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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.
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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0290/FUL/95
Erection of a house
Stanbesida 80 Lower Bathville Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2JS
Received 4 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0290/FUL/94
Erection of a wall
8 Johnston Avenue Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PR
Received 21 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0290/FUL/93
Erection of a house
4 Redmill View East Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0HS
Received 11 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0290/FUL/92
Extension to house
22 Whitelaw Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1RQ
Received 23 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0289/A/97
Erection of a hoarding
Room At The Top Menzies Road, Bathgate
Received 25 Apr 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0527/FUL/92
Erection of a dormer
Glendevon Cottages Winchburgh
Received 22 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0526/P/94
Erection of a house
12 Hoghill Court, East Calder, EH53 0QA
Received 15 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0252/FUL/96
Conversion of shop and flat to house, erection of a conservatory and temporary siting of a residential caravan
2 East Main Street, Blackburn
Received 9 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0252/FUL/95
Erection of a conservatory
1 Rock Cottages, Torphichen
Received 19 Apr 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0252/FUL/94
Extension to house
9 Bridgeside Avenue, Whitburn, EH47 8HL
Received 8 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0252/FUL/92
Erection of a double garage
9A Union Road, Broxburn
Received 13 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0251/P/92
Outline planning permission for residential development
Limekilns And Raw Holdings Main Street, East Calder
Received 9 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0251/H/97
Erection of a garage
24 Rosemount Drive, Uphall, EH52 6DE
Received 11 Apr 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0251/FUL/96
Change of use to cafe/hot food takeaway
16 Parkview, Stoneyburn
Received 9 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0251/FUL/95
Erection of a conservatory
4 Kaimes Gardens, Kirknewton
Received 18 Apr 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0251/FUL/94
Change of use from lounge bar to bookmakers
2 Station Road, Armadale
Received 8 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0419/FUL/93
Erection of a double garage
5 Watt Avenue, Armadale, EH48 2LB
Received 23 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0409/P/95
Outline planning permission for one house
120 South Street, Armadale, Drovemyre
Received 8 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0518/NID/96
Formation of cemetery and erection of associated building
Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow
Received 19 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0518/NID/95
Formation of a car park
North Street, Armadale
Received 21 Jul 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0518/LBC/92
Listed Building Consent to instal a roller shutter door
4 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ED
Received 17 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0518/FUL/94
Change of use to form hot food shop
13 Main Street, Livingston
Received 12 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0517/NID/96
Formation of a cemetery and erection of associated building
Wilcoxholm Farm Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow
Received 19 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0467/FUL/93
Recessed box, open grille, aluminium shutters
5 George Place, Bathgate
Received 8 Jul 1993
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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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