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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 dates22,882Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 20,438 approved or refused records
1,993Refused applications
18,445 approved · 1,993 refused · 1,402 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0061/FUL/09
Erection of external staircase and removal of existing window to form door opening
3 Clarendon Mews, Manse Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QR
Received 9 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0117/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
17 Robertson Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8RE
Received 3 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0119/FUL/09
Change of use to form beer garden (in retrospect)
Duddingston Arms, 13-15 Main Street, Newton, West Lothian, EH52 6QE
Received 2 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0076/FUL/09
Formation of a smoking area (in retrospect)
The Club, Greendykes Road, Broxburn EH52 5AG
Received 26 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0026/FUL/09
Erection of a 589sqm office development (Class 4) with associated car parking and landscaping
Plot 5, Kirkton Road North, Livingston
Received 12 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0944/FUL/08
Part conversion of farm building to form a house
Muirhouse Farm, West Calder
Received 1 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0927/FUL/08
Erection of a crematorium with associated works
Cousland Wood, Starlaw Road, Livingston
Received 23 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1192/FUL/08
Siting of a snack bar
Whiteside Industrial Estate, Bathgate
Received 3 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1014/FUL/08
Continued siting of temporary office units (in retrospect)
Asd Metal Services, 11-14 Millburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2AF
Received 15 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0226/FUL/09
Erection of 2 flats with associated car parking
41 Union Road, Whitburn, EH47 0AW
Received 30 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1117/LBC/08
Listed building consent for the installation of an RNIB REACT system
Linlithgow Railway Station, Station Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7DH
Received 13 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1062/LBC/08
Listed building consent for the installation of replacement windows
232C High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES
Received 4 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1182/H/08
Extension to house
9 Wardrop Crescent, Armadale, EH48 3HP
Received 17 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0090/FUL/09
Change of use to hot food takeaway
13 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5AB
Received 18 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1196/H/08
Two storey extension to house and erection of a garage
41 Langside Crescent, Polbeth
Received 24 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1158/H/08
Erection of a conservatory.
15 Bonnytoun Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 7JL
Received 10 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0098/H/09
Extensions to house
37 Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow, EH49 6SH
Received 24 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0030/H/09
Extension to house
38 Beechwood, Linlithgow, EH49 6SF
Received 15 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0048/FUL/09
Extension to cemetery with associated access parking and waiting facilities
Land Adjacent To Woodbank Cemetery, Armadale
Received 28 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0498/FUL/08
Erection of 2 houses
39 West Main Street, Armadale, EH48 3PZ
Received 3 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1043/FUL/08
Change of use and sub-division of restaurant (class 3) to form two hot food take-way units
3 Follyburn Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6BF
Received 16 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0092/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
10 Rosemount Drive, Uphall, EH52 6DE
Received 16 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1150/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
21 Ogilvie Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8HL
Received 4 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1108/P/08
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Rhana Cottage, West End, Armadale, EH48 3AB
Received 20 Nov 2008
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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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