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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 dates24,330Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 21,827 approved or refused records
2,071Refused applications
19,756 approved · 2,071 refused · 1,458 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/0720/FUL/08
Change of use from Post Office (Class 1) to hot food takeaway
Post Office, Limefield Road, Polbeth, EH55 8UD
Received 18 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0758/A/08
Erection of individual letters sign
30 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AE
Received 31 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0687/FUL/08
Formation of pole training area, siting of 2 no. metal storage containers, alterations to parking layout and erection of a 2.4m high palisade fence
Livingston Technical Engineering Centre, Grange Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5EL
Received 7 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0548/FUL/08
Installation of plant and erection of flues
6 Oakbank Park Way, Livingston, EH53 0TH
Received 28 May 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0552/H/08
Extension to house
48 Foxknowe Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6TX
Received 30 May 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0558/FUL/08
Change of use from Shop (class 1) to Coffee Shop (class 3)
102 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 1 May 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0724/FUL/08
Erection of a stable block (as amended).
1 Bethany Home Farm North Greendykes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6PN
Received 22 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0685/FUL/08
Erection of a 72 sqm classroom extension
St Thomas Roman Catholic Primary School, Church Street, Meadowhead Place, Addiewell, EH55 8PG
Received 7 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0513/H/08
Extension to house
121 Badger Park, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 5GY
Received 20 May 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0650/FUL/08
Installation of 4 scooter stores
West Port Resource Centre, St Ninians Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BY
Received 23 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0455/FUL/08
Change of use from agricultural land to private garden ground
31 Station Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BJ
Received 16 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0967/CLU/08
Installation of 710 sqm mezzanine floor
Unit 4, Almondvale South Retail Park, Livingston, EH54 6NB
Received 15 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0968/CLU/08
Installation of 2518 sqm mezzanine floor
Unit 2, Almondvale South Retail Park, Livingston, EH54 6QX
Received 15 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0708/LBC/08
Listed building consent for the conversion and alterations to coach house to form house
The Coach House, Illieston, Broxburn, EH52 5PD
Received 15 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0477/H/08
Extension to house
13 Glenshee, Whitburn, EH47 8NY
Received 12 May 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0705/LBC/08
Listed building consent for the erection of a boilerhouse and logstore and various internal and external alterations to house
Illieston, Broxbun, EH52 5PD
Received 15 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0749/H/08
Extension to house
13 Newlands, Kirknewton, EH27 8LR
Received 30 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0600/H/08
Erection of a porch and erection of a conservatory
15 Millburn Crescent, Armadale, EH48 3RB
Received 6 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0439/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
28 Eppiestane Road, Whitburn, EH47 8LH
Received 25 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0592/FUL/09
Erection of a house incorporating part of existing unauthorised structure
39 West Main Street, Armadale, EH48 3PZ
Received 23 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0553/FUL/09
Erection of 4 houses
Land Adjacent To Northfield Meadows, Longridge
Received 23 Jul 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0657/H/08
Conversion of a double garage into habitable room
8 St Magdalenes, Linlithgow, EH49 6AQ
Received 30 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0316/H/08
Extensions to house and extension of a garage
Kingspark, Kingscavel, By Linlithgow, EH49 6NA
Received 1 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0583/H/08
Extension to house
West Harwood Farm, West Calder, EH55 8LF
Received 28 May 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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