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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0438/FUL/93
Erection of double garage
4 Gordon Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 1BO
Received 30 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0437/LBC/94
Listed Building Consent and planning permission for extension to existing retail unit to rear and formation of staff toilets and office accomodation on first floor
70-72 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 15 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0437/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
31 Sedgebank, Livingston, EH54 6HE
Received 28 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0437/FUL/95
Double driveway
27 Mooreland Gardens, Addiewell, EH55 8JD
Received 20 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0351/FUL/94
Installation of a dormer window
10 Hardhill Road, Bathgate
Received 10 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0351/FUL/92
Erection of a porch
33 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JH
Received 12 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0350/FUL/96
Change of use to kitchen for preparation of hot food for home delivery
12 Armadale Road, Whitburn
Received 30 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0350/FUL/95
Extension to existing cattery
2 Holmes Holdings, Broxburn
Received 22 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0350/FUL/94
Proposed attic conversion
Sunnymede Cottage , Dechmont
Received 10 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0350/FUL/93
Extension to house
2 Hunter Grove, Whitburn
Received 1 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0350/FUL/92
Erection of a conservatory
9 Union Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7DY
Received 12 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0349/FUL/96
Siting of mobile crushing unit
- Craigton Quarry, Winchburgh
Received 30 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0349/FUL/95
Part change of use to vehicle rental
2 Dunnet Way, Broxburn, EH52 5AU
Received 22 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0349/FUL/94
Erection of a house
8/10 Buchan Road, Broxburn
Received 10 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0343/FUL/96
Change of use of proposed shop unit to hot food carry out
- Village Lane, Livingston
Received 30 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0343/FUL/95
Erection of a garage
'The Green Tree' Main Street, Stoneyburn
Received 22 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0621/FUL/95
Re-grading of garden ground
14 Pumpherston Road, Mid Calder
Received 22 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0621/FUL/94
Erection of a conservatory
151 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow
Received 22 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0621/FUL/93
Extension to house
118 Glenalmond, Whitburn
Received 3 Sept 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0348/A/96
Erection of 3 facia signs
Brucefield Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 30 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0348/A/95
Erection of a sign
Dewar Square Deans West, Livingston
Received 22 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0348/FUL/94
Substitution of houses on Plots 79-83 and 87-90 on previously approved layout
Site At Hope Park Gardens Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 10 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0348/FUL/93
Erection of a house
Corner Of Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow
Received 31 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0348/FUL/92
Extension to house
10 Avonmill View, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7SH
Received 12 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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