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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26,348 approved · 2,543 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1044/FUL/96
Formation of two car parks
Moore House School, Edinburgh Road, Bathgate, EH48 1EX
Received 4 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1043/FUL/96
Proposed formation of vehicle access and part demolition of building
13 West Main Street, Blackburn
Received 4 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/1042/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
4 Priory Road, Linlithgow
Received 4 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0806/FUL/93
Extension to house
86 Braeside Park, Mid Calder
Received 16 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0806/FUL/92
Extension to nursing home
88 West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5LQ
Received 17 Nov 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0805/LBC/92
Listed Building Consent for erection of a sign
21 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 6NB
Received 17 Nov 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0805/H/95
Replacement external doors
28 Main Street, Mid Calder
Received 17 Nov 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0796/NID/94
Refurbishment of external fabric and enclosure of balconies
2-28 St Ninians Road, Linlithgow
Received 21 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0913/H/96
Extension to house
10 Langton View, East Calder, EH53 0LE
Received 15 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0913/FUL/94
Erection of a conservatory
49 Birniehill Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 2RS
Received 7 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0913/FUL/93
Extension to house
33 Kirk Road, Bathgate, EH48 1BW
Received 24 Dec 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0912/FUL/96
Formation of vehicular access and erection of a telecommunications mast, antennae and associated equipment
North Tormywheel Junction Of A704 And A706, Forth
Received 15 Oct 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0912/FUL/94
Erection of temporary boarded fence
52 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 7 Dec 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0273/FUL/96
Erection of 1.8m high screen fence
Plots 42-46 Dunvegan Gardens, Livingston
Received 11 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0521/P/93
Outline planning permission for erection of a house
18 Newhouse Road, Broxburn
Received 26 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0521/FUL/96
Proposed waiver of condition of planning permission restricting opening hours to 12 midnight
122 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 19 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0521/FUL/94
Erection of a garage
56 Polbeth Crescent, Polbeth
Received 13 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0521/FUL/92
Extension to house
33 Priorscroft, Torphichen, EH48 4NG
Received 20 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0519/FUL/92
Extension to house
47 Deanburn Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6EY
Received 20 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0509/FUL/96
Installation of 1.2 satellite dish
Unit 41 Almondvale Centre, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 17 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0509/FUL/95
Erection of switch house
Electricity Sub Station Off A89, Bathgate
Received 17 Jul 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0509/FUL/94
Formation of a driveway
71 Preston Road, Linlithgow
Received 8 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0237/FUL/96
Erection of a house
Plot 11 Redmill Court, East Whitburn
Received 2 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0237/FUL/95
Erection of a porch
11 Gleneagles Court, Whitburn, EH47 8PG
Received 11 Apr 1995
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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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