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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17,596 approved · 1,941 refused · 1,360 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0670/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
305 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0LA
Received 3 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0789/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
15 Priorscroft, Torphichen, EH48 4NG
Received 13 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0591/FUL/09
Erection of two flats
29 West Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5DN
Received 30 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0018/H/10
Two storey extension to house and erection of an entrance canopy
14 Kettilstoun Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 6PR
Received 12 Jan 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0635/A/09
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign and ATM head panel
27 Almondvale Centre, Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6NB
Received 26 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0803/H/09
First floor extension to house
18 Finlay Avenue, East Calder, EH53 0RP
Received 4 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0704/A/09
Erection of a fascia sign (in retrospect)
86 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 7 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0633/H/09
Extension to house
34 Laing Gardens, Broxburn, EH52 6XT
Received 25 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0449/P/09
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house with garage
Plot A, Deanbank, Deans South, Livingston, EH54 8DD
Received 19 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1065/FUL/07
Landscape part of croft 4 including import of soil and recontouring
4 South Couston Crofts, South Couston, Bathgate, EH48 4LG
Received 7 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0056/FUL/10
Erection of a 189 sqm temporary office building
9B Simpson Road, Broxburn, EH52 5NP
Received 21 Jan 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0625/H/09
Erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
The Haining, 28 Woodlands Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8AT
Received 20 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0589/H/09
Extension to house
70A Glenalmond, Whitburn, EH47 8NS
Received 6 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0762/A/09
Erection of 4 fascia signs
Unit 2, 2 Drummond Square, Brucefield, Livingston, EH54 9DH
Received 9 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0674/H/09
Demolition of conservatory and erection of extension to house
5 Caroline Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0SH
Received 1 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0629/H/09
First floor extension to house
86 Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse, EH47 9EG
Received 25 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0609/H/09
Extension to house
28 Livery Street, Bathgate, EH48 4HS
Received 11 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0790/FUL/09
Installation of a satellite dish
1-3 West Main Street, Armadale, EH48 3PZ
Received 14 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0663/FUL/09
Formation of a roof top beer garden
The Club, Greendykes Road, Broxburn
Received 27 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0577/FUL/03
Erection of a house with garage and 454sqm of commercial stables and workshop
- East Torphin Farm, West Calder
Received 22 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0066/FUL/10
Erection of a 1040 sqm agricultural building
Trinlaymire Farm, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 6NF
Received 20 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0646/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
1 Burnside, Dechmont, Broxburn, EH52 6LQ
Received 27 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0486/FUL/09
Siting of a mobile snack bar
Muir Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 6PR
Received 11 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0780/H/09
Extension to rear of house
32 Cousland Crescent, Seafield, EH47 7AX
Received 25 Sept 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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