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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0347/NID/94
Refurbishment of flats and maisonettes incorporating new external wall cladding, new pitched roof and new top storey
2-34 Rowan Terrace, Blackburn
Received 10 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0347/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
26 West Bankton Place, Livingston
Received 30 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0347/FUL/95
Installation of a new shopfront
12 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate
Received 22 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0347/FUL/93
Erection of a house
Farmhouse Riddochhill Court, Blackburn
Received 31 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0324/FUL/93
Erection of a house
Plot 21 Victoria Park, Fauldhouse
Received 21 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0324/FUL/92
Extension to dormer
35 Philip Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7BH
Received 5 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0323/H/96
Erection of a carport and workshop with sunroom
8 Forkneuk Road, Uphall
Received 23 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0323/A/92
Erection of a sheet hoarding
1-3 East Main Street, Whitburn
Received 5 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0323/FUL/94
Plantation of commercial forestry
Muirhousedykes Mains Road , Loganlea
Received 29 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0323/FUL/93
Erection of a porch
62 Springfield Road, Linlithgow
Received 21 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0322/H/96
Increase the height of a fence to a maximum of 2.7m
5 Eastertoun Gardens, Armadale
Received 23 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0727/FUL/94
Erection of a garage and utility room
Plot 27 Lovells Glen, Linlithgow
Received 4 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0727/FUL/93
Replacement windows
23 West Port, Linlithgow, EH49 7AY
Received 19 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0726/P/95
Outline planning permission for chill and office facility
Braehead Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6EH
Received 5 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0726/FUL/96
Erection of a house
Heatherpark, Seafield
Received 14 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0726/FUL/94
Erection of a double garage
6 Burnvale, Broxburn, EH52 5PA
Received 4 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0437/FUL/93
Proposed extension
3 Churchhill Way, Kirknewton
Received 29 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0386/FUL/93
Extension to existing garage
Burnbrae , West Calder, EH55 8ND
Received 11 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0386/FUL/92
Change of use of public open space to private garden ground
129 Langton View, East Calder, EH53 0RE
Received 28 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0385/FUL/96
Erection of a house
Plot 2 Wallhouse Estate, Torphichen
Received 8 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0385/FUL/95
Extension to house
8 Academy Street, Armadale
Received 30 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0385/FUL/94
Change of use from garage/workshop to breeding/boarding kennels
Puppet Tree Cottage , West Calder, EH55 8LD
Received 23 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0385/FUL/93
Removal of front window millions
14 Greenside, Torphichen, EH48 4NB
Received 11 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0385/FUL/92
Extension to residential home for the elderly
69-71 Goschen Place, Broxburn, EH52 5JJ
Received 27 May 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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