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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18,091 approved · 1,975 refused · 1,389 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0156/FUL/09
Formation of new access, resiting of temporary building and change of use from haulage yard to tree surgeon's yard and vehicle maintenance facility
Camps Villa, Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder
Received 6 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0142/H/09
Installation of dormer window
43 Highfield Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BG
Received 11 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0095/A/09
Erection of 2 illuminated freestanding signs
Mosshall Service Station, 55 West Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7LX
Received 23 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0269/H/09
Erection of a 2.7m high boundary wall with gates
3 Murieston Mews, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HS
Received 22 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0268/FUL/09
Variation of condition 1 of planning consent 0493/P/02 to extend the period of validity until 10/05/2016
Cowhill, Former Polkemmet Colliery,Whitburn
Received 3 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0559/FUL/09
Erection of a 748 sqm extension to night club including bar and multi function/restaurant room
Club Earth, Almondside, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QU
Received 16 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0292/H/09
Erection of decking (in retrospect)
4 Glenbare Court, Bathgate, EH48 1DR
Received 22 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0212/LBC/09
Listed building consent for the repainting of shop front, erection of fascia sign and lettering
13 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 31 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0219/H/09
Demolition of conservatory and extension to house
24 Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7QE
Received 1 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0170/H/09
Extension to house
37 Main Street, Dechmont, Broxburn, EH52 6LA
Received 19 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0225/H/09
Two storey extension
42 Langton Gardens, East Calder, EH53 0DZ
Received 6 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0181/H/09
Alterations to change garage into habitable room
26 St Magdalenes, Linlithgow, EH49 6AQ
Received 23 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0182/H/09
Extension to house
32 Braekirk Gardens, Kirknewton, West Lothian, EH27 8BW
Received 23 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0093/H/09
Installation of a chimney
Murieston Cottage, Murieston Mews, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AH
Received 20 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0128/ARM/08
Erection of 11 houses with garages and associated access road
Land Former Woodthorpe Garden Centre Woodthorpe Gardens Bathgate West Lothian
Received 25 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0096/A/09
Erection of an illuminated free standing advertising display unit
Fairfield Garage, Edinburgh Road, Broxburn, EH52 5BQ
Received 23 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0082/FUL/09
Installation of louvred door to shop-front, to house air conditioning units
35 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QD
Received 13 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0194/H/09
Erection of a double garage
41 Brown Street, Bathville, Armadale, EH48 3LB
Received 27 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0221/H/09
Erection of 2 double garages
Cauldhame Mill, By Linlithgow EH49 6PJ
Received 19 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0154/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
5 North Gate, Torphichen, EH48 4ND
Received 16 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0150/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
19 Westwood View, West Calder, EH55 8PY
Received 13 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0271/A/09
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign (in retrospect)
16A Main Street, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8DF
Received 1 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0204/H/09
Extension to house
5 Clydevale Place, Uphall Station, EH54 5QD
Received 30 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0130/H/09
Extension to ground floor flat
57 Wood Terrace, East Main Street, Armadale, EH48 2NX
Received 9 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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