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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 dates22,012Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 19,610 approved or refused records
1,949Refused applications
17,661 approved · 1,949 refused · 1,360 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Planning permission in principle for the erection of a 0.73ha housing development
Avonmill Industrial Estate, Mill Road , Linlithgow Bridge EH49 7QY
Received 26 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0496/H/09
Erection of a pitched roof over existing flat roof garage
The Green Tree, 10 Main Street, Stoneyburn, EH47 8BA
Received 9 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0045/FUL/10
Siting of a mobile snack bar
Stockbridge Retail Park, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow Bridge EH49 7PH
Received 14 Jan 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0767/A/09
Erection of fascia sign
1A Edinburgh Road, Bathgate
Received 25 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0799/FUL/09
Erection of 5 chalets
Ballencrieff Fishery, Ballencrieff Toll Reservoir, Bathgate
Received 19 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0792/H/09
Erect entrance gates
13 Stoneheap Crofts, Cannop Crescent, Stoneyburn, EH47 8BX
Received 16 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0610/A/09
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign and projecting sign
Units 1-5 West Main Street, Armadale, EH48 3PZ
Received 13 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0092/FUL/11
Change of use from shop (class 1) to cafe/tearoom (class 3) (grid ref 306962 672067)
14-16 Goschen Place, Broxburn, EH52 5JT
Received 14 Feb 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0608/FUL/09
Erection of a single storey house
7 Whiteside, Bathgate, EH48 2RF
Received 2 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0091/AGR/10
Erection of a 315 sqm agricultural shed
Hermand Home Farm, Hermand, West Calder, EH55 8QZ
Received 2 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0722/H/09
Extension to rear of house
60A High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 29 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0690/FUL/09
Improvements to existing waste water treatment works
East Calder WWTW, Almond Terrace, East Calder
Received 18 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0359/FUL/11
Demolition of existing building and erection of a 320 sqm chill plant room (grid ref. 308914 672122)
220 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5AW
Received 3 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0744/FUL/09
Renewal of planning permission 1345/04 for the erection of a house
38 Queens Road, Broxburn
Received 7 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0216/FUL/09
Erection of 2 houses
Dechmont House, Woodlands Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8AT
Received 31 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0507/H/09
Extension to house
4 Murieston Mews, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HS
Received 13 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0687/FUL/09
Installation of cooling condenser unit
Unit 10A, The Pyramids Business Park, Bathgate, EH48 2EH
Received 10 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0672/LBC/09
Listed building consent for the erection of a fascia sign and repainting of shop front
73 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ED
Received 4 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0491/H/09
Erection of carport
1 Mains Place, East Whitburn, EH47 8RB
Received 8 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0622/A/09
Erection of a non illuminated fascia sign
10 Shairps Business Park, Houstoun Road, Livingston, EH54 5FD
Received 18 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0620/A/09
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign
21-23 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QB
Received 18 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0270/A/11
Erection of 3 illuminated fascia signs (grid ref 305134 666764)
4 The Parkway Retail Square, Almondvale Parkway, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 3 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0680/FUL/09
Resiting of temporary building
Camps Villa, Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder, EH27 8DN
Received 10 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0830/FUL/09
Part change of use to allow public car wash
Site At 47 West Main Street, Blackburn (Part Site)
Received 4 Nov 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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