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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 dates24,382Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 21,876 approved or refused records
2,072Refused applications
19,804 approved · 2,072 refused · 1,461 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Aug 1997 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0640/FUL/08
Erection of a 14.4m high telecommunications slim line monopole with associated equipment cabinets and ancillary development
Land South Of A89, Learielaw Farm, Broxburn, EH52 5PG
Received 19 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0768/H/08
First floor extension and extensions to house
The Mallards, Glendevon Farm, Winchburgh, EH52 6PX
Received 5 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1154/FUL/08
Formation of footpath
Linlithgow Park, Linlithgow
Received 3 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0615/FUL/08
Planning application to vary condition 2 of planning consent no. 1164/FUL/07 to allow incorporation of additional plans and supporting information with regard to the diversion of the River Almond
M8 Motorway, Cowhill, Whitburn
Received 13 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0422/H/08
Extension to house
80 Houstoun Gardens, Uphall, EH52 5SJ
Received 25 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0751/H/08
Extension to house
Castle Cottage, Ochiltree, EH49 6PQ
Received 31 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0607/H/08
Extension to house
28 Gilchrist Crescent, Whitburn, EH47 8NG
Received 13 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0577/H/08
Extension to house
2 Parklands, Broxburn, EH52 5RB
Received 5 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0471/H/08
Installation of a dormer and erection of a pitched roof
31-33 Holmes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5JF
Received 8 May 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0564/FUL/10
Erection of a house with outbuildings (grid ref. 296067 662883)
Croft 4, Easter Longridge Farm,Longridge EH47 8AA
Received 3 Aug 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0232/P/08
Outline planning permission for erection of a house
Land At 1A Raw Holdings, East Calder
Received 27 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0613/FUL/08
Subdivision of house to form an additional residential unit
54 Ochiltree Drive, Mid Calder, EH53 0RX
Received 13 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0538/H/08
1 1/2 storey extension and extension to house
40 Langside Crescent, Polbeth, EH55 8UW
Received 29 May 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0684/FUL/08
Siting of a mobile car wash
Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 1HE
Received 24 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0691/FUL/08
Change of use from shop (class 1) to flat
37 Main Street, West Calder, EH55 8DL
Received 24 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0691/H/03
Two storey extension to house
14 Humbie Holdings, Kirknewton
Received 18 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0786/FUL/03
Erection of a 142sqm warehouse
189 West Main Street, Broxburn
Received 27 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0502/FUL/03
Change of use from offices (class 4) to tool hire centre ( class 1) including internal and external alterations
2-4 Hopetoun Lane, Bathgate
Received 2 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0851/FUL/02
Substition of house types on plots 1,9,10 & 18
- Adambrae R3/4, Adambrae, Livingston
Received 30 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0256/FUL/03
Erection of a house
Plot 5 Muirhouse Dykes, Loganlea
Received 6 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0809/FUL/02
Erection of a stone and wood view point seat
- Witchcraigs Wood, Torphichen
Received 23 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0941/FUL/02
Erection of six terraced houses with associated access and parking
32 Barton Terrace, Fauldhouse
Received 6 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0785/FUL/08
Erection of a combined heat and power unit (CCHP)
Tesco Stores Ltd, 4 Blackburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2ES
Received 4 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0544/P/08
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Loganlea Cottage, Addiewell, West Calder EH55 8JF
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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