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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 dates22,136Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 19,724 approved or refused records
1,957Refused applications
17,767 approved · 1,957 refused · 1,370 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0495/A/09
Erection of 3 internally illuminated flexiface boxes and 6 poster frames
10A Almondvale Retail Park, Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6RQ
Received 6 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0453/FUL/09
Construction of new access road
Rosebank Nursery, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 8 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0546/FUL/09
Alterations to existing car park layout, extension to car park and extension and alterations to existing retail unit
Unit 1, Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston
Received 30 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0498/H/09
Extension to house
25 Raw Holdings Mansefield East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0HZ
Received 10 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0313/FUL/10
Alterations to increase roof height of warehouse (grid ref. 309828 672480)
12 Westerton Road, Broxburn, EH52 5AU
Received 26 Apr 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0443/A/09
Erection of 2 fascia signs
1 Rankine Square, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8SH
Received 16 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0311/LBC/09
Conservation area consent for the demolition of a building
25 East Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5HZ
Received 22 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0513/FUL/09
Erection of a house
Land At Tor Whitie, Harburn
Received 10 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0467/FUL/09
Erection of a 580 sqm agricultural building, relocation of fenced arena and formation of track from existing field entrance.
South Mains Farm,Tartraven, Bathgate EH48 4NP
Received 12 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0573/FUL/09
Erection of a 172 sqm retail unit
5 Bankton Centre, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9DA
Received 29 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0332/A/09
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signage
1 & 3 Appleton Place, Livingston, EH54 7EZ
Received 12 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0468/A/09
Erection of 2 illuminated fascia signs
Unit 103, Almondvale Centre, 87 Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6HR
Received 25 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0660/FUL/09
Erection of a wind turbine
Kwik Fit, Carmondean Centre Road, Carmondean, Livingston, EH54 8PT
Received 25 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1191/FUL/06
Formation of 11 serviced house plots
Stonerigg Farm, Upper Bathville, Armadale
Received 6 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0483/H/09
Part demolition of house and two storey extension to house
3 Limefield Road, West Calder, EH55 8BQ
Received 3 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0678/H/09
Installation of dormer windows
89 Seafield Rows, Seafield, EH47 7AN
Received 3 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0485/H/09
Extension to house
10 Murieston Valley, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HB
Received 11 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0512/FUL/09
Change of use from shop (class 1) to dental practice (class 2)
35 West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5RQ
Received 8 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0323/FUL/09
Change of use from storage or distribution (class 6) to general industrial (class 5)
4 Telford Square, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5PQ
Received 7 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1163/FUL/08
Erection of 2 wind turbines (15m to hub with 9m blade diameter)
Fabrication Yard, Lower Bathville, Armadale EH48 2JS
Received 26 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0324/H/09
Erection of a garage
6 Hawthorn Bank, Seafield, EH47 7EB
Received 12 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0288/H/09
Two storey extension to house
18 Craigs Court, Torphichen, EH48 4NU
Received 29 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0361/LBC/11
Listed building consent for the installation of replacement windows (grid ref. 299986 677026)
13 Lion Well Wynd, Linlithgow, EH49 7EL
Received 25 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/1172/FUL/08
Temporary use of land as contractor's compound in connection with the Airdrie to Bathgate Railway Project
Sibbald Park, Blackridge
Received 28 Nov 2008
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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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