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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 dates
24,066Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 21,578 approved or refused records
2,062Refused applications

19,516 approved · 2,062 refused · 1,445 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

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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.

Conservation areas10 mapped area records
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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

  1. DecidedLIVE/1091/A/08

    Erection of a sign (in retrospect)

    Off A705, Near Entrance To Redmill Industrial Estate, East Whitburn

    Received 21 Oct 2008
  2. DecidedLIVE/0801/P/07

    Outline planning permission for a 5.8ha residential development including the removal of existing piggeries and the erection of a biomass fuel plant

    Selms, Lawhead, Nr Kirknewton

    Received 4 Jul 2007
  3. DecidedLIVE/0631/H/08

    Erection of a conservatory

    9A Old Mill Road, Broxburn, EH52 5HW

    Received 23 Jun 2008
  4. DecidedLIVE/0733/H/08

    Extension to flat

    22 Muir Road, Bathgate, EH48 2QL

    Received 28 Jul 2008
  5. DecidedLIVE/0210/FUL/10

    Deletion of condition 16 of planning permission 0221/ARM/06 to remove requirement for a footpath linking Mallace Avenue with the play area at Gracie's Wynd and retain existing boundary fence

    Mallace Avenue, Armadale, West Lothian, EH48 2GE

    Received 17 Feb 2010
  6. DecidedLIVE/0688/H/08

    Two storey extension to house

    23 Ennis Park, Polbeth, EH55 8TN

    Received 8 Jul 2008
  7. DecidedLIVE/0618/FUL/08

    Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence

    57 Braeside Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0SL

    Received 10 Jun 2008
  8. DecidedLIVE/0507/H/08

    Erection of a conservatory and installation of a dormer window

    20 Oatlands Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6AS

    Received 19 May 2008
  9. DecidedLIVE/0297/FUL/08

    Erection of a house

    31 West Burnside Road, Broxburn

    Received 25 Mar 2008
  10. DecidedLIVE/0764/FUL/08

    Demolition of former social club and erection of a 2128sqm shop unit (class 1) with associated car parking, landscaping and ancillary works

    Ani Edgar Allen Ltd, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2RB

    Received 31 Jul 2008
  11. DecidedLIVE/0392/H/10

    Extension to house (grid ref. 299762 668226)

    25 Hardy Gardens, Bathgate, EH48 1NH

    Received 12 May 2010
  12. DecidedLIVE/0728/FUL/08

    Conversion and extension of garage to form games room/gym and erection of a quadruple garage with offices above and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence

    1 Murieston Mews, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HS

    Received 4 Jul 2008
  13. DecidedLIVE/0592/H/08

    Extension to house

    1 Mains Place, East Whitburn, EH47 8RB

    Received 12 Jun 2008
  14. DecidedLIVE/0608/H/08

    Extension to house

    38 Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0LH

    Received 18 Jun 2008
  15. DecidedLIVE/0499/P/08

    Outline planning permission for the erection of a 1 1/2 storey house

    31 Graham Court, Blackburn, EH47 7BT

    Received 14 May 2008
  16. DecidedLIVE/0637/H/08

    Two storey extension and alterations to house

    Queenspark Cottage, Kingscavil, EH49 6NA

    Received 20 Jun 2008
  17. DecidedLIVE/0678/H/08

    Extension to house

    16 Bathgate Road, East Whitburn, EH47 0JE

    Received 4 Jul 2008
  18. DecidedLIVE/0759/FUL/07

    Formation of external storage area for re-locatable buildings, siting of temporary office building, erection of a 270 sqm repair workshop and formation of wash bay

    Whitburn Road, Bathgate

    Received 14 Jun 2007
  19. DecidedLIVE/0850/FUL/08

    Erection of air purification tower and associated plant

    Grampian Country Pork Halls, East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5AW

    Received 22 Aug 2008
  20. DecidedLIVE/0578/FUL/08

    Erection of a 140sqm office building with associated car parking

    Avon Place, Linlithgow

    Received 5 Jun 2008
  21. DecidedLIVE/0609/FUL/08

    Erection of 57 flats with associated car parking and landscaping

    Falkirk Road, Linlithgow

    Received 12 Jun 2008
  22. DecidedLIVE/0569/H/08

    First floor extension and extension to house

    46 Ochiltree Crescent, Mid Calder, EH53 0RT

    Received 4 Jun 2008
  23. DecidedLIVE/0779/A/08

    Erection of externally illuminated fascia sign and internally illuminated projecting signs

    35 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QD

    Received 11 Aug 2008
  24. DecidedLIVE/0628/FUL/08

    Substitution of house type on plots 5 & 6 and erection of detached garages

    Plot 5 & 6 Willowbrae, Greenburn, Fauldhouse

    Received 11 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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