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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0276/FUL/96
Conversion and change of use of garden centre shop to form house and development of site to form 5 serviced house plots
Swinabbey , East Whitburn
Received 12 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0276/FUL/95
Change of use of public open space to garden ground
39 Fallas Place Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9BU
Received 27 Apr 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0276/FUL/94
Extension to house
4 Tennant Park, Mid Calder
Received 18 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0276/FUL/93
Siting of port-a-cabin
Village Shop Main Street, Philpstoun
Received 10 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0276/FUL/92
Provide new roof to existing workshop
2 Glebe Road, West Calder, EH55 8DF
Received 21 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0357/LBC/94
Listed Building Consent and advert consent for erection of signboard
11-15 Main Street, West Calder
Received 13 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0357/A/95
Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels
Seafield Road, Blackburn
Received 23 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0357/FUL/93
Erection of a garage
Fourwinds Almondell, Broxburn, EH52 5PE
Received 2 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0296/FUL/93
Proposed garage extension
72 Bailielands Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7TF
Received 12 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0296/FUL/92
Erection of an extension and boundary wall
29 Houstoun Gardens, Uphall
Received 24 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0295/LBC/95
Alter and refurbish existing farmhouse and steadings to form business units
Newyearfield Farm Ladywell, Livingston, Unit 1
Received 10 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0295/A/97
Erection of a sign board
9A Milrig Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DE
Received 25 Apr 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0295/H/96
Siting of LPG Tank
29 Gavin Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RS
Received 16 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0295/FUL/94
Change of use from retail outlet to use as car hire depot
3A Union Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1NS
Received 21 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0295/FUL/93
Alterations to facade
61 East Main Street, Whitburn
Received 12 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0295/FUL/92
Proposed dormer extension
33 Harburn Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8AJ
Received 24 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0294/LBC/92
Listed Building Consent and planning permission for part change of use from kitchen to house
Star & Garter Hotel High Street, Linlithgow
Received 23 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0304/FUL/96
Formation of flatted house and erection of a conservatory
2 Bellvue Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow
Received 17 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0304/FUL/95
Erection of a house
Plot 20 Willow Park, Fauldhouse
Received 12 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0304/FUL/94
Erection of replacement garage
61 Barton Terrace Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9LL
Received 26 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0304/FUL/93
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
339 Beechwood Road Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7PE
Received 17 May 1993 - UnknownLIVE/0281/NID/95
Erection of a Sports Pavilion
Whitburn Academy, Shanks Road, Whitburn
Received 2 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0281/H/97
Erection of Garage
52 Irvine Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QS
Received 23 Apr 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0281/FUL/96
Erection of a steel decorative arch
Union Road, Bathgate
Received 12 Apr 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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