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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 dates22,087Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 19,678 approved or refused records
1,955Refused applications
17,723 approved · 1,955 refused · 1,367 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1155/LBC/08
Listed building consent for extension to house and internal alterations
The Tower House, Murieston Mews, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AH
Received 9 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0606/H/09
Formation of a roof terrace
Upper Westerpark, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BA
Received 22 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0522/FUL/09
Formation of new access road
Deans Primary School, Deans South, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8DB
Received 14 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0034/A/10
Removal of existing fascia sign and erection of a new fascia sign
5 East Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5DZ
Received 18 Jan 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0518/LBC/09
Listed building consent for internal alterations to form 2 flats
1F, 212 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES
Received 7 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0658/FUL/09
Erection of 2 kiosks and associated works
Sewage Works, Bridgecastle Road, Armadale, EH48 3NX
Received 28 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0541/H/09
Installation of a dormer window
101 Midhope Place, Winchburgh, EH52 6RN
Received 28 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0523/ARM/09
Approval of Reserved Matters for erection of supermarket with associated petrol filling station, access road, car parking, service yards and landscaping
Site Adjacent To Polkemmet Road & Dixon Terrace, Whitburn
Received 16 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0533/H/09
Demolition of conservatory, extension to house and erection of a double garage
19 Gardner Terrace, Stoneyburn, EH47 8DQ
Received 20 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0813/FUL/08
Erection of two houses
9 Wilkieston Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BE
Received 15 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0705/LBC/09
Listed building consent for the erection of a fascia sign (in retrospect)
86 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 9 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0265/H/10
Extension to house and formation of off street car parking and associated access (Grid Ref.306061 671757)
Conifers, Alexander Street, Uphall, EH52 5DB
Received 20 Apr 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0662/FUL/09
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.5m - 1.8m high boundary wall with timber panels
8 Bankton Way, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9EG
Received 28 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0438/FUL/09
Variation of Condition 5 of planning permission 0072/FUL/03 to allow opening hours until 20.00 hrs on a Wednesday and Saturday
48A Rowan Street, Blackburn, EH47 7EA
Received 26 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0458/H/09
Erection of single storey sun room with pitched roof and associated decking
2 Murieston Mews, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HS
Received 29 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0544/H/09
Demolition of porch and first floor extension to house
12 Friars Way, Linlithgow, EH49 6AX
Received 27 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0528/FUL/09
Erection of a 30 sqm storage building
Bowling Green, 12D Bathgate Road, Blackburn, EH47 7LW
Received 21 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0479/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
85 Talisman Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6PN
Received 2 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1153/H/08
Extension to house
The Tower House, Murieston Mews, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AH
Received 9 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1030/P/08
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house and cattery
Wallhouse Farm, Broompark, Torphichen, EH48 4NQ
Received 16 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0190/FUL/09
Demolition of office/commercial buildings and erection of 2 flats
25 East Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5HZ
Received 18 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0565/H/09
Demolition of conservatory and extension to house
9 Anderson Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8PW
Received 31 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0472/H/09
Two storey extension to house
37 Harrysmuir Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0NT
Received 30 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0322/LBC/09
Listed building consent to erect a rear garden perimeter fence
10 & 11 The Steading, South Lodge Avenue, Mid Calder
Received 7 May 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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