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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0565/FUL/94
Extension to house to form accommodation for adults with learning disabilities
80 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston
Received 1 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0565/FUL/93
Erection of a house
Plot 23 Raeburn Park, Polbeth
Received 9 Aug 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0502/FUL/94
Change of use of public open space to garden ground
30 Heatherpark, Seafield, EH47 7BY
Received 7 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0488/FUL/92
Erection of 3 houses
47-51 Mill Road, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 6 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0487/LBC/93
Listed Building Consent for erection of 30 metres of pedestrian safety barrier
Howden Bridge , Livingston
Received 13 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0478/FUL/93
Rehabilitation of outbuilding to extend house
Morton Hill Cottage , Mid Calder, EH53 6JT
Received 9 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0478/FUL/92
Change of use of public open space to garden ground
6 Colinshiel View, Armadale
Received 1 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0477/P/96
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house and formation of tree nursery
Blackburn Hall Holdings, Blackburn
Received 10 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0477/LBC/93
Listed Building Consent for repair and conservation work to existing structure
Blackburn House , Blackburn
Received 9 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0477/FUL/95
Erection of a garage
87 Main Street, Stoneyburn
Received 4 Jul 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0430/FUL/93
Erection of a conservatory
37 Carledubs Avenue, Uphall, EH52 6TF
Received 25 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0430/FUL/92
Erection of a house
Muckraw Farm , Westfield
Received 12 Jun 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0429/P/92
Outline planning permission for a house
Balgreen Linlithgow Road, Dechmont
Received 12 Jun 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0429/LBC/96
Listed Building Consent and planning permission for replacement of 2 sash and case windows
15 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 23 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0429/FUL/94
Extension to house
2 Laverock Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6AT
Received 15 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0394/FUL/95
Erection of 4 No. 10m metre high floodlighting columns
32 Harburn Road, West Calder, Mr. James Warnock - Secretary
Received 6 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0299/FUL/93
Conversion from warehouse to 4 flats
31 East Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5HZ
Received 12 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0299/FUL/92
Extension to house
15 Raw Holdings Mansefield East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0HZ
Received 24 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0298/A/95
Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels
Site Adjacent To No 26 East Main Street, Armadale
Received 10 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0298/FUL/97
Erection of agricultural sheds
Kingsfield Farm, Linlithgow, EH49 7LS
Received 25 Apr 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0298/FUL/96
Erection of 4 houses
Plots 15,16,17 & 18 Lanrigg Road, Fauldhouse
Received 16 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0298/P/94
Erection of 2 houses and garages
Plot 6 Meadowhead Road, Addiewell
Received 22 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0298/FUL/93
Erection of a garage
21 Ash Grove, Bathgate, EH48 1LS
Received 12 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0502/FUL/93
Erection of a conservatory
35 Thomson Grove, Uphall, EH52 6BP
Received 19 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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