning permission to alter external doorways and form new steps
Wards 10 And 18 Bangour Village Hospital, Dechmont
Received 6 Dec 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0858/FUL/96
Erection of 2 industrial buildings comprising 5 units
- Oakbank Park Industrial Estate, Linhouse, Livingston
Received 27 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0858/FUL/95
Change of use of premises from Hairdresser (Class 1) to Sales Office (Class 2)
3 West Main Street, Uphall
Received 12 Dec 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0848/FUL/96
Erection of electronics factory
- Oakbank Park Industrial Estate, Linhouse, Livingston
Received 26 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0848/FUL/95
Extension to garage/workshop
Stockbridge Garage Falkirk Road, Linlithgow
Received 7 Dec 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0848/FUL/94
Installation of LPG tank
3 Bonnington Road, Wilkieston, EH27 8BD
Received 8 Nov 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0848/FUL/92
Amendment to house types
Site At Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 8 Dec 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0847/FUL/96
Change of use from public amenity open space to private garden ground
8 Kaemuir Court, Westfield
Received 23 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0847/FUL/95
Erection of a house
Croft 1 Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 7 Dec 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0847/FUL/94
Installation of roller shutters to front elevation
32 George Street, Bathgate
Received 8 Nov 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0847/FUL/93
Engineering operations to raise ground levels to accommodate sewer connection
Eastfield Victoria Road, Fauldhouse
Received 2 Dec 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0600/A/92
Erection of fascia signs and pole signs
Motorway Cars -, Standhill, Bathgate
Received 19 Aug 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0600/FUL/95
Erection of a house
Plot 2 Harthill Road, Westcraigs
Received 14 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0600/FUL/94
Erection of a fence
Golf Club Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston
Received 15 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0600/FUL/93
Erection of boathouse and amenity block
Land Adj Linlithgow Loch, Linlithgow
Received 26 Aug 1993
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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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