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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 dates31,683Searchable applications
275Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,891 approved or refused records
2,543Refused applications
26,348 approved · 2,543 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 1992 to 4 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1081/FUL/96
Erection of 2 semi-detached houses
Plots 36A And 36B Northfield Meadows, Longridge
Received 16 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0947/FUL/94
Erection of a two bay extension to drying building
Giscol Etna Brickworks Bathville Road, Armadale
Received 23 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0869/FUL/93
Refurbishment of facade
57-61 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 8 Dec 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0869/FUL/92
Installation of roller shutters
22 South Street, Armadale
Received 22 Dec 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0868/LBC/93
Listed Building Consent and planning permission for alterations and extensions to existing farm buildings to form library, museum and community facility
Westcraigs Farm Craiginn Terrace, Blackridge
Received 8 Dec 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0868/H/96
Extension to house
Muldron Cottage , Fauldhouse, EH47 9AD
Received 2 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0868/FUL/95
Change of use from dwelling to residential home for 6 adults
127 Pumpherston Road, Uphall Station, EH54 5DH
Received 20 Dec 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0868/FUL/92
Extension to house
Torphichen Mains Bowyett, Torphichen
Received 22 Dec 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0858/P/94
Erection of a house
8 Kirk Lane, Livingston, EH54 7AY
Received 11 Nov 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0858/FUL/92
Change of use of existing shop unit to bank (class 2)
Unit G1 Regent Centre, Linlithgow
Received 16 Dec 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0857/P/93
Outline planning permission for a residential development
Sibcas Site Hardhill Road, Armadale
Received 6 Dec 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0857/A/92
Erection of banner
Factory At East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, EH52 5AU
Received 16 Dec 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0610/FUL/95
House extension
37 Bellsburn Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7LD
Received 16 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0610/FUL/94
Erection of 33 detached houses and associated garaging
Site At Boghall, Linlithgow
Received 16 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0610/FUL/93
Erection of a garden fence
2 Rockville Grove, Linlithgow, EH49 6BZ
Received 31 Aug 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0610/FUL/92
Installation of dormer windows
Dunsyre Loaninghill, Uphall
Received 24 Aug 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0609/P/94
Outline planning permission for erection of two houses
8-10 Polbeth Terrace, West Calder
Received 16 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0609/FUL/96
Erection of a 1.2m satellite dish
116 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0OU
Received 8 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0609/FUL/95
Extension to house
5 Manse Avenue, Armadale
Received 16 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0609/FUL/93
Erection of a house and garage
11 Byreside, Seafield
Received 31 Aug 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0609/FUL/92
Formation of patio at 1st floor level
92 Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse
Received 24 Aug 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0608/FUL/96
Change of use and alterations to byre to form living accommodation
Greenrigg Farm , Greenrigg
Received 8 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0608/FUL/95
Erection of a garage and 2 sheds
38 Loanfoot Road, Uphall
Received 15 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0599/FUL/92
Alteration to shop frontage
30 The Vennel, Linlithgow, EH47 7PH
Received 19 Aug 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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