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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 dates23,565Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 21,098 approved or refused records
2,035Refused applications
19,063 approved · 2,035 refused · 1,425 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0039/A/09
Erection of fascia and projecting signs with downlights
79 Main Street West Calder West Lothian EH55 8EB
Received 23 Jan 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0688/H/09
Installation of a chimney (in retrospect)
8 The Steading, South Lodge Avenue, Mid Calder, EH53 0HH
Received 10 Sept 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0651/H/09
Extension to house
21 Badger Brook, Broxburn, EH52 5TB
Received 25 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0599/H/09
Extension to house
15 Murieston Gardens, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9BA
Received 29 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0539/H/09
Extension to house
35 Academy Place, Bathgate, EH48 1AS
Received 27 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0333/A/09
Erection of 3 no. internally illuminated fascia signs
Oscars Restaurant, Ladywell East Road, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6AG
Received 13 May 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0252/FUL/09
Installation of new shop front
11 West Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5DN
Received 16 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0638/FUL/09
Change of use from house (Class 9) to bed and breakfast accommodation (Class 7)
3 Barns Court, East Whitburn, EH47 8ET
Received 13 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0564/FUL/09
Demolition of changing pavilion and erection of a 113 sqm changing pavilion
Blaeberryhill Park Changing Pavillion, Blaeberryhill Park, Whitburn
Received 27 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0229/A/09
Erection of 2 fascia signs
29 Blackness Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JA
Received 6 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0183/H/09
Demolition of conservatory and extension to house
2 Meadowhead Gardens, Addiewell, EH55 8NX
Received 23 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0521/A/09
Erection of illuminated projecting sign and erection of 2 no. amenity boards and 1 no. illuminated menu box
29-31 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 1 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0003/FUL/09
Siting of a snack bar
Layby At Westfield Roundabout, Westfield
Received 18 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0132/H/09
Extension to house
17 West Muir Road, West Calder, EH55 8EX
Received 9 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1134/FUL/08
Vary condition 4 of planning permission 0173/H/06 and the associated planning agreement to allow linked ancillary residential accommodation to be rented and occupied independantly from Crofthead House
Crofthead Cottage, Cannop Crescent, Stoneyburn, EH47 8EQ
Received 21 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1092/H/08
Extension to house
2 Glenside Court, Armadale, EH48 3RX
Received 17 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1105/FUL/08
Erection of 2 houses
7 Whiteside Cottages, Bathgate
Received 14 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1127/P/08
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house.
The Old Manse, 107 Sheephoousehill, Fauldhouse EH47 9EN
Received 25 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1047/H/08
Erection of a double garage
Linlorn, 62 Main Street, Longridge, EH47 8AD
Received 3 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0840/FUL/08
Formation of additional car parking and access and relocation of boundary fence
Ogilvie Campus, Greenwood Park, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 27 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0167/FUL/09
Erection of a house with garage and associated works
55B West Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5DR
Received 2 Mar 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1003/FUL/08
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission ref.1041/00 to extend the time limit of the consent
North Logiebrae, Westfield
Received 16 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0950/H/08
Installation of replacement windows
64 Alexander Street, Uphall, Broxburn, EH52 5DB
Received 6 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0653/FUL/08
Erection of a 10,000sqm class 6 maturation warehouse with associated works
Nettlehill Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DL
Received 24 Jun 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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