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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 dates21,967Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 19,565 approved or refused records
1,946Refused applications
17,619 approved · 1,946 refused · 1,360 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Mar 2001 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0634/H/09
Extension to house
8 Falla Hill Place Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9GZ
Received 25 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0748/FUL/09
Demolition of existing stair and erection of new access stair and walkway
40-48 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 14 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0562/H/09
Erection of a garage
17 Baillie Avenue, Greenrigg, Harthill, ML7 5SY
Received 31 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0617/H/09
Extension to house
3 Primrose Court, Broxburn, EH52 5SX
Received 18 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0685/H/09
Extend and alter house
House 1, Totley Wells, Broxburn, EH52 6QJ
Received 7 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0691/P/09
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a 44 bedroom care home with associated works
Langside Gardens, Polbeth, EH55 8QX
Received 26 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0723/H/09
Single storey extension to house and conversion of garage
26 Bonnytoun Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 7JN
Received 29 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0102/H/11
Extension to house (grid ref. 306322 669965)
90 Pumpherston Road, Livingston, EH54 5PJ
Received 17 Jan 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0663/H/10
Extension to house (grid ref. 294478 668113)
6 Watt Avenue, Bathville, Armadale, EH48 2LB
Received 11 Aug 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0454/FUL/09
Installation of dust extract plant and access door
1 Rankine Square, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8SH
Received 17 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0653/FUL/09
Installation of new shop front
Unit 2B, (Ajacent To Aldi Store), Falkirk Road, Linlithgow
Received 25 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0566/H/09
Erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence (in retrospect)
33 Burnsknowe, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8BG
Received 27 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0717/H/10
Installation of double glazing (grid ref 299912 676987)
3B Union Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7DY
Received 6 Oct 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0560/H/09
Installation of dormer windows
4 Stevenson Terrace, Bathgate, EH48 1DJ
Received 30 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0727/FUL/09
Construction of temporary access for properties currently accessed using overbridge 38, Station Road, to allow re-construction of overbridge 38.
Allison Gardens, Blackridge, EH48 3AH
Received 14 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0542/H/09
Extension to house
41 Gavin Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6RS
Received 28 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0612/FUL/09
Erection of a house
Land Adjacent To 16 Eastfield Road, Fauldhouse
Received 13 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0196/FUL/09
Erection of 2 wind turbines (70m to hub and 110m to blade tip) and a 70m high anemometry mast with associated works
Woodend Farm, Armadale, EH48 3AP
Received 23 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0632/H/09
Erection of a double garage with ancillary accommodation, installation of a dormer window and erection of a wind turbine
Ronoc Ridge, Swineabbey, East Whitburn, EH47 7RH
Received 25 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0736/H/09
Extension to house
5 Wood Drive, Whitburn, EH47 0ND
Received 5 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0030/H/10
Extension to house
Kirkfield House, West Calder
Received 6 Jan 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0444/H/09
Extension to house and erection of raised decking
20 Blackfaulds Drive, Fauldhouse, EH47 9AT
Received 23 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0711/FUL/09
Alterations to shop front.
Co-Op Store (Somerfield), Craigshill Shopping Centre, Livingston
Received 17 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0530/H/09
Demolition of conservatory and extension to house
2 Burghmuir Court, Linlithgow, EH49 7LJ
Received 22 Jul 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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