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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17,596 approved · 1,941 refused · 1,360 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0702/FUL/09
Construction of Forestry Access Road on to B7008
Camilty Forest, Harburn, West Calder
Received 22 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0808/FUL/09
Painting of shop front
8 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5AE
Received 30 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0699/H/09
Erection of a horizontal access wind turbine (15m to hub and 17.5m to blade tip)
Dreghorn Cottage, Bathgate, EH48 4LG
Received 16 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0742/FUL/09
Erection of a 3403 sqm primary school (class 10) including nursery, playing fields and associated car parking
Land At Armadale Station, Armadale
Received 5 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0698/FUL/09
Erection of a public war memorial
189A West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5LH
Received 3 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0836/H/09
Extension to house and garage and erection of a conservatory
22 Caroline Gardens, Mid Calder, EH53 0SX
Received 12 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0857/H/09
Erection of a garage with workshop and storeroom
45 Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0LF
Received 17 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0800/FUL/09
Alterations to shop front
21-23 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QB
Received 20 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0721/H/09
Demolition of conservatory and extension to house
37 Gleneagles Court, Whitburn, EH47 8PG
Received 23 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0728/H/09
Extension to house
81 Bishops Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0ST
Received 1 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0774/H/09
Extension to house
3 Foulshiels Road, Stoneyburn, EH47 8BS
Received 13 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0667/FUL/09
Siting of a mobile snack bar
Menzies Road, Bathgate, EH48 1TQ
Received 2 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0160/FUL/11
Erection of a 28m high 'to blade tip' wind turbine (grid ref. 309210 660388)
Cairns, Kirknewton, EH27 8DH, Grid Reference 309197 660396
Received 7 Mar 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0548/FUL/09
Erection of a 552 sqm eco centre building, wind turbine and associated external works
Beecraigs, Linlithgow, EH49 6PL
Received 29 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0731/LBC/09
Listed building consent for replacement of velux window roof light with conservation style roof light and reinstatement of window openings
54C High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AE
Received 5 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0180/H/10
Extension to house (Grid REf.295745 664560)
79 Glenburn Gardens, Whitburn, EH47 8NN
Received 18 Mar 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0122/H/10
Extension to house
18 Finlay Avenue, East Calder, EH53 0RP
Received 19 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0327/H/10
Extension to house (Grid Ref 293262 668572)
20 Dell Avenue, Armadale, EH48 3NA
Received 13 May 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0410/H/10
Extension to house (grid ref. 302877 6631930)
Hermand Home Farm, Hermand, West Calder, EH55 8QZ
Received 7 Jun 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0921/H/09
Erection of extension above existing garage
29 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow, EH49 7SR
Received 21 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0113/H/10
Extension to house
76 Bankton Park West, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9BS
Received 12 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0280/H/10
Installation of dormer windows and extension to garage (grid ref. 293857 660273)
11 Willow View, Fauldhouse, EH47 9HW
Received 21 Apr 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0287/H/10
Extension to house (Grid Ref 290272 667256)
1 Park Road, Blackridge, EH48 3SX
Received 27 Apr 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0117/LBC/10
Listed building consent for internal alterations and painting of shop front and erection of a fascia sign
222 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES
Received 8 Feb 2010
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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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