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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0448/A/94
Erection of 1 fascia sign
Unit 3 Carmondean Centre, Livingston
Received 21 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0448/FUL/96
Change of use of laundrette to beauty salon
Kingsport Avenue, Livingston
Received 31 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0448/FUL/95
Erection of office premises
Birniehill Road, Bathgate
Received 23 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0447/LBC/93
Listed Building Consent and planning permission for extension to cafe (demolition of existing extension)
145 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 2 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0447/H/96
Extension to house
Torbanehill House Swineabbey, East Whitburn, EH47 7RH
Received 31 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0447/FUL/95
Erect conservatory
70 Carseknowe, Linlithgow, EH49 7LG
Received 22 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0360/FUL/93
Proposed house type substitution to plots 601-615
Site At Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 4 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0301/FUL/95
Erection of a house
Plot 4 Queens Road, Broxburn
Received 10 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0301/FUL/93
Erection of a double garage
2 Hardhill Terrace, Bathgate, EH48 2DB
Received 13 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0301/FUL/92
Erection of a double garage
20 & 21 Willowdean, Bridgend
Received 27 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0300/LBC/93
Extension to form new bedrooms, function suite and leisure facilities
Houstoun House Hotel -, Uphall
Received 12 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0300/H/96
Installation of dormer window
51 Main Street, Dechmont
Received 16 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0300/A/95
Erection of an illuminated sign
14 Marrfield Terrace, Uphall Station
Received 10 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0300/FUL/97
Erection of a house
3 Crosshill Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1DQ
Received 25 Apr 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0300/FUL/94
Change of use to operate a car rental depot
Unit 16 East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 22 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0300/FUL/92
Erection of house
Plot 4 Westermains, Armadale
Received 24 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0299/A/97
Installation of fascia sign and lettering on gable end of building
Dragon House Takeaway Village Lane, Livingston
Received 25 Apr 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0299/A/95
Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels
Site Opposite Ferrier Crescent East Main Street, Armadale
Received 10 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0619/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
24 West Bankton Place, Livingston, EH54 9ED
Received 10 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0619/FUL/95
Erection of a conservatory
The Whitehouse , Threemiletown
Received 22 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0619/FUL/94
Erection of a garage
68 Mid Street, Bathgate
Received 19 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0619/FUL/93
Proposed residential development
Site At Lochmill, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 1 Sept 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0619/FUL/92
Car boot sale at showground
6 Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 28 Aug 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0618/A/95
Erection of signboard
Edinburgh Road, Bathgate, EH48 1DA
Received 22 Aug 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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