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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 dates21,937Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 19,537 approved or refused records
1,941Refused applications
17,596 approved · 1,941 refused · 1,360 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Mar 2001 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0879/H/09
Extension to house
8 Rosemount Drive, Uphall, EH52 6DE
Received 2 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0886/A/09
Erection of a fascia sign
Bathgate Primary Care Centre, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 2SS
Received 9 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0920/H/09
Extension to the side, rear and roof space of dwelling with internal alterations.
52 Irvine Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 2QS
Received 21 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0852/CAD/09
Application for a Certificate of Appropriate Alternative Development for the erection of a house
Springfield Farm, Bathgate
Received 5 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0807/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
20 Wilson Terrace, Stoneyburn, EH47 8DB
Received 4 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0903/H/09
Formation of pitched roof over existing flat roof
23 Deanburn Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6EY
Received 17 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0809/FUL/09
Change of use from class 1 retail unit to hot food takeaway with ancillary internal seating
104 Almondvale Centre, Almondvale Avenue, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6HS
Received 16 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0924/H/09
Erection of a dormer extension (in retrospective)
90 Pumpherston Road, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 5PJ
Received 24 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0065/P/10
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
Strathavon Cottage Main Street Westfield Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3BU
Received 28 Jan 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0084/H/10
First floor extension to house
182 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 6QH
Received 8 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0049/H/10
Installation of modular, galvanised ramp to front of property for disabled access.
18 Pine Grove, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5HB
Received 25 Jan 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0706/H/10
Extension to house (grid ref. 296308 665004)
6 Crofters Gate, East Whitburn, Bathgate, EH47 8ER
Received 30 Sept 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0864/FUL/09
Formation of construction plant hire yard including erection of a 270 sqm vehicle servicing garage and a 214 sqm office building
Shona's Way, Sibbald Park, Blackridge, West Lothian, EH48 3BN
Received 12 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0547/FUL/09
Application under Section 42 for the variation of condition 4 of planning permission 0466/00 to allow sale of food
Unit 1, Almondvale South Retail Park, Livingston
Received 30 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0724/LBC/09
Listed building consent for internal alterations to form a two bedroom flat
212-214 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES
Received 24 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0793/H/09
Installation of a dormer window
31 Bridgeside Avenue, Whitburn, EH47 8HL
Received 27 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0650/A/09
Erection of a fascia and projecting sign
27 Almondvale Centre, Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6NB
Received 28 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0675/H/09
Installation of a dormer window
2 Milton Cottage, Burnside Road, Bathgate, EH48 4PX
Received 28 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0628/FUL/09
Reinstatement and extension to ruined building to form a house
Toll House, Old Cousland Road, Breich, EH54 7AB
Received 17 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0435/FUL/09
Demolition of house and erection of a 770 sqm day care facility with access road and associated car parking and landscaping
Orchardfield Terrace, Wilkieston, Kirknewton, EH27 8BG
Received 9 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0847/FUL/09
Erection of 3 terraced houses
Plot 47, Curling Pond Lane, Longridge
Received 26 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0574/FUL/09
Erection of a house and garage
Land Adjacent To 36 Newpark Road, Bellsquarry
Received 29 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0871/H/09
Extension to house
22 Murraysgate Crescent, Whitburn, EH47 0QJ
Received 27 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0664/FUL/09
Renewal of temporary consent (1109/FUL/08) to form beer gardens
46-48 Calder Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AA
Received 25 Aug 2009
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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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