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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18,556 approved · 2,003 refused · 1,408 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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/1189/H/08
Raising of roof to form first floor accommodation
5 Hillside Cottages, Linlithgow, EH49 6AB
Received 22 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0014/FUL/09
Widening of carriageway at entrance and exit to car park, including installation of barriers
Centre Car Park 2, South Car Park, Almondvale Road, Livingston EH54 6GH
Received 7 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1135/FUL/08
Installation of a satellite dish (in retrospect)
35 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QD
Received 10 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1124/H/08
First floor extension to house
70 Murieston Valley, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HB
Received 28 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0901/FUL/08
Deletion of condition 1 of planning permission 0828/03 to allow the permanent operation of childrens play centre
5C Grange Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DE
Received 10 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0174/FUL/09
Change of use from agricultural land to private garden ground and erection of a 1.2m high boundary fence
Ground Adjacent To Field House, Kilpunt, Broxburn EH52 5PB
Received 17 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0064/H/09
Two storey extension and extension to house
26 Gallacher Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8RD
Received 10 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0015/H/09
Two storey extension to house
Strathloanhead Cottage, Strathloanhead, Avonbridge, FK1 2JZ
Received 8 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1119/H/08
Extension to house
8 Drum Place, East Whitburn, EH47 0JH
Received 25 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1184/H/08
Alterations to house to form a roof terrace and existing roof structure
44 King Street, Bathgate, EH48 1AY
Received 2 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0043/H/09
Extension to house
65 Riddochhill Road, Blackburn, EH47 7EZ
Received 29 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0862/FUL/08
Change of use from post office to restaurant (class 3) and bar, formation of a beer garden and internal and external alterations.
29-31 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 4 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1166/FUL/08
Erection of a 224 sqm external sports changing pavilion.
James Young High School, Quentin Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6NE
Received 3 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0037/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
9 Rattray Gardens, Blackburn, EH47 7QP
Received 21 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1198/FUL/08
Variation to planning permission 0381/FUL/07 to amend approved window type from timber to uPVC
62 Mid Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PT
Received 30 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1193/FUL/08
Infilling of pond with inert material
Southwood Head, Harburn, West Calder
Received 10 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1143/H/08
Conversion of garage to form habitable room, installation of french doors and replacement window.
69 West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5LE
Received 3 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0063/H/09
Erection of a conservatory
32 South Middleton, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 5GB
Received 10 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0233/FUL/09
Alterations to shop front
27 Elizabeth Drive, Boghall, Bathgate, EH48 1SJ
Received 6 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1175/H/08
Extension to house
12 Murieston Gardens, Livingston EH54 9BA
Received 15 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1125/FUL/08
Installation of a transmission dish on existing telecommunications monopole
Royston Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston EH54 8AH
Received 26 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0209/FUL/09
Siting of a mobile snack bar
Firth Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 27 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1160/FUL/08
Erection of a 12.5m high plant apparatus with associated steelwork support and ground level tanks
Unit K1, Starlaw Business Park, Livingston EH54 8SF
Received 27 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0006/FUL/09
Erection of 240sqm plant room
Vion Hall's, East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5AW
Received 23 Dec 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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