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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0226/H/96
Dormer extension and re-roofing
74 Old Rows, Seafield, EH47 7AN
Received 29 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0202/H/96
Erection of a garage
10 Greenrigg Cottages, Harthill
Received 20 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0202/FUL/97
Erection of a house
15 Millrigg, Kirknewton
Received 20 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0202/FUL/95
Erection of an industrial and office unit of 5273 sq.m with ancillary parking and service yard
Starlaw Park, Livingston
Received 23 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0202/FUL/94
Proposed renovation, alteration and extension of existing steading to form residential accommodation
Greendykes Farm Greendykes Road, Broxburn
Received 23 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0202/FUL/93
Amendment to house type
Plots 1/2 Raeburn Park, Polbeth, EH12 5TW
Received 6 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0202/FUL/92
Extensions to house
11 Hunter Grove Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0NW
Received 20 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0201/P/97
Outline permission for development of site to provide six flats
28/30 East Main Street, Blackburn
Received 20 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0201/P/96
Outline planning permission for 2 houses
- Loganlea Road, Loganlea
Received 20 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0201/P/94
Outline planning permission for erection of a house
Milrig Holdings , Kirknewton
Received 23 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0201/FUL/93
Change of use to office/store with no restriction on occupancy
26C High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 6 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0201/FUL/92
Alterations to wall
16 Glenburn Gardens Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8NL
Received 20 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0200/A/92
Erection of a fascia sign
18 George Street, Bathgate
Received 20 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0200/FUL/97
Erection of a 2.4 metre high security fence
Broompark Farm , Mid Calder, EH53 Oeb
Received 20 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0200/FUL/95
Proposed erection of a garage and house extension
14 Ogilface Crescent, Blackridge
Received 21 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0200/FUL/94
Erection of a house and garage
Rusha Farm , West Calder
Received 23 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0200/FUL/93
Proposed extension to rear of house
65 Langside Crescent, Polbeth
Received 6 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0199/P/92
Outline planning permission for farm restructuring - Lowland Crofting and residential expansion at Bridgehouse Village
Woodbank Farm , Armadale, EH48 3BE
Received 19 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0225/FUL/92
Extension to house
31 Parklands, Broxburn
Received 27 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0224/P/94
Outline planning permission for residential development
Site At Johnston Avenue, Uphall
Received 30 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0224/H/97
Increase height of existing boundary wall and formation of a store
43 Nicol Road, Broxburn, EH52 6JJ
Received 27 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0205/FUL/93
Formation of dormer window
8 Oakbank Cottages West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PR
Received 8 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0204/A/97
Erection of a facia sign
7 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AB
Received 21 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0204/A/94
Erection of illuminated fascia and projecting signs
62 North Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PP
Received 24 Mar 1994
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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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