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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0430/H/96
Install pitched roof to existing extension and extend the house to the rear
24 Carseknowe, Linlithgow
Received 24 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0430/FUL/95
Erection of a house
Wallace Road, Bathgate
Received 19 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0430/FUL/94
Erection of garage and driveway
31 Cardross Crescent, Broxburn, EH52 6JD
Received 15 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0379/FUL/95
Change of use to Bed and Breakfast establishment
29B Main Street, Mid Calder, EH53 Oaw
Received 30 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0379/FUL/93
Erection of a garage
45 Drysdale Avenue, Whitburn
Received 9 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0379/FUL/92
Erection of a conservatory
52 High Street, Bathgate
Received 22 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0378/FUL/96
Formation of temporary layby
Fauldhouse Road, Fauldhouse
Received 8 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0378/FUL/95
Extension to boarding kennels
Glenburn Boarding Kennels, Breich, EH55 8JF
Received 30 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0378/P/94
Erection of a house and garage
Bonsyde Cottage , Linlithgow, EH49 7NU
Received 20 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0567/A/95
Proposed non-illuminated panel signboards
217 & 221 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 1 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0567/FUL/96
Erection of offices and formation of a car park
13B Fairbairn Road, Livingston
Received 28 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0340/FUL/94
Erection of 6ft fence
13C Ecclesmachan Road, Uphall, EH52 6DD
Received 6 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0342/FUL/92
Proposed house type substitution
Plots 301-306 Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 11 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0341/A/96
Erection of general signage for shopping centre
Phase 2 Almondvale Centre, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 30 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0341/FUL/95
Proposed dormers and extension
4 Langfaulds Gardens, Bathgate
Received 22 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0341/FUL/94
Erection of an apiary within the walled garden
The Binns , Linlithgow
Received 6 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0341/FUL/93
Change of use from public open space to garden ground and extension to house
93 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JP
Received 27 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0341/FUL/92
Erection of 3 houses
Plots 15, 16 And 17 Westermains, Armadale
Received 11 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0340/FUL/96
Erection of a nightclub and bar/restaurant
Menzies Road, Bathgate
Received 29 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0340/FUL/95
Change of use from residential to office accommodation
42/4 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 22 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0734/A/94
Erection of 2.4m fence
Uphall Depot , Broxburn
Received 4 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0734/FUL/93
Erection of a garage
3 Redhouse Court, Blackburn, EH47 7BU
Received 21 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0724/FUL/95
Erection of a fence
14 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder, EH53 0BD
Received 4 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0724/FUL/94
Erection of a house
Plot 4 West Harwood Farm, West Calder
Received 30 Sept 1994
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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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