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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 dates23,150Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 20,695 approved or refused records
2,013Refused applications
18,682 approved · 2,013 refused · 1,413 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1093/H/08
First floor extension to house
8 Millfield, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7AR
Received 17 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1090/H/08
Erection of a garage
29 Easton Road, Bathgate, EH48 2AX
Received 14 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0022/FUL/09
Siting of a mobile snack bar
New Houston Business Park, Livingston
Received 29 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1114/FUL/08
Infill underside of existing bay windows to ground level and realignment of road kerb to widen the footway
Main Street, Bathgate
Received 13 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1060/H/08
First floor extension to house
38A Kaims Grove, Livingston, EH54 7DU
Received 5 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0831/FUL/09
Installation of ramp and handrail for disabled access
79 Main Street, West Calder, EH55 8EB
Received 2 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1080/FUL/08
Erection of a house and garage
31 Templar Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6PJ
Received 23 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1073/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
61 Redhouse Road, Seafield, West Lothian, EH47 7AL
Received 13 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1020/FUL/08
Installation of four external air conditioning units (in retrospect)
Units 21A - 21C, Fairmont Court, Oakbank Parkway, Livingston, EH53 0TH
Received 16 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1161/FUL/08
Installation of a 7.25sqm storage unit ( in retrospect) and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence.
Harley Bar, 4 Mid St, Bathgate. EH48 1PR
Received 9 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0831/FUL/08
Erection of a 14.2m high ground based telecommunications mast with associated equipment cabinets
Pavement Adjacent To Dunnet Way/Drovers Road Roundabout, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, EH52 5HX
Received 27 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1072/H/08
Extension to house
Cranntara, West Calder, West Lothian, EH55 8PT
Received 28 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1100/FUL/08
Raising of roof over vehicle lift area
Foulshiels Road, Stoneyburn
Received 14 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0922/P/08
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
95 Muir Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QQ
Received 25 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0912/FUL/08
Erection of a 225sqm power house with retaining wall, alterations to car park and ancillary works
1 Appleton Place, Livingston, EH54 7EZ
Received 23 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1319/FUL/05
Change of use from workshop/storage area to form ancillary accomodation
3 Castleview Lane, Murieston, Livingston
Received 2 Dec 2005 - DecidedLIVE/1012/FUL/08
Erection of a 2.4m high palisade boundary fence and gates
1 Brock's Way, Broxburn, EH52 5NB
Received 13 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1067/H/08
Extension to house
11 Galabraes Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 4DT
Received 10 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1099/H/08
Extension to house
1 Old Clapperton Hall Cottages, Broxburn
Received 20 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1076/A/08
Erection of various building signage
Unit 31/32, Eliburn Office Park, Livingston
Received 11 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0903/P/08
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Drovers Bank, Pardovan Steading, By Philpstoun
Received 2 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0033/FUL/08
Erection of a house and garage
Site Adjacent To Birkenshaw Farm, Armadale, EH48 3AS
Received 14 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1024/FUL/08
Sub division and change of use of part of restaurant (class 3) to form extension to existing hot food takeaway
'Purple Sage', Bankton Centre, Murieston, Livingston EH54 9DA
Received 23 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0971/FUL/08
Installation of 3 telecommunications antennas
6 Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 1HH
Received 8 Oct 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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