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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 dates22,497Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 20,066 approved or refused records
1,975Refused applications
18,091 approved · 1,975 refused · 1,389 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Dec 1997 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1001/LBC/08
Listed building consent for the conversion of farm steading to form 5 houses
Auchenhard Farm, B7015 - B792 To Auchenhard House, EH55 8PJ
Received 16 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0116/H/09
Extension to house
67 Woodville Court, Broxburn, EH52 5LU
Received 3 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0111/H/09
Two storey extension to house
30 Calderburn Road, West Calder, West Lothian, EH55 8UB
Received 27 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0128/H/09
Erection of a garage
29 Easton Road, Bathgate, EH48 2AX
Received 5 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0345/M/07
Construction and operation of a 2.2ha recycling facility, importation of inert material and restoration of site to form public amenity open space
Philpstoun South Bing, Philpstoun, West Lothian
Received 27 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0140/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
23 Barlaw Gardens, Armadale, EH48 2PZ
Received 11 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0970/FUL/08
Formation of Tempoary Access road
Edinburgh Road, Bathgate
Received 6 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0079/FUL/09
Continued use of unit as Class 2 dentist (3 West Main Street) and change of use from Class 1 (shop) to Class 2 (financial, professional and other services) (5 West Main Street)
3 & 5 West Main Street, Armadale
Received 5 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0251/H/09
Formation of decking (in retrospect)
6 Glen Court, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8TF
Received 15 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0300/AGR/09
Erection of a 324 sqm agricultural building
West Cairns Farm, Harperigg, Kirknewton, EH27 8DH
Received 15 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0054/H/09
Extension to house
2 Back Station Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AE
Received 4 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0569/LBC/09
Listed building consent for the erection of illuminated projecting sign and erection of 2 no. amenity boards and 1 no. illuminated menu box
29-31 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 31 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0584/FUL/09
Erection of 1095m� extension to industrial unit
1 Burnhouse Industrial Estate, Whitburn, EH47 0LQ
Received 3 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0223/FUL/09
Erection of a 155 sqm vehicle maintenance building with ancillary offices
Land To The North, Woodside Cottage, Champfleurie, Linlithgow EH49 6NB
Received 26 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0195/H/09
Two storey extension to house
17 Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow, EH49 6SQ
Received 31 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0489/FUL/09
Sub-division of flat to form two flats and installation of dormer windows
34A West Main Street Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3QA
Received 9 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0750/H/08
First floor extension and two storey extension to house
28 Castle Road, Bathgate, EH48 2UB
Received 30 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0293/FUL/09
Application under Section 42 for variation of Condition 1 of planning permission 1256/FUL/04 to extend the period of time for the implementation of the permission
Caputhall Industrial Estate, Deans Livingston
Received 24 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0120/FUL/09
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a boundary fence
8 Cedarbank, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6DR
Received 23 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0179/A/09
Erection of a free standing totem sign
Hawk Brae, Ladywell, Livingston EH54 6TW
Received 19 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0143/H/09
Extension to house
87 Allison Gardens, Blackridge, West Lothian, EH48 3AY
Received 11 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0673/FUL/09
Repositioning of build zones and houses/garages/outbuildings on plots 9, 10 & 11 and substitution of house types on plot 9 from type C to type B and on plot 10 from type D to type E (amendment to approval of reserved matters 0264/ARM/05 & 0333/ARM/08)
Craigengall Farm, Avonbridge
Received 26 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0161/FUL/09
Alterations and change of use from industrial units (class 5) to offices (class 2)
19B/19C Greendykes Road, Broxburn
Received 12 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0078/FUL/09
Siting of a mobile snack bar
Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 10 Feb 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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