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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0492/FUL/94
Erection of a covered enclosure
Football Field Bathgate Road, Blackburn
Received 5 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0492/FUL/92
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 8 Main Street, Stoneyburn
Received 7 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0491/A/94
Erection of a projecting sign
10-12 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 5 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0491/FUL/96
Erection of a factory and offices
Thistle House, Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 12 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0672/FUL/93
Extension to house and garage
8 Pilgrims Hill, Linlithgow, EH49 7LN
Received 24 Sept 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0672/FUL/92
Erection of a conservatory
34 Graham Court, Blackburn, EH47 7BT
Received 16 Sept 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0671/H/96
Installation of dormer at
Lillybank Cottage Niddry Road, Winchburgh
Received 25 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0671/FUL/95
Installation of a portacabin and changing facilities
Factory (Ewos) Torphichen Road, Westfield, EH48 3BP
Received 12 Sept 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0671/FUL/94
Proposed extension
52 Harthill Road, Blackridge
Received 14 Sept 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0671/FUL/93
Extension to house
11 Letham Grove, Pumpherston
Received 23 Sept 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0671/FUL/92
Extension to house
59 Castle Terrace, Winchburgh, EH52 6EH
Received 16 Sept 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0670/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
10 Raw Holdings, East Calder, EH53 0JQ
Received 25 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0399/FUL/95
House extension
19 Bonnytoun Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 7JL
Received 6 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0399/FUL/93
Erection of a garage
10 Holygate Place, Broxburn
Received 17 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0399/FUL/92
Erection of a house and garage
Site At 9 Entryfoot, Blackridge
Received 2 Jun 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0398/FUL/96
Alterations to increase height of warehouse
Royston Road Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8AL
Received 14 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0374/FUL/95
Erection of a double garage
19A Greendykes Road, Broxburn
Received 30 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0374/FUL/93
Erection of house
Plot 8 Byreside, Seafield
Received 8 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0374/FUL/92
Installation of dormers
44 Hardhill Road, Bathgate
Received 22 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0373/H/96
Erection of a satellite dish
12 Longridge Road, Whitburn
Received 8 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0373/FUL/94
Erection of a single garage
Rosend West Park Farm, Philpstoun
Received 20 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0373/FUL/93
Erection of dormer windows
Woodmuir House , Breich
Received 8 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0373/FUL/92
Erection of a house and double garage
Plot 1 Highrig, Torphichen
Received 21 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0372/P/95
Outline planning permission for erection of a house and resurection of a free range egg farm and expansion of a livestock and calf rearing business
Junction Of B8028 With Woodend Road Hillhead, Armadale
Received 25 May 1995
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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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