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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 dates25,269Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 22,730 approved or refused records
2,108Refused applications
20,622 approved · 2,108 refused · 1,489 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas10 mapped area records
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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/0039/FUL/08
Change of use from bus hire depot to car valeting and car wash
110 Pumpherston Road Uphall Station Livingston West Lothian EH54 5PJ
Received 10 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0744/FUL/08
Installation of fire doors
5 Almondvale Retail Park, Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6RQ
Received 23 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0139/H/08
Two storey extension to house
22 Balbardie Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 4AN
Received 12 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1097/H/07
Two storey extension to house
13 Riccarton Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6HX
Received 19 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0292/H/08
Two storey extension to house
25 Beechwood Grove, Uphall Station, Livingston, EH54 5QA
Received 26 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0412/H/08
Formation of a driveway
19 Parkhead Crescent, West Calder, EH55 8AU
Received 8 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0366/FUL/08
Installation of a storage tank
Ewos Ltd, Westfield, Bathgate, EH48 3DT
Received 28 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0342/A/08
Erection of an internally illuminated free standing signboard
20 Main Street, Blackridge, EH48 3RJ
Received 3 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0131/FUL/08
Change of use from agricultural to garden ground and erection of a car port
Parkneuk, Wilkieston, Kirknewton, EH27 8BB
Received 7 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0576/FUL/08
Variation of house types and plot layout under ref. 0880/FUL/006
West Holmes Road, Broxburn
Received 6 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0402/ARM/08
Erection of a house and garage
East Binnythorne, Binny Park, Ecclesmachan, EH52 6NR
Received 16 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0168/H/08
Two storey extension to house
24 Meadowbank Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8BS
Received 19 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0334/FUL/08
Variation of Condition 12 of Planning Permission 1283/2005 to increase the permitted number of people on site at any one time from 80 to 110, including staff; and amendment to site layout
Longmuir Plantation, Burnhouse Road, Dechmont
Received 27 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0320/FUL/08
Installation of an automated teller machine (ATM)
14 East Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0RB
Received 26 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0289/H/08
Two storey extension to house
38 Justinhaugh Drive, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7QP
Received 26 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0359/LBC/08
Conservation area consent for the partial demolition of rear section of building
Victoria Hall, High Street, Linlithgow
Received 28 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0313/H/08
Extension to house
72 Langside Gardens, Polbeth, EH55 8QU
Received 31 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0268/FUL/08
Erection of a 489sqm extension and 521sqm new building for plant training facilities
Sibbald Park, Blackridge
Received 19 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0355/A/08
Erection of illuminated fascia and signs
12 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QZ
Received 7 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0224/H/08
Erection of a car port
137 Raeburn Rigg, Carmondean, Livingston, EH54 8PJ
Received 11 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0305/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
8 Greenside, Torphichen, EH48 4NB
Received 26 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0143/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
8 Overton Crescent, East Calder, EH53 0RS
Received 14 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0262/H/08
Erection of a 1 1/2 storey extension to house
9 Herd Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8PU
Received 19 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0506/FUL/08
Formation of artificial ski slope and erection of flood lighting columns
Bathgate Academy, Edinburgh Road, Bathgate, EH48 1LF
Received 18 Apr 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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