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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 · 28,892 approved or refused records
2,543Refused applications
26,349 approved · 2,543 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0807/FUL/94
Erection of a satellite antenna
Safeway Gardners Lane, Bathgate
Received 27 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0807/FUL/93
Erection of a garage
44 Newpark Road, Bellsquarry
Received 16 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0807/FUL/92
Extension to house
109 Castle Crescent, East Calder
Received 18 Nov 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0806/LBC/94
Listed Building Consent and planning permission for refurbishment and alterations to upper floor and refurbishment of roof
Earl O' Moray Bonsyde, Linlithgow
Received 26 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0806/FUL/96
Erection of 18.4 telecommunications mast and associated structures
Houston Road, Livingston
Received 10 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0806/FUL/95
Conversion of tractor shed to form a house, erection of stables and temporary siting of static caravan
The Steading Kingsfield, Linlithgow
Received 17 Nov 1995 - DecidedLIVE/1034/H/96
Erection of a porch
85 Eldrick Avenue, Fauldhouse
Received 2 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1033/A/96
Erection of illuminated fascia sign
88 Main Street, West Calder
Received 2 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1032/H/96
Extension to house
5 The Marches, Armadale
Received 2 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1031/FUL/96
Part change of use from house to dog grooming parlour
15 West Main Street, Blackburn
Received 2 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1030/H/96
Attic conversion and installation of a dormer
37 Holmes Road, Broxburn
Received 2 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1029/FUL/96
Extension and alterations to nightclub to form function hall - 'Club 100'
100 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 29 Nov 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0950/FUL/94
Erection of a house
Plot 7 Beechwood Gardens, Blackburn
Received 23 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0949/FUL/96
6m extension to existing radio mast
Tippethill, Armadale
Received 29 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0949/FUL/94
Erection of a house and location of a caravan
91 Main Street, Stoneyburn
Received 23 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0948/H/96
Installation of LPG tank
8 Ballencrieff Toll, Bathgate
Received 29 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0948/FUL/94
Proposed house extension
8 Albyn Cottages, Broxburn
Received 23 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0947/FUL/96
Factory extension
- Muir Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DS
Received 29 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0579/P/93
Outline planning permission for the erection of a 3 storey, 69 bedroom hotel
- Blackness Road, Linlithgow
Received 17 Aug 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0579/FUL/96
Erection of a house with garage
Kirkhill Nursery Greendykes Link Road, Broxburn
Received 3 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0579/FUL/95
Proposed change of use to form a nine hole golf course and temporary site accommodation
West Of Willowdean, Bridgend
Received 3 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0579/FUL/92
Extension to house
49 Loaninghill Park, Broxburn, EH52 5EB
Received 10 Aug 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0578/P/95
Outline Planning Permission for proposed erection of clubhouse
West Of Willowdean, Bridgend
Received 3 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0578/H/96
Erection of a porch
7 Hardhill Drive, Bathgate
Received 3 Jul 1996
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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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