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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0207/FUL/95
Change of use of open space to private garden ground
9 Broompark View, East Calder, EH53 Odh
Received 23 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0207/FUL/94
Extension to offices
Westwood Works, Westwood, West Calder, EH55 8PN
Received 24 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0207/FUL/93
Erection of house
Plot 16 Site At Braehead, Linlithgow
Received 8 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0206/H/97
Extension to house
1 Raw Holdings Kirknewton West Lothian EH53 0HY
Received 21 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0206/FUL/96
Erection of a house
120 South Street, Armadale, Drovemyre
Received 20 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0206/FUL/95
Erection of a house
Plot 5 The Fairways, Fauldhouse
Received 23 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0206/FUL/94
Formation of parking area
21 Parkhead Crescent, West Calder, EH55 8AU
Received 24 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0206/FUL/93
Change of use of public open space to garden use
27 And 29 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow
Received 8 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0206/FUL/92
Extension to house
11 Craig Avenue, Whitburn
Received 23 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0205/LBC/92
Listed Building Consent for - Change of use to hot food take-away shop
212 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 20 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0205/H/97
Extension to dwelling house
60 Bankton Drive, Livingston
Received 21 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0205/FUL/96
Erection of 2 houses
Plot 5/6 & 7 Lanrigg Road, Fauldhouse
Received 20 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0205/FUL/95
Erection of a house
Plot 1 Braehead Park, Linlithgow
Received 23 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0205/FUL/94
Extension to house
72 Whitelaw Drive, Bathgate, EH48 1RH
Received 24 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0199/H/96
Extension to house
Belstane Farm North, Kirknewton
Received 20 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0199/FUL/95
Erection of a house
27 Bruce Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EF
Received 21 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0199/FUL/94
Change of use of retail shop unit to private day care nursery and erection of fence to rear yard
Unit 2 Redcraig Road, East Calder
Received 23 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0199/FUL/93
Proposed garage extension
8 George Street, Armadale
Received 6 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0198/H/97
Erection of a conservatory
44 Bankton Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EH
Received 20 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0198/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
Ashwood Grange Road, Broxburn
Received 20 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0198/A/95
Erection of various free standing and facia signs - Deerpark Service Station, Livingston
- Deer Park Filling Station, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 21 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0178/FUL/97
Extension to existing double garage and erection of new gates and fence
Main Street, East Calder
Received 14 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0178/FUL/95
Extension to house
112 Forrest Walk, Uphall
Received 15 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0178/FUL/94
Change of use from domestic garage to vehicle repair workshop
16 Main Street Longridge Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8AD
Received 17 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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