Understanding planning · 13 min read
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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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/0191/H/97
Loft conversion and extension over existing flat roof
262 Main Street East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0EE
Received 19 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0191/FUL/96
Erection of 56 houses
Mill Road, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 19 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0191/FUL/95
Erection of a fence between 11 & 17 Wallace Mill Gardens
11 & 17 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder
Received 20 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0191/FUL/94
Approval of reserved matters for erection of a house
Ryelands Farm , Westfield
Received 21 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0191/FUL/93
Erection of a house
Plot 12 Woodlands Grove, Armadale
Received 5 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0184/FUL/93
Erection of storm porch
31 Burnlea Drive Stoneyburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8DL
Received 31 Mar 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0184/FUL/92
Part change of use to nursery school
43 Kirkgate West Calder West Lothian EH55 8DE
Received 17 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0183/P/92
Outline planning permission for erection of two houses
9-11 Hall Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5HR
Received 16 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0183/A/94
Erection of signboard
Junction Linburn Road, Kirknewton
Received 18 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0183/H/97
Dormer extension over existing extension
18 Garden City Stoneyburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8EJ
Received 14 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0183/H/96
Erection of a garage
46 Gavin Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RS
Received 14 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0183/FUL/95
Demolish old garage and construct new garage and extension
10 Craigs Court Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4NU
Received 16 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0183/FUL/93
Installation of full roller shutters on front window and door
05 West Main Street, Armadale, EH48 3PZ
Received 31 Mar 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0182/P/96
Outline Planning Permission for the erection of one house and two flats
Broompark, Torphichen
Received 14 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0163/H/97
Erection of a double garage
51 Harthill Road, Westcraigs
Received 6 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0163/FUL/96
Erection of 7 detached and semi-detached houses
Site At West Main Street, Blackburn
Received 7 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0163/FUL/94
Erection of a conservatory
52 Spottiswoode Gardens, Mid Calder
Received 14 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0162/P/94
Outline planning permission for petrol filling station
Burghmuir Junction Blackness Road, Linlithgow
Received 11 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0162/A/96
Erection of a signboard
East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, EH52 5AU
Received 7 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0162/FUL/95
Extension to factory
4 Inchmuir Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EW
Received 13 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0162/FUL/93
Amendment and addition to house types on Plots 93-96 and 111-116
Site At Hope Park Gardens Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 23 Mar 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0190/P/93
Outline planing permission for erection of 1 house
86 Union Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6HR
Received 5 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0190/A/97
Installation of a facia sign and a projection sign (illuminated)
1A Edinburgh Road, Bathgate
Received 19 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0190/FUL/96
Substitution of house types on 3 plots
Barnes Green Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 19 Mar 1996
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsApplications by postcode area
Get emailed about new planning applications in West Lothian
Area alerts send a daily or weekly email with new applications and decisions near a postcode, filtered by project type. £29 a month, up to 3 areas. Records are limited to the councils we collect.
Set up an area alertResearching a proposal in West Lothian
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverage