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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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: 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0673/P/94
Outline Planning Permission for a house
51 East Main Street, Blackburn
Received 15 Sept 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0673/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
4 Sibbalds Brae, Bathgate, EH54 4DU
Received 26 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0673/A/95
Erection of fascia signa and projecting signs
Motorway Cars -, Standhill, Bathgate
Received 12 Sept 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0673/FUL/93
Erection of a house
133 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston
Received 24 Sept 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0673/FUL/92
Erection of a house
Bankhead Cottage By Niddry, Winchburgh
Received 16 Sept 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0672/FUL/96
Formation of additional parking and erection of a security fence
- Blackness Road, Springfield, Linlithgow, EH49 7LR
Received 25 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0672/FUL/94
Proposed extension
3 Ormiston Drive, East Calder, EH53 Orh
Received 14 Sept 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0622/FUL/92
Erection of a garage
42 Garden City, Stoneyburn
Received 31 Aug 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0621/FUL/96
Installation of a mooring for canal boat
Canal Basin, Linlithgow
Received 12 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0386/FUL/94
Erection of a house
Plot 3 Torbane Drive, East Whitburn
Received 24 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0335/FUL/95
Installation of a satellite dish
116 Wyndford Avenue, Uphall
Received 18 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0335/FUL/94
Extension to house
92 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow, EH49 7SS
Received 4 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0335/FUL/93
Erection of a fence
3 Westwood View, West Calder, EH55 8PY
Received 25 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0335/FUL/92
Erection of 35 detached houses, open space and playing fields
- Blackness Road, Springfield, Linlithgow
Received 7 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0334/FUL/96
Erection of a day/resource centre
Ennis Park, Polbeth
Received 25 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0325/FUL/94
Replacement windows
Sandy Lodge Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AA
Received 3 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0325/FUL/93
Change of house type
Plot 91 Hope Park Gardens, Bathgate
Received 21 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0325/FUL/92
Erection of a garage
40 Hartwood Road, West Calder
Received 5 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0324/LBC/94
Part change of use from restaurant to residential use
15/17 Main Street, Livingston, EH54 7AF
Received 29 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0324/H/96
Extension to house
90 Bishops Park, Mid Calder
Received 23 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0497/FUL/95
Extension to house
39 Polkemmet Road, Whitburn
Received 11 Jul 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0450/LBC/92
Listed Building Conset for - Proposed hanging sign
143 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 24 Jun 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0450/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
1 Harburn Road, West Calder, EH55 8AQ
Received 4 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0450/FUL/94
Erection of double garage
27 St. Johns Road, Broxburn
Received 21 Jun 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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