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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17,619 approved · 1,946 refused · 1,360 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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/0748/FUL/10
Demolition of building and erection of 2 flats (grid ref. 306100 671861)
25 East Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5HZ
Received 8 Oct 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0038/FUL/10
Erection of a 33sqm extension to retail store to form an opticians, erection of freestanding ATM building and alterations to car park
Tesco Stores Ltd, 4 Blackburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2ES
Received 6 Jan 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0620/FUL/10
Change of use from domestic garage to (class 2) dog grooming business (in retrospect) (grid ref. 309100 666920)
100 Overton Crescent, East Calder, EH53 0RH
Received 12 Aug 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0069/FUL/10
Siting of a mobile snack bar
Stockbridge Retail Park, Linlithgow
Received 25 Jan 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0568/FUL/09
Change of use from (class 4) business unit to (class 1) shop
Unit 101, Eucal Business Centre, Craigshill Road, Livingston, EH54 5DT
Received 30 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0492/FUL/10
Erection of a de-pollution shed (grid ref. 309447 673090) (as amended)
15 Youngs Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn EH52 5LY
Received 28 Jun 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0517/FUL/09
Change of use from shop (Class 1) to form 2 flats
1F, 212 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES
Received 7 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0815/FUL/09
Change of use from house to Orthodontist (class 2)
4 North Bridge Street, Bathgate, EH48 4PS
Received 3 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0668/H/09
First floor extension to house
125 Braeside Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0TE
Received 3 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0502/FUL/09
Extend opening hours to: Sunday to Thursday - from 10.30hrs to 01.00hrs - Friday & Saturday - from 10.30hrs to 03.00hrs
6 Almondside, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QU
Received 2 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0895/H/09
Extension to house
49 Deanburn Gardens, Seafield, EH47 7GB
Received 10 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0972/FUL/08
Removal of conditions 8 & 9 of planning permission 0284/98 to allow developers to make a contribution to an off site play area
Phase 1 & 2, Croftfoot Farm, Fauldhouse
Received 3 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0540/H/09
Extension to house
11 Inchcross Park, Bathgate, EH48 2HF
Received 23 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0693/A/09
Erection of an internally illuminated wall mounted advertising unit
101 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QE
Received 10 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0764/H/09
Two storey extension to house
28 Polkemmet Drive, Greenrigg, Harthill, ML7 5RE
Received 20 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0223/LBC/10
Listed building consent for the erection of a satellite dish
258 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES
Received 17 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0828/FUL/09
Siting of a mobile snack bar
New Houston Business Park, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston EH54 5BZ
Received 19 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0656/FUL/09
Sub-division and extension of shop (class 1) to form hot food takeaway, installation of new shopfronts and roller shutters and formation of 4 car parking spaces
1 A Kirkhill Road, Loganlea, Addiewell, EH55 8HN
Received 25 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0508/H/09
Extensions to house
56 Macfarlane Place, Uphall, EH52 5PS
Received 13 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0561/H/09
Extensions to house
11 Milrig, B7031 - Station Road To A71, Kirknewton, EH27 8DE
Received 31 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0814/FUL/09
Installation of a temporary portakabin to act as extension of existing nursery area
6 Dunnet Way, Broxburn, EH52 5NN
Received 3 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0505/H/09
Extension to conservatory
2 Northfield Meadows, Longridge, EH47 8SA
Received 26 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0093/FUL/08
Erection of 22 flats with associated parking and landscaping
13-15 Glasgow Road, Bathgate, EH48 2AB
Received 30 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0765/FUL/09
Installation of a webcam (in retrospect)
Manse Road Basin, Manse Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AJ
Received 8 Oct 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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