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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.
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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0293/FUL/97
Erection of a 1.8m high fence
29 & 30 Loch Linnhe Court, Whitburn
Received 25 Apr 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0293/H/96
Alterations to facade of house
20 Priors Grange, Torphichen
Received 15 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0293/FUL/95
Erection of a pitched roof over existing flat roof
101 West Main Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0QE
Received 4 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0293/FUL/94
Extension to house
26 Dean Place, Seafield
Received 21 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0293/FUL/93
Installation of a dormer
9 Gardner Terrace Stoneyburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8DQ
Received 12 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0504/FUL/92
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground, erection of boundary fence, wall and garage
46 Langside Gardens, Polbeth, EH55 89J
Received 10 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0723/FUL/95
Proposed erection of a two storey development of 5 houses and 24 flatted dwellings
91-93 Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 4 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0723/FUL/94
Erection of American barn stable block
01 Houston Mains, Uphall
Received 30 Sept 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0723/FUL/93
Proposed extension
2 Greenpark Cottages, Linlithgow, EH49 6AA
Received 15 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0406/FUL/94
Erection of a garage
19 Willowdean, Bridgend
Received 1 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0406/FUL/92
Erection of a garage and porch
28 Burnside Crescent, Fauldhouse, EH47 9JB
Received 4 Jun 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0277/A/95
Erection of 'V' shaped signboards
Junction B8046 With A9080, Threemiletown
Received 27 Apr 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0266/FUL/94
Re-location of port-a-cabin
Springhill Cottage , Dechmont, EH52 6LN
Received 14 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0266/FUL/93
Erection of a house
Stoneyburn House , Stoneyburn, EH47 8AU
Received 5 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0371/P/95
Outline planning permission for the development of a distribution park with ancillary offices, road layout, parking and landscaping
Pottishaw, Bathgate
Received 25 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0371/H/96
Installation of a stainless steel flue
Weigelia Kingscavil, Linlithgow, EH49 6NA
Received 8 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0371/FUL/94
Proposed siting of mobile hot food shop
Shoprite Supermarket Longridge Road, Whitburn
Received 19 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0371/FUL/93
Proposed mansard roof conversion
68 Main Street, Dechmont
Received 7 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0371/FUL/92
Installation of three dormers
East Camps Cottage Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder
Received 21 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0370/FUL/96
Change of use from betting shop to house and installation of dormer windows
Main Street, Blackridge
Received 3 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0370/FUL/95
Extension to house
56 Irvine Crescent, Bathgate
Received 24 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0370/FUL/94
Erection of a house
Braeside Farm , East Calder
Received 18 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0370/FUL/93
Extension to house
4 Earls Place, Fauldhouse
Received 7 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0431/FUL/92
Creation of a car run in and parking area
75 Marjoribanks Street, Bathgate, EH48 1AL
Received 15 Jun 1992
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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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