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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0342/FUL/93
Extension to house
4 Bonnington Road, Wilkieston
Received 27 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0471/FUL/92
Erection of engineering workshop with associated offices
Site At Whiteside Industrial Estate, Bathgate
Received 29 Jun 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0470/FUL/96
Change of use from Class 1 shop to Class 3 food and drink cafe
111 Main Street, East Calder
Received 6 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0423/FUL/95
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 3 St. Michaels Lane, Linlithgow
Received 16 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0423/FUL/93
Extension to house
81 Traprain Crescent, Bathgate
Received 24 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0287/FUL/94
Alteration to rear of house
Cedar Cottage , Threemiletown, EH49 6NE
Received 20 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0287/FUL/93
Proposed dormer and front extension
1 Cappers Court Bathville Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3LG
Received 11 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0287/FUL/92
Extension to house
14 Rockville Grove Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BZ
Received 22 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0286/P/92
Outline planning permission for 5 serviced plots
Gallowsknowe Main Street, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 22 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0286/A/96
Erection of a hoarding
- Fairways Business Park, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 12 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0275/FUL/96
Change of use from shop to hot food takeaway at Unit 1
Unit 1 Newyearfield Farm, Ladywell, Livingston
Received 12 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0275/FUL/95
Erection of a house
Plot 21 Barbauchlaw Mains, Armadale
Received 27 Apr 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0275/FUL/94
Erection of a porch
60 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JW
Received 18 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0275/FUL/93
Amendment to landscape planting within existing amenity open space
Site At Overton Crescent, East Calder
Received 10 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0274/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
1 Fulmar Brae, Livingston
Received 14 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0274/H/97
Extension and alterations to house
14 Hartwood Road, West Calder, EH55 8DG
Received 18 Apr 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0274/FUL/95
Installation of spray booths
Glenmavis Garage - Linlithgow Road, Bathgate, EH48 4LA
Received 27 Apr 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0511/FUL/92
Erection of a house
Plot 7 Beveridge Square, Livingston
Received 15 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0510/A/96
Erection of a signboard
Lady Place, Livingston, EH54 6IA
Received 17 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0510/FUL/95
Erection of a garage
57 East Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7BP
Received 17 Jul 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0510/H/94
Extension to house
5 Willowbrae, Fauldhouse
Received 8 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0510/FUL/93
Alterations to window and installation of french windows
8 Back Station Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AD
Received 22 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0510/FUL/92
Erection of a house
Plot 10 Ennis Park, Polbeth
Received 15 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0294/FUL/93
Installation of dormer windows
3 Hillside Cottages, Linlithgow, EH49 6AB
Received 12 May 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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