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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 dates23,929Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 21,445 approved or refused records
2,054Refused applications
19,391 approved · 2,054 refused · 1,441 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0863/LBC/08
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations to former Post Office
29-31 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 4 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0712/H/08
Extension to house
10 Sibbald View, Armadale, EH48 2TG
Received 18 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0957/CLU/08
Installation of 747 sqm mezzanine floor
Unit 8, Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston, EH54 6RQ
Received 15 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0542/FUL/08
Erection of a 2.4m high palisade boundary fence and gates and formation of additional hardstanding
1 Brock's Way, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, EH52 5NB
Received 22 May 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0058/H/08
Installation of velux windows
15 (2F2) High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 21 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0791/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
71 Mallace Avenue, Armadale, EH48 2QD
Received 13 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0861/FUL/08
Installation of a new shop front
'Chiquito' Restaurant, Unit 304, The Elements, Almondvale Avenue, Livingston
Received 2 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0753/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
75 Race Road, Bathgate, EH48 2AU
Received 22 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0830/H/08
Erection of an outbuilding to form linked residential accomodation
39 Portland Place, Fauldhouse, EH47 9DF
Received 27 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0661/H/08
Two storey extension to form linked residential accomodation and extension to house
19 Overton Crescent, East Calder, EH53 0RS
Received 2 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0296/FUL/09
Substitution of house types on plots 41-43
Holmes West (South), West Holmes Road, Broxburn EH52
Received 27 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/1174/FUL/08
Change of use from shop (class 1) to hot food takeaway and installation of a flue
2/4 South Bridge Street, Bathgate. EH48 1TW
Received 12 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0857/A/08
Erection of a signboard (in retrospect)
33 Station Road, Uphall, EH52 5DX
Received 2 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0860/A/08
Erection of various illuminated signs
'Chiquito' Restaurant, Unit 304, The Elements, Almondvale Avenue, Livingston
Received 2 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0884/H/08
Installation of replacement windows
2 School Lane, Mid Calder, EH53 0AT
Received 3 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0798/FUL/08
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 0334/FUL/08 to allow the paintball operation to be carried out by DF Leisure Ltd
Land At Longmuir Plantation, Burnhouse Road, Dechmont
Received 14 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1226/H/04
Installation of a dormer
Linburn South Lodge -, Wilkieston
Received 8 Oct 2004 - DecidedLIVE/0856/FUL/08
Change of use from house (class 9) to office accommodation (class 4)
The Cottage, Pardovan Works, Philpstoun, EH49 6QZ
Received 29 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1087/FUL/08
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence
Rhana Cottage, West End, Armadale, EH48 3AB
Received 28 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0706/H/08
Extension to house
4 Raw Holdings, East Calder, EH53 0HY
Received 16 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0703/H/08
Extension to house
United Reformed Church 48 Marjoribanks Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AH
Received 15 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0683/H/08
Installation of glazing to balcony
1 St Michaels Lane Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JD
Received 7 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0624/H/08
Two storey extension to house
1 Langton Gardens, East Calder, EH53 0DZ
Received 23 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0763/H/08
Extension to house
Taramount, Main Street, Dechmont
Received 4 Aug 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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