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Scotland · Local authority
West Lothian
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Lothian. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates12,781Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,038 approved or refused records
1,078Refused applications
9,960 approved · 1,078 refused · 791 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Oct 2012 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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/0175/LBC/16
Listed Building Consent for the installation of 2 customer information screens (Grid Ref 300501 677084)
Linlithgow Railway Station, Station Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7DH
Received 9 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0201/H/16
Installation of dormer windows (Grid ref 308510 674943)
22 Dunn Place, Winchburgh, EH52 6UH
Received 21 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0564/H/15
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 304296 665366)
25 Lawson Glade, Adambrae, Livingston, EH54 9JT
Received 31 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0082/A/16
Installation of vinyl signage (grid ref. 304563 670199)
First Point, Deer Park Road, Livingston EH54 8AG
Received 1 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0134/FUL/16
Change of use from public space to private garden ground. (grid ref 298872 667828)
35 Inchwood Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 2ED
Received 22 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0133/TPO/16
Felling to ground level of 11 trees, Selective branch removal of 1 tree and crown cleaning of 2 trees (Grid ref-302123 669204)
Oakwood Park/Chuckethall Road, Deans, Livingston
Received 22 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0017/FUL/16
Erection of 17.5m high telecom monopole and equipment cabinets (grid ref. 306557 671986)
Land At East Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5JW
Received 11 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0050/FUL/16
Erection of a house (grid ref. 307943 671511)
Land At Ryal Cottages, Broxburn
Received 19 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0199/FUL/16
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a boundary fence (in retrospect) (grid ref. 300084 676133)
89 Acredales Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6JA
Received 22 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0092/H/16
Extension to house (Grid ref - 301991 677810)
37 Burghmuir Court, Linlithgow, EH49 7LJ
Received 3 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0096/H/16
Extension to house and formation of raised decking (Grid Ref - 299668 676253)
11 Deanburn Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6EZ
Received 5 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0018/FUL/16
Change of use from industrial unit (class 5) to dog training unit (grid ref. 304400 669078)
Unit 1, Knightsridge Industrial Estate, Knightsridge East Road, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8RA
Received 11 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0148/ACT/16
Prior approval for the installation of CCTV and associated cabling (Grid ref 300528 677105)
Linlithgow Railway Station, Linlithgow
Received 2 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0077/FUL/16
Erection of a multi-use games area and erection of a 1.5m high fence with gate (grid ref. 299117 665641)
Murrayfield Park, Elm Grove, Blackburn, EH47 7QX
Received 29 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0110/FUL/16
Change of use from industrial unit to trampoline park (class 11) with associated car parking (grid ref. 305766 670346)
3 Kingsthorne Park, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DB
Received 2 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0140/A/16
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signage(Grid ref 300583 666160)
Post Office, Redhouse Road, Seafield, Blackburn, EH47 7AR
Received 25 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0864/H/15
Single storey extension to house (as amended from two storey) (grid ref. 296154 668529)
14 Hardhill Drive, Bathgate, EH48 2BP
Received 26 Nov 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0057/H/16
Extension to rear of house
4 Ure Place Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3GL
Received 25 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0074/H/16
Extension to house (Grid ref 309204 674933)
53 Castle Terrace, Winchburgh, EH52 6RH
Received 29 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0283/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref - 293621 671534)
Westfield House, B8028 - Bridgehouse To U9, Westfield, EH48 3DF
Received 27 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0173/FUL/16
Erection of 2.4m high palisade fencing and 2 NR double gate access to external yard (Grid Ref 305609 668806)
Unit C1, 28 Firth Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DJ
Received 8 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0184/H/16
Installation of CCTV (in retrospect) grid ref. 307042 667053
2 Kennedie Park Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0RG
Received 11 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0139/H/16
Two storey extension to house (Grid ref 307632 667869)
37 Pumpherston Road, Mid Calder, EH53 0AX
Received 24 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0919/FUL/15
Conversion of former health clinic to vet clinic and 5 flats (302764 664068)
8 Polbeth Road, Polbeth, EH55 8SR
Received 4 Nov 2015
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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