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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19,756 approved · 2,071 refused · 1,458 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0741/H/08
Extension to house
8 Gardner Terrace, Stoneyburn, EH47 8DQ
Received 29 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0719/FUL/08
Engineering operations to create hardstanding
PDM Ltd, Youngs Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, EH52 5LY
Received 17 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0868/FUL/08
Amendment to condition 45 of planning consent 0493/P/2002 to allow additional residential units to be occupied prior to completion of the new junction on the M8 and a connection from the B7066 to the M8
Former Polkemmet Colliery, Cowhill Site, Whitburn
Received 29 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0595/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
14 Joseph Cumming Gardens, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 5AN
Received 12 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0675/H/08
Extension to flat
83 Jubilee Road, Whitburn, EH47 0AT
Received 4 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0742/A/08
Erection of various projecting and suspended signage
Unit 302, The Elements, Almondvale Road, Livingston
Received 24 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0711/H/08
Extension to house
11 Panton Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8RY
Received 18 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0280/P/08
Outline planning permission for a 0.5ha residential development
Lower Bathville, Armadale
Received 17 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0934/H/08
Erection of a pitched roof over flat roof
22 Dundas Street, Bathgate, EH48 4BL
Received 29 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0835/FUL/08
Change of use from store to allow class 2 use (financial, professional and other services) or class 4 office use and erection of a 47sqm rear extension
50-52 West Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5DW
Received 28 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0926/H/08
Installation of a dormer window
1 Henderson Crescent, Broxburn, EH52 6HB
Received 26 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0788/FUL/08
Alterations to existing building elevations
Units 21A - 21C, Fairmont Court, Oakbank Parkway, Livingston, EH53 0TH
Received 11 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0656/H/08
Extension to house
33 Ecclesmachan Road, Uphall, EH52 6JP
Received 30 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0690/H/08
Extension to house
63 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7SR
Received 9 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1002/H/08
Formation of new roof
26 Greenside, Torphichen, EH48 4NB
Received 8 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0771/H/08
Extensions to house
31 Beechwood Park, Uphall Station, EH54 5QH
Received 5 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0735/H/08
Installation of velux windows
34 West Burnside, Broxburn, EH52 5RG
Received 28 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0695/FUL/08
Erection of 96sqm industrial shed and 350sqm storage shed
37 Inchmuir Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EP
Received 9 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0480/P/10
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 2 houses (Grid Ref 293766 668129)
Carlowrie, 42A Mayfield Drive, Armadale, EH48 2JF
Received 28 Jun 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0440/FUL/10
Erection of a house (grid ref. 311177 678708)
The Square, Butlaw, Queensferry, EH30 9SJ
Received 10 Jun 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0679/H/08
Demolition of garage and extension to house
Kilmuir, Balmuir, Bridgecastle, EH48 3DP
Received 7 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0671/H/08
Two storey extension to house
13 Burnbrae Road, Greenrigg, Harthill, ML7 5QZ
Received 4 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0817/FUL/08
Installation of 5 new goods doors and windows
6 Oakbank Park Place, Livingston, West Lothian, EH53 0TN
Received 20 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0598/FUL/08
Erection of extension and formation of additional flat
18 Mill Road, Armadale, EH48 3ND
Received 23 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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