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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0599/LBC/94
Listed Building Consent for existing blocked and barred window to be bricked up and fan installed
221 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 11 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0599/FUL/96
Erection of a house and garage
62 Lady Place, Livingston
Received 8 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0599/FUL/95
Erection of a house
Plot 3 Harthill Road, Westcraigs
Received 14 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0377/H/98
Extension to house
16 East Bankton Place, Livingston
Received 6 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0045/FUL/99
Erection of a house
- Quarrywood Court, Livingston
Received 28 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0050/NID/99
Extension to primary school
Uphall Primary School, Crossgreen Drive, Uphall
Received 28 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0049/FUL/99
Conversion of fomer coaching house into 8 flats
Westcraigs Inn, Craiginn Terrace, Blackridge
Received 28 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0048/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
22 Braekirk Avenue, Kirknewton
Received 27 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0044/H/99
2 storey extension to house
23 Pilgrims Hill, Linlithgow
Received 27 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0041/H/99
Extension to house
35 Philip Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 27 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0871/A/98
Erection of fascia and banner signs
- Longridge Road, Whitburn
Received 22 Oct 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0864/FUL/98
Installation of new shopfront
40 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 21 Oct 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0873/FUL/98
Installation of roller shutters
61 Main Street (Post Office), Stoneyburn
Received 21 Oct 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0420/H/98
Extension to house
125 Glenalmond, Whitburn
Received 21 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0428/FUL/98
Extension to form store
- Telford Square, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 21 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0418/H/98
Installation of a dormer
33 Rivaldsgreen Crescent, Linlithgow
Received 20 May 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0192/H/98
Erection of a conservatory
3 Beechwood Park Uphall Station Livingston West Lothian EH54 5QH
Received 11 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0191/H/98
Erection of a conservatory
22 Priory Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BS
Received 11 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0175/A/98
Erection of illuminated hanging, projecting and freestanding signs
Ochil House, Owen Square, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 11 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0189/A/98
Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels
- Alderstone Road (Southbound), South Of Almondvale Roundabout, Livingston
Received 11 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0188/A/98
Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels
- Alderstone Road (Northbound), South Of Almondvale Roundabout, Livingston
Received 11 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0187/A/98
Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels
- Alderstone Road (Southbound), South Of Campus Roundabout, Livingston
Received 11 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0186/A/98
Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels
- Alderstone Road (Northbound), South Of Campus Roundabout, Livingston
Received 11 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0178/A/98
Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels
A89 Adj North Lodge, (Westbound), Dechmont
Received 11 Mar 1998
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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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