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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17,661 approved · 1,949 refused · 1,360 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedLIVE/0593/FUL/09
Erection of a 1000sqm outdoor riding arena (in retrospect)
5 Stoneheap Crofts Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8BX
Received 30 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0578/FUL/09
Erection of a 58sqm extension
8 Almondside, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QU
Received 30 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0618/A/09
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign
Royal Bank Of Scotland, A.T.M., Elements Shopping Centre, 347 Almondvale South, Livingston
Received 19 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0531/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
31 Maukeshill Court, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7AX
Received 21 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0731/FUL/10
Erection of workshop and conversion of workshops to form 3 holiday flats (grid ref 297057 674706)
Bowden Springs, Carriber Reservoir, Linlithgow, EH49 6QE
Received 16 Sept 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0604/P/09
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
Land Adjacent To 36 Newpark Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston
Received 6 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0461/FUL/09
Siting of a mobile snack bar
Grange Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 12 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0462/FUL/09
Erection of an 875sqm industrial unit (class 5/6) and ancillary offices
Site Adjacent To Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder, EH27 8DF
Received 22 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0603/FUL/09
Erection of a 2.4m high galvanised steel palisade security fence
Land At Main Street, East Whitburn
Received 6 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0616/FUL/09
Erection of a 15.8 sqm extension to workshop
Petrol Filling Station, Carron Walk, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5AA
Received 7 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0756/FUL/09
Erection of a flue and extend opening hours on Sunday to Thursday from 10.30 hrs to 01.00 hrs and Friday and Saturday from 10.30 hrs to 03.00 hrs.
6C Almondside, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QU
Received 14 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0732/LBC/09
Listed building consent for internal alterations
Livingston Old Parish Kirk, Kirk Lane, Livingston Village, Livingston EH54 7HY
Received 21 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0714/FUL/09
Erection of a 66sqm decking area (in retrospect)
Da Vincis Hotel, 1 Hawk Brae, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6TW
Received 21 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0500/FUL/09
Removal of condition 3 of 0238/FUL/09 (substitution of house types and erection of a conservatory under ref. no. 0034/FUL/08) to allow commencement of development
Riccarton Drive, Linlithgow, EH49 6EW
Received 2 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0526/P/09
Planning permission in principle for a retirement complex with associated works
Land At Quarry Park - Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian
Received 14 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0554/FUL/09
Erection of a 765 sqm extension, alteration to bus dropoff, parking and internal roads
St Margarets Academy, Howden South Road, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6AT
Received 28 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0551/FUL/09
Application under Section 42 to not comply with Condition 50 of Planning Permission 1119/P/03 (submission of Flood Risk Assessment)
Edgar Allen Ltd, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2RB
Received 30 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0527/FUL/09
Erection of a retail garden centre incorporating restaurant/cafe and farm food hall with ancillary works including car parking, access works to Dechmont Roundabout, outdoor display/demonstration gardens and landscaping
Land At Dechmont Roundabout, Houstoun Mains, Broxburn
Received 23 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0583/FUL/09
Installation of fire exit door
Unit 10, Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston
Received 30 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0278/H/11
Extension to house (grid ref 307384 670574)
7 Roman Camp Cottages, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 5PJ
Received 5 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0665/H/09
Amendment to planning application 1281/H/06 for the installation of a flue
23 Burgess Hill Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BX
Received 31 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0657/FUL/09
Siting of air conditioning condenser.
Bathgate Primary Care Centre, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2SS
Received 31 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0661/FUL/09
Siting of a hot food stand
Carmondean Centre Road, Carmondean, Livingston, EH54 8PT
Received 2 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0587/H/09
Extension to house
2B Letham Holdings, Pumpherston
Received 5 Aug 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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