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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 dates22,611Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 20,178 approved or refused records
1,978Refused applications
18,200 approved · 1,978 refused · 1,391 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0139/H/09
Extension to house and erection of a conservatory
South Lodge, Kirknewton, EH27 8DA
Received 10 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0282/A/09
Erection of 2 illuminated fascia signs and two non-illuminated fascia signs
Co-Op Store, Newyearfield, Livingston
Received 1 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0235/H/09
Erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence
4 Beechwood Place, Blackburn, EH47 7PW
Received 14 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0206/LBC/09
Listed building consent for internal alterations and the erection of a conservatory
Westfield House, Harburn, West Lothian EH55 8RB
Received 25 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0312/H/09
First floor extension to garage to form games room and link to existing flat
46 Kirkhill Terrace, Broxburn, EH52 6JG
Received 28 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0021/FUL/09
Subdivision of a house to form 2 houses
Stonerigg Lodge, Upper Bathville, Armadale, EH48 3JX
Received 18 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0137/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
15 Parklands, Broxburn, EH52 5RB
Received 10 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0721/FUL/08
Erection of a house and garage
New Road, Bathgate
Received 17 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0131/A/09
Erection of 6 no. freestanding billboard signs
Tailend Farm, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8SE
Received 9 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0038/H/09
Extension to house
8 St Ninian's Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7BP
Received 21 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0100/H/09
Erection of a garden shed
37 McCann Avenue, Broxburn, EH52 6EQ
Received 24 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0077/FUL/09
Change of use from storage area to beauty therapy room ( class 2)
17 Main Street, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8BE
Received 12 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0060/FUL/09
Change of use and sub-division of class 2 unit to form two hot food take-away units
Almondside, Almondvale, Livingston EH54 8RB
Received 5 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0124/FUL/09
Application to vary condition 35 of planning consent 0493/P/2002 to allow increase limit of class 1 retail floorspace from 2000sqm to 5561sqm (gross)
Heartlands, Site West Of Whitburn
Received 3 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0070/H/09
First floor extension to house
144 Bailielands, Linlithgow, EH49 7TF
Received 12 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1190/A/08
Erection of various illuminated signs
7 East Main Street, Armadale, EH48 2NT
Received 17 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0041/A/09
Erection of a fascia sign
Plot 10, Easter Inch Industrial Estate, Bathgate EH48 2FG
Received 28 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0335/FUL/09
Installation of roller shutters
16 East Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5DA
Received 11 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0103/FUL/09
Change of use from Class 3 Food and Drink to Hot Food Takeway
Unit 7, The Parkway, Almondvale Parkway, Livingston
Received 4 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0339/CLU/09
Certificate of lawfulness for a waste transfer station and treatment facility
12 Greendykes Industrial Estate, Broxburn, EH52 6PG
Received 5 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0338/FUL/09
Renewal of planning permission for the siting of a mobile snack bar
Nettlehill Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 8 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0112/H/09
Installation of dormer window
120 Elizabeth Drive, Boghall, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1JA
Received 27 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0050/FUL/09
Installation of satellite dish (in retrospect)
35 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QD
Received 3 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0067/H/09
Extension to house
83 Falside Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 2DS
Received 11 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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