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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 dates23,009Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 20,559 approved or refused records
2,003Refused applications
18,556 approved · 2,003 refused · 1,408 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1152/H/08
Two storey extension to house and installation of dormers (as amended)
13 Riccarton Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6HX
Received 9 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1179/H/08
Extension to house, erection of a chimney, installation of velux windows and part conversion of garage to form habitable room
16 Pumpherston Road, Mid Calder, EH53 0AY
Received 18 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1137/H/08
Extension to house
38 Nicol Road, Broxburn, EH52 6JJ
Received 3 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0820/FUL/08
Erection of a 320 sqm storage shed
Woodland At A71, Breich
Received 22 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0009/H/17
Extension to house. (Grid Ref: 302048, 677534)
96 Sheriffs Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SS
Received 21 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/1164/H/08
Two storey extension to house
28 Glencoe, Whitburn
Received 11 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0975/P/08
Outline planning permission for the erection of 4 houses with associated works
Meadowpark Stables, Westrigg, Blackridge
Received 8 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0013/FUL/09
Road alterations within car park, additional 18 car parking spaces and installation of ticket machines
Surface Car Park, Almondvale Road, Livingston EH54 6GH
Received 7 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0162/H/09
First floor extension and extension to house
26 Sundew Glade, Adambrae, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 9JF
Received 17 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0044/H/09
Demolition of garage and two storey extension to house
12 Oatlands Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6AS
Received 29 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1007/P/08
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Glenburn Boarding Kennels, Breich, EH55 8JF
Received 13 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1079/FUL/08
Erection of a 360 sqm extension to community centre and formation of access ramps
7 North Street, Armadale, EH48 3QB
Received 5 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0273/H/10
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 299140 676956)
Walland, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7PG
Received 26 Apr 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0051/FUL/09
Erection of two 10.6m high micro wind turbines with associated works
Tesco Stores Ltd, 4 Blackburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2ES
Received 3 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0036/FUL/09
Installation of new roof
4B & 4C Grange Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DE
Received 13 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1178/H/08
Two storey extension to house
7 Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7QE
Received 17 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1170/ARM/08
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of a house
8 Milrig, Kirknewton. EH27 8DE
Received 11 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0084/H/09
Extension to house
18 Mill Road, Armadale, EH48 3ND
Received 20 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1087/FUL/07
Erection of 247 houses and 36 flats with associated roads, parking and landscaping and SUDS scheme
Land To West Of Armadale Academy
Received 13 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1121/H/08
Extension to house
3 The Green, Bathgate, EH48 4DA
Received 26 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0101/H/09
Erection of a porch
26 Aitken Drive, Whitburn, EH47 0HD
Received 24 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0932/FUL/06
Demolition of existing builidng and erection of two dwelling houses.
58B East Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0RD
Received 21 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0536/P/09
Outline planning permission for the erection of a health and fitness centre and a creche with associated access roads, car parking and landscaping
Land At Cowhill, Whitburn
Received 23 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0029/H/09
Installation of a chimney
13 Meadowpark Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 2ST
Received 15 Jan 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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