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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0172/FUL/96
Erection of two houses
Longbyres Station Road, Broxburn
Received 8 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0172/FUL/95
Erection of a conservatory
Laburnum 8 Parkhead Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BS
Received 15 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0172/FUL/93
Extension to house
17 Langton Gardens, East Calder
Received 24 Mar 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0189/FUL/96
Erection of a cattle court
Strathavon Farm , Westfield
Received 19 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0189/FUL/95
Change of use to amusement arcade
6 Station Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5QF
Received 16 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0189/FUL/94
Erection of a twin stable with feedstore
Glebe House The Square, Torphichen, EH48 4LY
Received 21 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0189/FUL/93
Extension to implement shed
Greenburn Golf Club, Greenburn Road, Fauldhouse
Received 5 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0162/FUL/92
Extensions to house
83 Riccarton Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6HX
Received 10 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0161/P/94
Outline planning permission for a residential development
Durhamtoun , Bathgate
Received 9 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0161/FUL/97
Erection of two houses
Redhouse Road, Seafield
Received 6 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0161/FUL/96
Change of use to builders merchants yard
Site At Baillie Street, Whitburn
Received 7 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0172/FUL/92
Extension to house
72 Falside Crescent, Bathgate
Received 11 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0193/H/97
Erection of a garage
109 Mount Pleasant, Armadale
Received 19 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0193/A/94
Erection of an illuminated signboard
Livingston Leisure Pool Centre Road North, Livingston
Received 23 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0193/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
127 Main Street Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6QP
Received 20 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0193/FUL/95
Proposed erection of a self contained cattle slurry store
Westfield Farm, West Calder
Received 20 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0193/FUL/93
Change of use to hot food shop
6 Springfield Court Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7TQ
Received 5 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0193/FUL/92
Proposed porch
Linlithgow Rose Social Club Braehead Road, Linlithgow
Received 18 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0192/H/97
Extension to house
101 Baronshill Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7JG
Received 19 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0192/A/95
Proposed erection of signs
11 Bank Street Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AS
Received 20 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0192/FUL/96
Proposed siting of three scultures adjacent to Bathgate to Airdrie cyclepath
, Bathgate
Received 20 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0192/FUL/94
Proposed re-roofing of club
Whitburn Juniors Social Club East Main Street, Whitburn
Received 23 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0192/FUL/93
Erection of a house
Plot 20 Site At Braehead, Linlithgow
Received 5 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0192/FUL/92
Proposed dormer window
21 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston
Received 18 Mar 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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