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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0859/FUL/95
Erection of a house
Croft 3 Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 12 Dec 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0859/FUL/92
Extension to house
25 Gracies Wynd, Armadale
Received 16 Dec 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0662/FUL/95
Erection of a house
Plot 16 Priorscroft, Torphichen
Received 8 Sept 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0662/FUL/94
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 1 Byreside, Seafield
Received 13 Sept 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0662/FUL/93
Extension to house
91 Eldrick Avenue, Fauldhouse
Received 21 Sept 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0611/P/95
Outline planning permission for erection of a house
58 Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse
Received 16 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0611/FUL/96
Extension to height of warehouse
Gateway House Royston Road, Livingston, EH54 8AL
Received 8 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0611/FUL/94
Erection of a house
21A Quarry Road, Fauldhouse
Received 16 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0611/FUL/93
Operation of an off road driving area and school
Philpstoun South Bing , Philpstoun
Received 31 Aug 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0652/FUL/96
Erection of a houses, garage and aviaries
Gavieside, West Calder
Received 19 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0601/P/92
Outline planning permission for the rehabilitation of dairy to form 1 house and erect 3 houses
Calderbank Dairy Grange, Mid Calder
Received 19 Aug 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0601/FUL/94
Extension to house
81 Millburn Crescent, Armadale
Received 15 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0601/FUL/93
Site transportable unit
Oatridge Agricultural College , Ecclesmachan, EH52 6NH
Received 27 Aug 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0600/H/96
Extension and alterations to house
9 Waldie Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 8 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0641/FUL/95
Change of use from amenity open space to garden ground and extension to house
84 Firbank Grove, East Calder, EH53 Ody
Received 31 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0641/FUL/94
Change of use of outbuilding to craft and pottery workshop
Workshop Unit The Camps Industrial Estate, Kirknewton
Received 29 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0641/FUL/93
Erection of a garage/utility extension
3 Linn Place, Broxburn
Received 14 Sept 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0641/FUL/92
Extension to house
22 Braekirk Avenue, Kirknewton, EH27 8BL
Received 7 Sept 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0640/P/95
Outline planning permission for 2 houses
Highfield House Falkirk Road, Linlithgow
Received 31 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0640/FUL/96
Erection of a house
Land Adjacent Raw Holdings, East Calder
Received 17 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0640/FUL/94
Installation of replacement windows
14 Bowyett, Torphichen
Received 29 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0640/FUL/93
Change of use from common open ground to garden ground
9 Friars Loan, Linlithgow
Received 14 Sept 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0683/FUL/93
Replacement of asbestos slates with Marley Mendip Double Rowan Tile
4 St Ninian's Way, Linlithgow
Received 30 Sept 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0683/FUL/92
Change of use from betting shop to hairdressing salon
20 Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 4DD
Received 22 Sept 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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