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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18,327 approved · 1,984 refused · 1,398 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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/0129/H/09
First floor extension to house
119 Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7PL
Received 9 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1042/FUL/08
Erection of a 60 sqm storage shed
2 Midseat Cottage, Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn, EH47 8AB
Received 10 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0217/FUL/09
Substitution of house type
Mains Road, Linlithgow
Received 31 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0897/FUL/09
Removal of existing cladding, replace with blockwork and dry dash roughcast, creation of new entrance and subdivision of building
Queen Margaret Hall, St. Michael's R.C. Church, 53 Blackness Road, Linlithgow EH49 7JA
Received 7 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0834/H/09
Erection of a garage
29 Burngrange Gardens, West Calder, EH55 8ES
Received 30 Oct 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0055/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
The Arches, 1 Kingsfield Farm, Linlithgow
Received 4 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0171/H/09
Extension to house
4 Craigs Court, Torphichen, EH48 4NU
Received 20 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0203/H/09
Erection of a double garage
6 High Academy Street, Armadale, EH48 3JF
Received 30 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0160/H/09
Extension to house
100 Loaninghill Road, Broxburn, EH52 5SU
Received 10 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0027/FUL/09
Erection of a palisade fence and gate (in retrospect)
Dunrowan, 12 Newhouses Road, Broxburn, EH52 5NZ
Received 12 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0056/FUL/09
Change of use from public open space to parking area and erection of a fence
Cooper Cottage & Cooper Business Park, Buchan Lane, Broxburn EH52 5QD
Received 26 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1200/FUL/08
Installation of an Automatic Public Convenience (APC)
Water Yett, Linlithgow EH49 7HL
Received 23 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0165/H/09
Erection of a porch
4 Thomson Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8TA
Received 17 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0192/FUL/09
Erection of a 126 sqm changing pavillion
Central Park (10/1), East Main Street, Whitburn EH47 0RB
Received 19 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0144/FUL/09
Erection of a smoking shelter (in retrospect)
St Johns Hospital Howden West Road Howden Livingston EH54 6PP
Received 10 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0471/FUL/09
Formation of mono pitched roofs over 2 existing building structures relating to construction industry training facility (in retrospect)
Sibbald Park, Shona's Way, Blackridge, EH48 3BN
Received 26 Jun 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0122/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
23 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7SR
Received 5 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0215/FUL/09
Construction of station car park and associated works including alterations to junction
Uphall Station Pumpherston Road, Uphall EH54 5QG
Received 31 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0057/H/09
Erection of proposed sun room to side of existing house
East Bangour Farm, Dechmont EH52 6JX
Received 4 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0008/H/09
Two storey extension to house
41 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JP
Received 5 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0108/H/09
Erection of a garage
85 Talisman Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6PN
Received 27 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0072/FUL/09
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission 0634/FUL/08 to allow opening times of midnight on Monday to Wednesday, 01.00hrs on Thursday and Sunday and 01.30hrs on Friday and Saturday
16A Main Street, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8DF
Received 11 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0273/FUL/09
Removal of condition 8 of planning permission 0634/FUL/08 to allow use of glazed red ceramic tiles to the shop front (in retrospect)
16A Main Street, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8DF
Received 1 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0668/P/02
Planning permission in principle for residential development
Standhill/Mosside Farms, Bathgate
Received 16 May 2002
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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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