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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19,063 approved · 2,035 refused · 1,425 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1116/H/08
Two storey extension to house
14 McIntosh Court, Broxburn, EH52 6XQ
Received 26 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0977/LBC/08
Listed building consent for the installation of rooflights and installation of new fire door
Cafe Leo, 50 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AE
Received 6 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0999/H/08
Erection of a balcony
5 Kirkton Place, Bathgate, EH48 1RY
Received 14 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1055/A/08
Erection of an illuminated advertising display unit
111 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0NU
Received 3 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1017/H/08
Erection of a garage
5 Netherton Grove, Whitburn, EH47 8JQ
Received 17 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0932/H/08
First floor extension to house, extension to house and erection of a double garage
Dunfionn Villa, 4 Forkneuk Road, Uphall, EH52 6BL
Received 29 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0979/H/08
Erection of a double garage
54 Birniehill Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 2RS
Received 6 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1037/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
5 Cameron Knowe, Philpstoun, EH49 6RL
Received 27 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0919/FUL/08
Erection of a house
31A Templar Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6PJ
Received 25 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1054/FUL/08
Sub-division of existing shop unit storage area to form two additional class 1 shop units
125 Main Street, Fauldhouse
Received 3 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1082/FUL/08
Variation of Condition 6 of consent 0248/03 to change phasing plans and restoration time period
Lands At Polkemmet Colliery, Whitburn
Received 10 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1056/LBC/08
Listed building consent for a 11/2 storey extension to house
Bonnington South Lodge, Kirknewton, EH27 8BB
Received 4 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0947/H/08
Demolition of sun room and first floor extension to house
Tullibardine, Camps Industrial Estate, Kirknewton, EH27 8DF
Received 2 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1018/H/08
Extension to house
77 Pentland Avenue, Boghall, Bathgate, EH48 1HR
Received 17 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0939/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
24 Redhouse Road, Seafield, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH47 7BS
Received 1 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0826/H/08
Installation of dormer windows
2 Holmes Farm Lane, Broxburn, EH52 5LA
Received 26 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1066/H/08
Erection of a conservatory and retaining wall
15 Graham Court Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7BT
Received 3 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1053/FUL/08
Formation of golf courses and associated works
Lands Of The Former Polkemmet Colliery And Various Areas Of Farmland, West Of Whitburn
Received 29 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0853/FUL/08
Erection of a house
Bracklinn, 42 Edinburgh Road, Bathgate, EH48 1EQ
Received 29 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1039/H/08
Extension to house
13 Park Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6RR
Received 29 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1077/FUL/08
Erection of an electricity substation
Polkemmet Road, Whitburn
Received 13 Nov 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1071/FUL/08
Erection of 4 houses
Totleywells Cottage Steadings, Newton Village
Received 31 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0997/A/08
Erection of a fascia sign
7 East Main Street, Armadale, EH48 2NT
Received 13 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0059/FUL/09
Erection of a 17sqm extension
Linlithgow Rose F C Social Club, Braehead Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6HF
Received 4 Feb 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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