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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 dates22,357Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 19,935 approved or refused records
1,969Refused applications
17,966 approved · 1,969 refused · 1,380 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas10 mapped area records
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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/0071/H/09
1 1/2 storey extension to house
14 Meadowbank Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8BS
Received 6 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0178/H/09
Erection of 1 1/2 storey rear extension and internal alterations
5 Sycamore Grove, Winchburgh, EH52 6SX
Received 24 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0207/H/09
Demolition of garage and erection of new garage
23 Market Street, Mid Calder, EH53 0AL
Received 30 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0581/FUL/09
Siting of 2 static caravans
Willowood Caravan Park, Westwood Road, Addiewell, EH55 8QE
Received 20 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0463/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
114 Nelson Avenue, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6LA
Received 30 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0202/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
32 Stewart Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 6DQ
Received 30 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0152/H/09
Raising of roof and installation of dormer windows
5 Hillside Cottages Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AB
Received 13 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0301/H/09
Extension to house
38 Avenue Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0AQ
Received 22 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0259/H/09
Extension and alterations to house
25 Calder Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AA
Received 20 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0244/H/09
Erection of a summer house
Craigenroan, 24 Friars Brae, Linlithgow, EH49 6BQ
Received 16 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0228/H/09
First floor extension to house, raising of roof to form additional accommodation
23 Clarendon Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AN
Received 9 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0289/H/09
Erection of a conservatory and extension to house
6 Sutherland Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8HT
Received 30 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0320/LBC/09
Listed building consent for alterations to roof
Masonic Lodge, Market Lane, Linlithgow, EH49 7AJ
Received 5 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0503/FUL/09
Erection of a 320 sqm extension to industrial unit
43 Inchmuir Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EP
Received 2 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0279/FUL/09
Infilling of disused quarry with inert soils as part of site reclamation works
Etna Brickworks, Lower Bathville, Armadale EH48
Received 1 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1186/FUL/08
Erection of house
87 South Street, Armadale
Received 18 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0172/ARM/09
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of a house and garage
Glen Cottage, Charlesfield Lane, Livingston, EH54 7AJ
Received 17 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0490/H/09
Extension to house
1 Kaims Place, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7DX
Received 6 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0118/H/09
Extension to house
2 Pitcaple Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9HW
Received 4 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0069/AGR/09
Erection of a 297sqm agricultural building
East Mains Of Ballencrieff, Bathgate
Received 6 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0897/FUL/08
Erection of a house
104A Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse
Received 17 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0062/LBC/09
Extension to house
3 Barns Court, East Whitburn, EH47 8ET
Received 4 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0247/H/09
Demolition of conservatory and erection of a new conservatory and erection of a 1.8m high boundary wall
124 Huntly Avenue, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8NG
Received 16 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0136/P/09
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Land To The West Of 6 Milrig Cottage, Station Road, Kirknewton
Received 5 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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