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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17,596 approved · 1,941 refused · 1,360 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas10 mapped area records
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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/0580/FUL/09
Part change of use from public space to open air market for one period per calendar month for no more than 2 consecutive days
Civic Square & The Avenue, Livingston
Received 31 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0772/FUL/09
Erection of 37 bedroom hotel with car parking and associated landscaping and alterations to existing restaurant
Oscars Bar, Ladywell East Road, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6AG
Received 9 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0615/FUL/09
Formation of temporary car park
1 Craigshill East Road, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5DT
Received 19 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0514/FUL/09
Conversion of former workshop to form a house (in retrospect)
16 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AE
Received 10 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0567/FUL/09
Amendment to house type (in retrospect)
Plot 1, West Mains Farm, West Calder
Received 21 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0647/H/09
Extension to house
10 West Bankton Place, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9ED
Received 27 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0725/H/09
Extension to house and increase height of boundary fence
35 Dixon Court, Whitburn, EH47 0PW
Received 23 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0712/A/09
Erection of 4 wall mounted signs
1 Deer Park Road, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8AF
Received 25 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0804/H/09
Extension to house
132 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JT
Received 30 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0474/FUL/09
Construction of new access road and sub division of site for future development of business units
Williamson South, Oakbank Park Road, Livingston
Received 26 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0801/FUL/09
Erection of a 91 sqm extension to link existing buildings and internal and external alterations.
Heatherfield Nursing Home, 47 Bathgate Road, Armadale, EH48 2PD
Received 15 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0641/FUL/09
Change of use from building supplier to garage services and MOT station
5D Grange Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DE
Received 25 Aug 2009 - UnknownLIVE/0863/P/09
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
The Rear Of 4 Norman Court, Blackburn
Received 17 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0115/H/10
Change of use from office to ancillary residential accommodation, extension to house, erection of a car port with storage shed and installation of dormer windows
Cairns Farm, Kirknewton, EH27 8DH
Received 19 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0043/H/10
Erection of a porch
6 Thomson Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8TA
Received 25 Jan 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0044/H/10
Extension to house
97 Baillie Avenue, Greenrigg, Harthill, ML7 5SY
Received 21 Jan 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0655/FUL/09
Siting of temporary office container
Main Street, Kirknewton
Received 25 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0905/H/09
Extension to house
1 Humbie Holdings, Kirknewton, EH27 8DS
Received 26 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0717/A/09
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign
6C Almondside, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QU
Received 14 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0737/FUL/09
Installation of jet wash and concrete pad
Newton Filling Station, 3 Main Street, Newton, EH52 6QE
Received 1 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0590/FUL/09
Erection of a 120 sqm retail unit
6 Almondside, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QU
Received 31 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0874/H/09
Installation of replacement windows
67 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder, EH53 0BG
Received 23 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0912/FUL/09
Erection of a 71 sqm garage/workshop
The Byre, Gowanbank Steading, Avonbridge
Received 2 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0676/H/09
Extension to house
House 2 Totley Wells, Broxburn, EH52 6QJ
Received 7 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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