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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.
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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0502/FUL/92
Erection of canopy over petrol pumps
127 Main Street, Fauldhouse
Received 10 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0501/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
51 Spottiswoode Gardens, Mid Calder, EH53 Oju
Received 13 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0501/FUL/95
Re roofing of flat roof to form pitched roof
Wayside Cottage , Fauldhouse
Received 12 Jul 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0501/FUL/94
Erection of a garage
3 Mossgiel Cottages, Livingston, EH54 8AQ
Received 6 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0501/FUL/93
Proposed dormer extension
31 Harthill Road, Blackridge, EH48 3AL
Received 19 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0501/FUL/92
Erection of a double garage
1A Westwood View, West Calder, EH55 8PY
Received 9 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0453/A/95
Proposed signboard
13 The Cross, Linlithgow
Received 23 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0453/FUL/94
Erection of two canine isolation kennels
Bentyhead, Hartwood Road, Rescue Centre, West Calder
Received 21 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0453/FUL/93
Part Change of Use to vehicle sales
East Mains Industrial Estate , Broxburn
Received 6 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0453/FUL/92
Erection of overhead travelling crane & steel framework
Site At Oakbank, Mid Calder
Received 25 Jun 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0452/H/96
Extension to house and erection of a garage
7 Roseberry Place, Livingston
Received 4 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0429/FUL/93
Erection of two houses
Plot 01 Westwood View, West Calder
Received 25 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0428/LBC/95
Listed building consent for alterations to boundary wall to improve sightlines
Champfleurie House, Linlithgow, EH49 6NB
Received 19 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0428/FUL/96
Extension to workshop and formation of an access
13A Nasmyth Square, Livingston, EH54 5EG
Received 23 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0617/P/94
Outline planning permission for business/general industrial/storage or distribution uses
Site At Drum Farm, Whitburn
Received 17 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0617/NID/95
Formation of Synthetic Kick Pitch
Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston
Received 22 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0617/H/96
Installation of dormer
5 Northfield Terrace, Longridge
Received 10 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0617/A/92
Installation of a facia and a projection sign (illuminated)
1A Edinburgh Road, Bathgate
Received 28 Aug 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0617/FUL/93
Erection of house
Plot 2 Muirhall Mains, West Calder
Received 1 Sept 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0616/H/96
Erection of a rear boundary fence
106 & 107 Staunton Rise, Livingston
Received 10 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0616/FUL/95
Installation of new shop front
52 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 17 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0616/FUL/94
Proposed dormer extension to house
99 Boghall Drive, Bathgate
Received 17 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0616/A/93
Extension to furniture warehouse
1A Edinburgh Road, Bathgate
Received 1 Sept 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0326/FUL/96
Erection of a residential accommodation block
Moore House School, Edinburgh Road, Bathgate, EH48 1EX
Received 23 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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