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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0087/FUL/93
Extension to house
7 Torphichen Avenue, Mid Calder
Received 17 Feb 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0087/FUL/92
Installation of security shutter
62 George Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PD
Received 13 Feb 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0086/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
23 Parkwood Gardens, Broxburn
Received 12 Feb 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0054/A/96
Planning permission for erection of an illuminated sign
47/49 South Street, Armadale
Received 29 Jan 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0054/FUL/95
Erection of a conservatory
13 Priorscroft, Torphichen
Received 26 Jan 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0054/FUL/94
Installation of double glazing
38 Burnside Crescent, Fauldhouse
Received 2 Feb 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0054/FUL/93
Listed Building Consent and planning permission for renovation and extension of house
South Lodge Preston Farm, Linlithgow
Received 2 Feb 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0054/FUL/92
Change of use to roofing contractors business
13-15 Roman Camp Cottages, Broxburn, EH57 9PJ
Received 29 Jan 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0053/P/95
Outline planning permission for erection of 55 houses
Seafield Farm , Seafield, EH47 7AL
Received 27 Jan 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0053/H/97
Erection of a garage and storeroom
50 Houstoun Gardens, Uphall
Received 29 Jan 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0053/FUL/96
Alterations to shop front
47/49 South Street, Armadale
Received 29 Jan 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0053/FUL/94
Installation of monopitch roof on garage
4 The Loan, Torphichen, EH48 4NF
Received 1 Feb 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0053/FUL/93
Proposed dormer extensions
3 Quarry Cottages, Blackridge
Received 2 Feb 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0044/LBC/97
Listed Building Consent for erection of mobile office within courtyard
11B Mansefield Street, Bathgate, EH48 4HU
Received 27 Jan 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0044/LBC/95
Listed Building Consent for internal fitting out and alteration, new fascia, signage, and projecting sign
70-72 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 26 Jan 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0044/FUL/96
Change of use from shop (use Class 1) to financial advisors and property marketing office (use Class 2)
61 West Main Street, Armadale
Received 25 Jan 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0044/FUL/94
Proposed conservatory
2 Bog Road, Whitburn
Received 28 Jan 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0044/FUL/93
Proposed amenity accommodation for elderly and single person flats
Corner Site South Bridge Street/Menzies Road, Bathgate
Received 26 Jan 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0069/FUL/96
Change of use from agriculture use to light engineering workshop
14 Holmes Holdings, Broxburn, EH52 5NS
Received 6 Feb 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0069/FUL/95
Change of house type
Plot 23 Northfield Meadows, Longridge
Received 6 Feb 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0069/FUL/94
Proposed dormer windows to front and rear
24 Main Street, Longridge, EH47 8AD
Received 11 Feb 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0069/FUL/93
Proposed house extension and garage
1 Hamilton Place, Linlithgow
Received 9 Feb 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0069/FUL/92
Erection of a conservatory
12 Ochiltree Crescent, Mid Calder, EH53 Ort
Received 4 Feb 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0068/P/96
Outline planning permission for erection of 1207 sqm retail unit, 18 flats and 6 houses
Armadale Thistle F.C. North Street, Armadale
Received 6 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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