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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17,596 approved · 1,941 refused · 1,360 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0023/LBC/10
Listed building consent for the erection of externally illuminated fascia sign, externally illuminated linear LED lighting and repainting of building frontage
The Regal Cinema, North Bridge Street, Bathgate
Received 22 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0460/FUL/10
Erection of 10 houses (Grid Ref 300426 666142)(amended plans)
Land At Redhouse Road Seafield West Lothian
Received 21 Jun 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0609/H/10
Extension to house (Grid Ref. 298675 677169)
4 Hilltops, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7PA
Received 30 Aug 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0221/FUL/10
Erection of self-catering holiday cottage with ancillary accommodation (296786, 673685)
Craigend, By Torphichen,
Received 22 Mar 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0195/H/10
Extension to house, installation of windows and rooflights
7B Royal Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 6HQ
Received 22 Mar 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0207/FUL/10
Sub-division of existing foodstore to form new class 1 shop unit (including new shopfront), installation of ATM and re-painting of existing shopfront and roller shutters
Scotmid, 2 Main Street, Fauldhouse, EH47 9JA
Received 29 Mar 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0916/H/09
Installation of a satellite dish
2 Preston Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7AU
Received 9 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0095/H/10
Extension to house
56 Pinewood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8NN
Received 12 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0094/LBC/10
Listed building consent for the installation of velux windows
Wester Causewayend, A70 - B7008 To Wester Causewayend, EH27 8DH
Received 12 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0145/H/10
Demolition of conservatory and extension to house
29 Jones Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8QB
Received 1 Mar 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0476/H/10
Erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence (Grid Ref. 303879 669982)
13 Gallacher Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8RD
Received 28 Jun 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0013/FUL/10
Erection of a house
Tor Whitie, Harburn, West Calder, EH55 8RF
Received 6 Jan 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0906/A/09
Erection of an illuminated fascia and projecting sign
Unit 2, The Parkway, Livingston
Received 8 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0335/H/10
Erection of a conservatory and porch (Grid Ref 312701 668318)
Kindrochit, Linburn Road, Kirknewton, West Lothian, EH27 8DY
Received 11 May 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0862/FUL/09
Installation of control kiosks and associated works
Linlithgow Waste Water Treatment Works, Mill Road, Linlithgow Bridge EH49 7QZ
Received 17 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0022/H/10
Formation of a temporary disabled access ramp
201 Waverley Crescent, Livingston, EH54 8JT
Received 21 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0851/A/09
Erection of a signboard
Riddochhill Colliery Site, Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate
Received 18 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0720/H/09
Demolition of garage and extension to house
58 Ochiltree Crescent, Mid Calder, EH53 0RT
Received 18 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0706/FUL/09
Erection of 4 Industrial Units (360sqm in total)
Birniehill, Whitburn Road, Bathgate
Received 14 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0162/FUL/10
Erection of a 96 sqm office accommodation with ancillary garage below and landscaping (grid ref. 304590 664811)
Land Adjacent To 36 Newpark Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston
Received 9 Mar 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0729/H/09
Extension to house
1 Gallacher Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8RD
Received 30 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0749/FUL/09
Demolition of house and erection of a two storey house
Creag An Tuirc, Station Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6BW
Received 2 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0850/FUL/09
Formation of additional car parking and landscaping
Lomond Crescent, Whitburn
Received 12 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0530/FUL/10
Change of approved house type and re-alignment of proposed access driveway and access point to Cathlaw Lane - Amendment to planning permission 1157/FUL/08 - (Grid Ref 297214 672236)
Land To The West Of The Beeches, Cathlaw Lane, Torphichen, EH48 4NN
Received 26 Jul 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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