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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 dates22,193Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 19,779 approved or refused records
1,958Refused applications
17,821 approved · 1,958 refused · 1,372 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Dec 1997 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0313/H/09
First floor extension to house
Braemar, 50A Edinburgh Road, Bathgate, EH48 1EW
Received 5 May 2009 - UnknownLIVE/0437/FUL/09
Erection of a house
The Homestead, Drumshoreland Road, Broxburn EH52 5PD
Received 9 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0487/FUL/09
Erection of a 64 sqm agricultural shed
The Fishing Lodge, Bangour Trout Fishery, Dechmont, EH52 6GU
Received 18 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0158/FUL/09
Alterations and part change of use of existing offices to form a shop, cafe and management suite
Muir Place, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston EH54 5BF
Received 16 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0493/H/09
Installation of french windows
59 Millgate, Winchburgh, EH52 6UA
Received 8 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0290/A/09
Erection of 2 internally illuminated wall mounted display units
76 Lower Bathville, Armadale, EH48 2JS
Received 5 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0270/AGR/09
Erection of a 73sqm extension to agricultural building
1A Raw Holdings, East Calder, EH53 0HY
Received 17 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0213/A/09
Erection of fascia sign and individual lettering
13 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 31 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0286/H/09
Extension to house
8 Larch Drive, Whitburn, EH47 8LU
Received 30 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0232/A/09
Erection of 3 illuminated fascia display signs and 1 non-illuminated wall panel sign
27 Elizabeth Drive, Boghall, Bathgate, EH48 1SJ
Received 6 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0342/A/09
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign
6 Almondside, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QU
Received 6 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0263/H/09
Two storey extension to house
60 Woodville Court, Broxburn, EH52 5LR
Received 28 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0456/FUL/09
Erection of a 138sqm extension to school
Blackridge Primary School, 56 Main Street, Blackridge, EH48 3RJ
Received 22 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0331/H/09
Extension to house
8 Caroline Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0SH
Received 8 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0329/H/09
Extension to house
61 Langton View, East Calder, EH53 0RB
Received 13 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0260/H/09
Extension to side of house forming a bedroom and porch
49 Westwood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8QW
Received 20 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0222/H/09
Demolition of conservatory and extension to house
46 Happy Valley Road, Blackburn, EH47 7RA
Received 3 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0246/LBC/09
Listed building consent for extension to house
Murieston House, Murieston Mews, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AH
Received 9 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0245/A/09
Erection of various illuminated fascia signs
Stirrup Stane, Willow Grove, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5LU
Received 15 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0501/FUL/09
Erection of a 94sqm agricultural building
Bonnytoun Farm, Linlithgow, EH49 7LP
Received 2 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0341/FUL/09
Engineering operations to form dog exercise area (in retrospect)
Burnhead House, Longridge
Received 7 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0258/FUL/10
Formation of access, deposition of material for the recontouring of land, formation of screen mound, erection of shed and office, culverting of drain and associated landscaping and the use of land for class 5 general industrial comprising an inert waste recycling facility (grid ref. 311966 667673)
11 Humbie Holdings, Kirknewton, EH27 8DS
Received 20 Apr 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0303/FUL/09
Substitution of house type on plots 19 & 28
Curling Pond Lane, Longridge
Received 30 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0199/FUL/09
Erection of a 375sqm storage building
Nethermuir, Bathgate
Received 26 Mar 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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