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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.
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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0109/P/92
Outline planning permission for 6 houses
Blaeberryhill Farm Blaeberryhill Road, Whitburn
Received 17 Feb 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0098/FUL/95
Replacement of cashline machine
2 Manse Road, Whitburn, EH47 Oqa
Received 15 Feb 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0088/FUL/97
Erection of house, stables, polytunnel, site caravan and store
Croft 10 Woodbank Farm, Armadale
Received 12 Feb 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0088/FUL/96
Erection of a house
Plot 3 Cathlaw Lane, Torphichen
Received 13 Feb 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0088/FUL/95
Erection of stable block
Old Court Hillend Farm, Winchburgh
Received 10 Feb 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0088/FUL/94
Extension to house
95 Eldrick Avenue, Fauldhouse
Received 18 Feb 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0088/FUL/92
Proposed alterations to shopfront
16 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, EH48 4EU
Received 12 Feb 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0087/A/94
Erection of a sign
7 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 18 Feb 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0087/FUL/97
Refurbishment of public house and extension to form beer cellar
1A High Street, Linlithgow
Received 12 Feb 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0100/H/96
Installation of a dormer window
43 Harthill Road, Westcraigs
Received 16 Feb 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0100/FUL/97
Erection of site compound
Woodville Court, Broxburn
Received 14 Feb 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0100/FUL/95
Erection of palisade security fencing around gas governor site
A71 Calderburn Road, Polbeth
Received 15 Feb 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0100/FUL/94
Conversion of outbuilding to form a house
Fieldview The Camps, Kirknewton
Received 23 Feb 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0100/FUL/93
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 11 Site At Braehead, Linlithgow
Received 23 Feb 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0100/FUL/92
proposed erection of a storm porch
58 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QX
Received 17 Feb 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0099/LBC/97
Partial demolition of rear wing and formation of elevated patio at ground floor level
5 Union Road, Linlithgow
Received 14 Feb 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0099/FUL/96
Proposed extension to rear of shop
1A Stanley Road, Greenrigg
Received 16 Feb 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0099/FUL/95
Extension to house
55 Finlay Avenue, East Calder, EH53 Orp
Received 15 Feb 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0099/FUL/94
Erection of a conservatory and extension
9 The Glebe, Linlithgow
Received 23 Feb 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0099/FUL/93
Erection of a garage
61 The Parklands, Broxburn
Received 23 Feb 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0099/FUL/92
Proposed alterations and extension to house
1 Parkview, Westfield
Received 17 Feb 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0098/LBC/92
Listed Building Consent and advert consent for erection of 2 wall signs
Station House -, West Calder
Received 17 Feb 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0080/FUL/92
Change of use of public open space to garden ground
48 Burghmuir Court, Linlithgow
Received 7 Feb 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0079/LBC/96
Listed building consent for the blocking up of sash and case windows on front elevation
The Old Toll House Kirkton, Livingston
Received 8 Feb 1996
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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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