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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 · 28,889 approved or refused records
2,544Refused applications
26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 1992 to 4 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 8 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0468/A/94
Erection of a house
The Reeves Longridge Road, Whitburn
Received 27 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0468/FUL/93
Erection of a house and garage
Braeside Farm Humbie Holdings, East Calder
Received 8 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0468/FUL/92
Erection of a house
Plot 13 Crofthead Farm Site, Fauldhouse
Received 29 Jun 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0467/A/96
Erection of a free standing sign
4 Michaelson Square, Livingston
Received 4 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0467/FUL/95
Formation of a driveway
10 Auldhill Cottages, Bridgend, EH49 6PE
Received 29 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0467/FUL/94
Extension to community centre
Blackridge Community Centre Main Street, Blackridge
Received 27 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0420/FUL/92
Extension to house
1 Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate
Received 10 Jun 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0419/FUL/96
Erection of a house
Plot 12 Redmill Court, East Whitburn
Received 21 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0419/FUL/95
Creation of car access
47 Cardross Crescent, Broxburn, EH52 6HZ
Received 15 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0419/FUL/94
Alteration of entrance to post office and installation of a roller shutter
11 Elizabeth Drive, Bathgate
Received 10 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0508/P/93
Erection of a house
115/117 South Street, Armadale, EH48 3QP
Received 22 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0508/FUL/92
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 9 Main Street, Stoneyburn
Received 14 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0507/P/93
Outline planning permission for housing and detailed planning permission for road and plot layout
Site At Colt Hill, Linlithgow
Received 20 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0309/FUL/93
Construction of Chemical Treatment House
East Craigs Tank , Blackridge
Received 17 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0309/A/92
Erection of a house and garage
The Reeves Longridge Road, Whitburn
Received 29 Apr 1992 - UnknownLIVE/0291/NID/95
Upgrading and conversion of two industrial buildings for use as business units
Former Cleansing Depot East Main Street, Blackburn
Received 4 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0291/A/92
Erection of a signboard
2 Nairn Road Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AY
Received 23 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0254/FUL/95
Extension to house
7 Park Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RF
Received 19 Apr 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0254/FUL/94
Change of use to hot food takeaway shop
19 Main Street Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BE
Received 8 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0254/FUL/93
Proposed patio doors and porch
67 Parklands Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RD
Received 29 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0254/FUL/92
Erection of a garage
15 Aitken Drive Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0HB
Received 13 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0253/FUL/97
Conversion of existing commercial units to 7 flats
1 Drumshoreland Road, Broxburn
Received 11 Apr 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0253/H/96
Dormer extension and renewal of existing roof finish
122 South Street Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3JU
Received 10 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0253/FUL/95
Erection of roller shutters to front windows and rear door
8 Livery Street, Bathgate, EH48 2HS
Received 19 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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