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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0160/FUL/95
Construction of steel portal and frame building for storage and practical work area
Oatridge Agricultural College , Ecclesmachan, EH52 6NH
Received 9 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0160/FUL/93
Change of use to kitchen showroom
24 Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 23 Mar 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0160/FUL/92
Change of use of public open space to garden ground
49 Monkland Road, Bathgate
Received 6 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0159/H/97
Formation of a driveway
1 Avenue Park, Mid Calder, EH53 Oaq
Received 6 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0159/H/96
Erection of a timber garage
1 Kirkfield East, Livingston, EH54 7BA
Received 7 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0159/FUL/95
Conversion of property to 6 flats
The Balbardie Bloomfield Place, Bathgate
Received 9 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0159/FUL/93
Erection of a garage
5 Elizabeth Gardens, Stoneyburn, EH47 8BP
Received 23 Mar 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0169/FUL/96
Erection of a house
- Bridgecastle Road, Armadale
Received 8 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0169/FUL/95
Erection of 97 houses
- Birkdale Park, Armadale
Received 13 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0169/FUL/93
Erection of a garage
34 Hailstone Crescent, Armadale
Received 23 Mar 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0168/P/95
Outline planning permission for bowling green and Pavilion
Site Combfoot Cottages, Mid Calder
Received 13 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0168/P/92
Outline planning permission for a residential development
Greenrigg Primary School Polkemmet Road, Harthill
Received 9 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0168/H/97
Erection of a porch
68 Pumpherston Road, Uphall Station
Received 11 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0168/FUL/96
Replace existing roof and installation of roller shutters
17-19 Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 8 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0168/FUL/94
Erection of 53 houses
East Whitburn Mains Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 15 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0167/H/97
Demolish garage and sheds and erect a double garage
5 Langton Road, East Calder, EH53 Obl
Received 11 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0167/FUL/96
Erection of a storage shed
Benty Head Hartwood Road, West Calder
Received 7 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0167/FUL/95
Extension to house
251 Main Street, East Calder
Received 13 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0167/FUL/94
Erection of extension to existing development to form additonal restaurant facilities
- Easter Inch, Bathgate, EH48 2EH
Received 15 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0167/FUL/92
Erection of a garage
191 Elizabeth Drive, Bathgate
Received 9 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0166/P/93
Outline planning permission for a residential development
Boghall Farm Blackness Road, Linlithgow
Received 23 Mar 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0166/H/97
Erection of a conservatory
Southfield Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BQ
Received 10 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0166/FUL/96
Erection of a security fence
New Calder Paper Mill, Mid Calder
Received 7 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0166/FUL/95
Construction of covered enclosure
Station Park , Livingston
Received 13 Mar 1995
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