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20,390 approved · 2,100 refused · 1,486 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/0161/FUL/08

    Construction of 100m of access road

    Starlaw Business Park, Livingston

    Received 20 Dec 2007
  2. DecidedLIVE/0572/FUL/08

    Erection of a 950sqm industrial unit (class 5) with ancillary offices

    Plot 9, Easter Inch, Blackburn Road, Bathgate

    Received 4 Jun 2008
  3. DecidedLIVE/0456/FUL/08

    Erection of a 480 sqm storage shed

    Woodland At A71, Breich

    Received 29 Apr 2008
  4. DecidedLIVE/1061/FUL/08

    Temporary change of use of land to contractor's compound in connection with the Airdrie to Bathgate railway project

    Cappers Farm, Station Road, Armadale, EH48 3LJ

    Received 21 Oct 2008
  5. DecidedLIVE/0511/H/08

    Extensions and alterations to house

    Riccarton Farm House, Linlithgow, EH49 6PH

    Received 19 May 2008
  6. DecidedLIVE/0408/H/08

    Erection of a porch

    14 Bowyett, Torphichen, EH48 4LZ

    Received 15 Apr 2008
  7. DecidedLIVE/0393/H/08

    Erection of 1.8m high timber fence and gates and the formation of an access road (in retrospect)

    1 Linnview Lane, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HQ

    Received 18 Apr 2008
  8. DecidedLIVE/0517/H/08

    Installation of a dormer window

    55 Main Street, East Calder, EH53 0ES

    Received 22 May 2008
  9. DecidedLIVE/0495/H/08

    Erection of a double garage

    South Almond, 7 Main Street, Longridge, EH47 8AE

    Received 14 May 2008
  10. DecidedLIVE/0660/FUL/08

    Installation of a satellite dish

    19 Almondvale Centre Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6NB

    Received 23 Jun 2008
  11. DecidedLIVE/0417/FUL/08

    Change of use from class 1 shop to flat

    32 Deans South, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8DR

    Received 18 Apr 2008
  12. DecidedLIVE/0669/H/08

    Demolition of extension and erection of new extension

    26 Highfield Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 7BG

    Received 4 Jul 2008
  13. DecidedLIVE/0603/H/08

    Erection of a garage

    Northfells, Hardhill Farm, Armadale

    Received 16 Jun 2008
  14. DecidedLIVE/0555/FUL/08

    Renewal of planning permission for the siting of a mobile snack bar

    Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 2 Jun 2008
  15. DecidedLIVE/0736/H/08

    Formation of parking area (in retrospect)

    57 King Street, Bathgate, EH48 1AZ

    Received 19 Jun 2008
  16. DecidedLIVE/0668/FUL/08

    Erection of 2 industrial units totalling 1220 sqm

    Birniehill, Whitburn Road, Bathgate

    Received 20 Jun 2008
  17. DecidedLIVE/0367/FUL/08

    Change of use from public parking bay to private parking and erection of garage

    43 Thomson Grove, Uphall, EH52 6BY

    Received 10 Apr 2008
  18. DecidedLIVE/0391/H/07

    Extension to house

    51 Meadowhead Crescent, Addiewell, EH55 8PA

    Received 30 Mar 2007
  19. DecidedLIVE/0588/H/08

    Two storey extension and extension to house

    76 Netherwood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8RW

    Received 10 Jun 2008
  20. DecidedLIVE/0563/FUL/08

    Erection of 36 houses and 32 flats with associated car parking and landscaping

    Marina Road, Boghall, Nr Bathgate

    Received 4 Jun 2008
  21. DecidedLIVE/0157/FUL/08

    Erection of a 210 sqm office building with associated car parking

    Avon Place, Linlithgow

    Received 12 Feb 2008
  22. DecidedLIVE/0252/FUL/08

    Erection of a house, lodge and stable block

    10 Woodbank Crofts, Westfield, Armadale, EH48 3AT

    Received 6 Mar 2008
  23. DecidedLIVE/0432/FUL/08

    Change of use from hospital staff residences (23 flats) at block 3 (6, 7 & 8 St Johns Court) to class 4 offices for hospital staff

    St Johns Hospital Howden West Road Howden Livingston EH54 6PP

    Received 18 Apr 2008
  24. DecidedLIVE/0665/FUL/08

    Formation of a new access and erection of a 2.1m high galvanised palisade fence

    Spring Distribution Ltd, Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Ind. Est., Bathgate

    Received 30 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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