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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.
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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0527/FUL/94
Conversion of 1 house to 2 houses
7/8 Garden City, Stoneyburn
Received 18 Jul 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0527/FUL/93
Formation of childrens play area
62 Norwood Avenue, Whitburn
Received 29 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0562/FUL/92
Amendment to house types
Plots 1 And 21 Kettlestoun Mains, Linlithgow
Received 3 Aug 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0561/P/95
Outline Planning Permission for 40 houses
- Addiebrownhill, Skolieburn II, Addiewell
Received 31 Jul 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0425/FUL/93
Erection of a house
2 Redmill View, East Whitburn
Received 24 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0424/FUL/96
Change of use of 1st & 2nd floors from office use to 2 flats
40 George Street, Bathgate
Received 23 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0424/A/95
Erection of an illuminated signboard
122 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 16 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0424/FUL/94
Enlargement of window opening
47 Preston Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 10 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0424/FUL/93
Erection of a house
2 Redmill View, East Whitburn
Received 24 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0424/FUL/92
Proposed rear and dormer extension to house
6 Fauldhouse Road, Longridge, EH47 8AQ
Received 11 Jun 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0423/P/96
Outline planning permission for the erection of a greenkeepers lodge
Harburn Golf Club Harburn, West Calder
Received 23 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0423/LBC/94
Listed Building Consent and planning permission for alterations and extension
Earl O' Moray Bonsyde, Linlithgow
Received 10 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0372/H/96
Installation of a radio mast
21 Crathes Gardens, Livingston
Received 8 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0372/FUL/94
Proposed siting of mobile retail unit
Shoprite Supermarket Longridge Road, Whitburn
Received 19 May 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0372/FUL/93
Erection of a house
Plot 15 Site At Braehead, Linlithgow
Received 8 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0372/FUL/92
Change of use from house to shop
26 East Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 Orb
Received 21 May 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0491/FUL/95
Erection of a garage
23 Northfield Meadows, Longridge
Received 6 Jul 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0491/FUL/93
Conversion of loft space into 2 rooms
12 Faraday Place, Addiewell, EH55 8NG
Received 15 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0491/FUL/92
Extension to house
Camilty Mill , West Calder, EH55 8RH
Received 7 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0490/P/93
Outline planning permission for erection of a house
Site At Main Street, Stoneyburn
Received 14 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0481/FUL/93
Erection of a garden wall
77 Parklands, Broxburn, EH52 5RD
Received 9 Jul 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0481/FUL/92
Re-alignment of roof
32 Avonmill View, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 2 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0480/M/95
The processing of peat/soil with sand
- Levenseat Quarry, Fauldhouse
Received 4 Jul 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0433/FUL/95
Erection of a conservatory
8 Hope Park, Bathgate
Received 20 Jun 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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