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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 dates15,303Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 13,339 approved or refused records
1,264Refused applications
12,075 approved · 1,264 refused · 963 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0444/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 306107 664885)
4 Murieston Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AU
Received 2 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0443/TCA/14
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (grid ref. 307386 667377)
70 Main Street, Mid Calder, EH53 0AN
Received 2 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0395/H/14
Installation of patio doors (grid ref. 300797 677053)
42 St Magdalenes, Linlithgow, EH49 6AQ
Received 11 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0337/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 299625 677213)
Leapark, 62 St Ninian's Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BN
Received 6 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0393/FUL/14
Erection of a 303 sqm extension (grid ref. 306285 669394)
The Glassworks, Grange Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DE
Received 6 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0392/FUL/14
Formation of additional car parking (grid ref. 296926 666252)
Aldi Distribution Centre, Pottishaw Road, Bathgate, EH48 2FB
Received 6 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0245/FUL/14
Formation of a 3m wide cycle path (Grid ref. 299591676535)
Linlithgow Academy, 57 Braehead Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6EH
Received 3 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0385/FUL/14
Continuation of land to be used as an airstrip (in retrospect) (grid ref. 308997 665553)
Land At Latch Farm/Ormiston Farm, Kirknewton
Received 5 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0382/FUL/14
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and extension to house (grid ref. 295073 672438)
Cherrytree Lodge, Avoncrook, Westfield, EH48 4NH
Received 5 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0604/FUL/13
Erection of 1400 sqm polytunnels and formation of access road, car parking and landscaping (grid ref. 304962 670906)
Houston Mains Holdings, Uphall
Received 27 Aug 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0441/FUL/14
Erection of a 16 sqm extension to form staff room (grid ref. 309523 673088)
17 Youngs Road, Broxburn, EH52 5LY
Received 26 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0438/FUL/14
Erection of a house (grid ref. 296726 669214)
15 Easton Road, Bathgate, EH48 2AX
Received 17 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0267/FUL/14
Erection of 5 flats with associated car parking (grid ref. 306042 671753)
8 East Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5DA
Received 13 Mar 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0003/FUL/14
Change of use to form a cafe (class 3) (grid ref. 309276 672392)
Unit 9, Tartraven Place, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, EH52 5LT
Received 17 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0318/FUL/14
Erection of a 280 sqm agricultural building (grid ref. 303738 666748)
Livingston Mill Farm, Millfield, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7AR
Received 15 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0384/FUL/14
Continued operation of childrens nursery including alterations to driveway to form parking and hardstanding (grid ref. 299947 665252)
9 Riverside Lea Seafield Road Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7EL
Received 21 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0641/A/14
Erection of a signage board (grid ref. 307809 675260)
Land Opposite Access To Glendevon Lane, Winchburgh, EH52 6PX
Received 10 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0213/TPO/17
Removal of trees along rear boundary (Grid Ref: 299921, 677037)
181-201 High Street Linlithgow
Received 8 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0098/H/14
Extension to house and erection of a conservatory (Grid Ref. 289752 666987)
23 Leishman Court, Blackridge, EH48 3TL
Received 10 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0096/H/14
Installation of solar panels (Grid Ref. 299922 677134)
8 Whitten Lane, Linlithgow, EH49 7HW
Received 10 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0051/H/14
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 301926 677321)
88 Bailielands, Linlithgow, EH49 7TF
Received 9 Jan 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0239/EIA/14
EIA screening opinion for a mixed use development consisting of use classes 4, 5, 6 & 7 (grid ref 302030 666874)
Land West Of Toll Roundabout, A705, Livingston
Received 7 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0260/EIA/14
EIA screening opinion for the erection of 2 no. 35m high (to blade tip) wind turbines (Grid ref 292117 671366)
Gowanbank Farm, Avonbridge, Falkirk, FK1 2JY
Received 7 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0231/H/14
Installation of front and rear dormer windows (Grid Ref.29830 677353)
27 Kettilstoun Road, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7QR
Received 7 Apr 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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