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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 dates22,751Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 20,311 approved or refused records
1,984Refused applications
18,327 approved · 1,984 refused · 1,398 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0016/FUL/09
Installation of air conditioning unit
7 Sycamore Walk, Blackburn
Received 18 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0094/LBC/09
Listed building consent for the installation of a chimney
Murieston Cottage, Murieston Mews, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AH
Received 20 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0109/H/09
Two storey extension to house
8 Huntburn Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7LE
Received 2 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0066/H/09
Installation of a solar panel
76 Tippet Knowes Park, Winchburgh, EH52 6UP
Received 11 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0097/A/09
Erection of an illuminated free standing advertising display unit
Royston Service Station, Wester Dechmont, Broxburn, EH52 6LS
Received 23 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0042/H/09
Two storey extension and extension to house
34 Kaims Gardens, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7DY
Received 28 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0155/H/09
Extension to house and erection of a garage and carport
31 Station Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8BJ
Received 16 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0151/H/09
Erection of a double garage
115 Forrest Place, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 2GZ
Received 13 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0002/FUL/09
Installation of a satellite dish (in retrospect)
Units 8 + 10 West Main Street, Whitburn.
Received 16 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0068/H/09
Erection of a chimney
107 Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow, EH49 6SJ
Received 12 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0031/H/09
First floor extension and alterations to house
Glenochil, Lower Bathville, Armadale, EH48 2LH
Received 16 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1140/H/08
Erection of a 120sqm shed.
Springhill Cottage, Dechmont EH52 6LN
Received 2 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0147/P/09
Planning permission in principle for a 34ha residential and retail development with associated works
Bathgate Road, Armadale
Received 9 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0114/H/09
Two storey extension to house
22 Drysdale Avenue, Whitburn, EH47 0HW
Received 2 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0105/FUL/09
Erection of a 1600sqm industrial storage building
Preston Farm, Linlithgow EH49 6QW
Received 23 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1162/FUL/08
Erection of a house
54 Torbane Drive, East Whitburn, EH47 0JQ
Received 3 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0164/H/09
Demolition of garage and erection of double garage
30 Harburn Road, West Calder, EH55 8AH
Received 17 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0168/H/09
Erection of a double garage with ancillary accommodation above
6 Falla Hill Place Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9GZ
Received 19 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0107/FUL/09
Change of use from Class 2 (financial, professional and other services) to hot food takeaway and alterations to roof and shopfront
102 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QU
Received 23 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0081/H/09
Two storey extension to house
12 Fairfield, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7DS
Received 19 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0087/FUL/09
Erection of a 3,123sqm retail park with associated car parking, landscaping, service yard and ancillary works
Former Edger Allen Works, Whitburn Road, Bathgate
Received 17 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0185/FUL/09
Erection of bottling facility (Class 5) and ancillary offices (Class 4) with associated works
Alba Campus, Livingston
Received 18 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0133/H/09
Removal of condition 4 of planning application 1164/H/08
28 Glencoe, Whitburn, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH47 8AR
Received 9 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0138/H/09
Raising of roof to extend first floor accommodation
67 Tantallon Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AT
Received 10 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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