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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 dates14,787Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 12,851 approved or refused records
1,218Refused applications
11,633 approved · 1,218 refused · 933 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 May 2010 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0651/H/14
Two storey extension to house (Grid Ref 299017 677021)
28 Lennox Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7QA
Received 12 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0365/FUL/14
Erection of a 34.2 m high (to blade tip) wind turbine with associated infrastructure and temporary access (grid ref. 297465 670641)
East Mains, Ballencrieff, Bathgate. EH48 4LD
Received 21 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0696/CLU/14
Fit new Velux roof lights and internal alterations (Grid Ref 296503 672125)
7 Craigpark, Torphichen, EH48 4QJ
Received 2 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0611/H/14
Installation of gates (grid ref. 293690 668539)
39 West Main Street, Armadale, EH48 3PZ
Received 9 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0433/H/14
Extension to house and erection of a double garage (grid ref. 296044 668338)
29 Boghead Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 2DE
Received 26 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0648/P/14
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a 12.4 ha residential development with associated roads, landscaping and other works (grid ref. 303847 664978)
Land 200 Metres Northeast Of Brotherton Farm Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian
Received 10 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0659/A/14
Erection of 2 non illuminated amenity boards and 1 illuminated single post sign (grid ref. 300382 677114)
29-31 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 12 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0475/FUL/14
Siting of a hot food stand (grid ref. 303375 668820)
Land At Carmondean Library, Livingston
Received 28 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0635/FUL/14
Change of use from general industrial (class 5) to martial arts centre (class 11) (grid ref. 302122 668413)
5 St Andrews Way Business Units, St Andrew's Way, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8QH
Received 4 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0673/H/14
Installation of dormer windows (grid ref. 305736 664963)
44 Murieston Valley, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HB
Received 12 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0471/FUL/14
Erection of an 884 sqm extension to warehouse (grid ref. 301385 667595)
3 Starlaw Park, Livingston, EH54 8SF
Received 17 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0666/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 304009 666541)
21 Kaims Place, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7DX
Received 12 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0644/H/14
Extension to house and formation of access ramp (grid ref. 304428 668923)
22 Stewart Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8HP
Received 4 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0632/FUL/14
Erection of a 398sqm sports pavilion with associated extended car park landscaping and relocation of existing play area (grid ref. 294456 665247)
King George V Park, Baillie Street, Whitburn, EH47 0ED
Received 4 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0572/CLU/14
Certificate of lawfulness for class 1 retail and/or any other uses specified in planning permission 0488/P/09 including class 3 food & drink and class 10 non-residential institutions (grid ref. 300304 663670)
Freeport, West Calder, EH55 8QB
Received 12 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0566/TCA/14
Removal of 3 trees (grid ref. 299354 677050)
Southfield, 4 Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BQ
Received 19 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0636/TPO/14
Crown lifting of 2 trees (grid ref. 298719 668030)
45 Kaim Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 1ER
Received 10 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0630/A/14
Erection of various illuminated signs (grid ref. 297534 668948)
45 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, EH48 4PB
Received 4 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0368/FUL/14
Change of use from social club to public house and function rooms (grid ref. 294571 665160)
The Royal British Legion, Armadale Road, Whitburn, EH47 0ET
Received 21 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0543/LBC/14
Listed Building Consent for installation of a dormer window (grid ref. 305805 664623)
Gardeners Cottage, Murieston Steading, Livingston, EH54 9AH
Received 4 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0542/H/14
Installation of a dormer window (grid ref. 305805 664623)
Gardeners Cottage, Murieston Steading, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AH
Received 29 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0633/FUL/14
Erection of a 228sqm enclosed glazed link between existing buildings (grid ref. 305241 671345)
Houstoun House Hotel, Uphall, EH52 6JS
Received 4 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0638/CLU/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 308209 667386)
2 Hoghill Place, East Calder, EH53 0QB
Received 10 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0597/H/14
Erection of a porch (grid ref. 298294 669319)
9 Petershill Gardens, Bathgate, EH48 4DS
Received 28 Aug 2014
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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