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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
25,023Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 22,490 approved or refused records
2,100Refused applications

20,390 approved · 2,100 refused · 1,486 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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

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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.

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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/0587/H/08

    Installation of velux windows

    39 Preston Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 6HR

    Received 10 Jun 2008
  2. DecidedLIVE/0655/P/08

    Outline planning permission for the erection of a house

    19 Birniehill Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 2RS

    Received 19 Jun 2008
  3. DecidedLIVE/0620/ARM/08

    Approval of reserved matters for the erection of a house and garage

    31 Templar Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6PJ

    Received 10 Jun 2008
  4. DecidedLIVE/0452/H/08

    Extension to house

    13 Ashbank Court, Bathgate, EH48 2BL

    Received 2 May 2008
  5. DecidedLIVE/0401/FUL/08

    Erection of a house

    Land Adjacent To 9 Kirkton Place, Bathgate, EH48 1RY

    Received 8 Apr 2008
  6. DecidedLIVE/0775/H/02

    Erection of a conservatory

    33 Overton Crescent, East Calder

    Received 12 Jul 2002
  7. DecidedLIVE/0416/FUL/08

    Erection of a hot food takeaway

    82 Main Street, West Calder, EH55 8DX

    Received 8 Apr 2008
  8. DecidedLIVE/0505/H/08

    Extension to house

    72 Langside Gardens, Polbeth, EH55 8QU

    Received 16 May 2008
  9. DecidedLIVE/0594/H/08

    Extension to house

    5 Rosebery Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 1EA

    Received 12 Jun 2008
  10. DecidedLIVE/0241/FUL/08

    Demolition of outbuilding and erection of 3 holiday cottages

    Williamscraig, Linlithgow

    Received 20 Feb 2008
  11. DecidedLIVE/0515/H/02

    Erection of a conservatory

    219 Norman Rise, Dedridge, Livingston

    Received 1 May 2002
  12. DecidedLIVE/0514/H/08

    Erection of a timber fence (in retrospect)

    9 Park Road, Blackridge, EH48 3SX

    Received 20 May 2008
  13. DecidedLIVE/0629/H/08

    Two storey extension and extension to house

    15 Bankton Green, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9EA

    Received 24 Jun 2008
  14. DecidedLIVE/0481/FUL/08

    Installation of new shop fronts and sub-divisions of shop unit

    28 Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 1HH

    Received 29 Apr 2008
  15. DecidedLIVE/0852/FUL/08

    Erection of a house and garage with ancilliary building

    Plot 1, West Mains Farm, West Calder

    Received 27 Aug 2008
  16. DecidedLIVE/0647/A/08

    Erection of various non-illuminated signs

    The Elements, Almondvale, Livingston

    Received 25 Jun 2008
  17. DecidedLIVE/0407/H/08

    Extension to house and erection of a garage

    6B Holmes Road, Broxburn

    Received 14 Apr 2008
  18. DecidedLIVE/0464/A/08

    Erection of a fascia sign

    54-60 George Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PF

    Received 6 May 2008
  19. DecidedLIVE/0486/FUL/08

    Formation of an entrance lobby and relocation of trolley bays

    Tesco Stores Ltd, 4 Blackburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2ES

    Received 12 May 2008
  20. DecidedLIVE/0302/FUL/08

    Erection of a 218sqm storage shed

    7/8 Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder

    Received 27 Mar 2008
  21. DecidedLIVE/0573/H/08

    Erection of a double garage and garden room

    3 Matthews Crofts, Woodhill Road, Blackridge, EH48 3TJ

    Received 4 Jun 2008
  22. DecidedLIVE/0201/FUL/08

    Erection of a 15m high ground telecommunications monopole with associated equipment cabinets

    Howden East Road, Livingston, EH54 5WF

    Received 29 Feb 2008
  23. DecidedLIVE/0124/ARM/08

    Approval of reserved matters for the erection of 18 houses and 146 flats with associated works

    Almondvale Stadium Road, Almondvale, Livingston

    Received 31 Jan 2008
  24. DecidedLIVE/0492/H/08

    Extension to house

    79 Meadowpark Road, Bathgate, EH48 2SP

    Received 12 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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