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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18,682 approved · 2,013 refused · 1,413 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0012/FUL/09
Erection of a wind turbine
Bankhead Farm, Dechmont, EH52 6NB
Received 22 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0127/ARM/09
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 3, West Mains Farm, West Calder
Received 27 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0086/FUL/09
Redevelopment of existing waste management facility including installation of anaerobic digestion plant to provide energy from waste
Pond Industrial Estate, Whitburn Road, Bathgate EH48 2HR
Received 17 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0028/H/09
Formation of access
2 Lothian Street, Bathgate, EH48 4AW
Received 14 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1115/H/08
Erection of a garage and conversion of existing garage to a habitable room
2 Henderson Court, East Calder, EH53 0RQ
Received 25 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1122/H/08
First floor extension to house and installation of a dormer
1 Goschen Place, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 5JE
Received 28 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1194/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
25 Ogilvie Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8HL
Received 23 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1197/H/08
Two storey extension to house
7 Langton Gardens, East Calder, EH53 0DZ
Received 24 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0099/H/09
Extension to house
22 Rothes Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HR
Received 24 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0001/H/09
Erection of a wind turbine
Dreghorn Cottage, Bathgate. EH48 4LG
Received 11 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0899/FUL/08
Change of use from residential care facility to a combined house in multiple occupancy and guest house
80 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0LW
Received 16 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0034/FUL/09
Erection of a community centre
St. Andrews Way, Deans, Livingston
Received 15 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1046/H/08
Erection of a garage/workshop
4 Lomond View, Westfield, EH48 3DE
Received 3 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1019/FUL/08
Installation of ATM's (automatic teller machine)
The Elements, Almondvale Boulevard, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 16 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1036/FUL/08
Erection of a155sqm non-destructive testing building with associated bunds and fencing
Headrig Road, South Queensferry, EH30 6SH
Received 13 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1000/FUL/08
Renewal of planning permission 0852/FUL/05 for change of use from agricultural shed to vehicular repair shed and siting of a residential caravan
1A Raw Holdings, East Calder, EH53 0HY
Received 15 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1120/FUL/08
Erection of council offices including community facilities with associated works
Council Offices, Lindsay House, 31 South Bridge Street, Bathgate, EH48 1TS
Received 25 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1109/FUL/08
Change of use to form beer gardens to front and rear of premises
46-48 Calder Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AA
Received 20 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1142/P/08
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Land Adjacent 36 Newpark Road, Bellsquarry
Received 20 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0017/H/09
First floor extension to house
13 Ossian Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HL
Received 9 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0907/FUL/09
Formation of a metal recycling centre, erection of a single storey office building and an industrial shed and erection of palisade fencing (as amended).
Site At Brocks Way/Youngs Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn EH52 5NB
Received 11 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0858/H/09
Extension to house
25 Beresford Rise, Dedridge, Livingston EH54 6DE
Received 4 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0826/FUL/09
Formation of additional car parking
St Johns Hospital Howden West Road Howden Livingston EH54 6PP
Received 4 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0902/FUL/09
Conversion of storage building to form a house
West Court, Newton EH52 6QH
Received 11 Dec 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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