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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 dates25,410Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 22,859 approved or refused records
2,118Refused applications
20,741 approved · 2,118 refused · 1,499 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0288/H/08
Extension to house
13 Meadowbank, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6EJ
Received 25 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0226/H/08
Extension to house
13 Langside Crescent, Polbeth, EH55 8UW
Received 11 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0426/H/08
Extension to house
Bearslair, Bridgecastle, EH48 3DN
Received 28 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0209/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
37 Old Golf Course Road, Armadale, EH48 2TA
Received 4 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0430/FUL/08
Erection of a 1152sqm office unit and associated car parking
Geddes House, Kirkton North Road, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 6GU
Received 28 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0301/FUL/08
Erection of a 239sqm storage shed
Descant Ltd, Inchcross Park, Bathgate, EH48 2HT
Received 27 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0528/FUL/08
Vary condition 1 of planning permission 0666/03 to continue duration of consent
16 Bathgate Road, Blackburn, EH47 7LW
Received 14 May 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0380/A/08
Erection of a signboard
23 Longridge Road, Whitburn, EH47 8HB
Received 14 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0523/A/08
Erection of fascia signs
2 Market Street, Mid Calder, EH53 0AA
Received 29 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0219/H/08
Two storey extension to house
38 Gillespie Place, Armadale, EH48 2JT
Received 6 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0281/FUL/08
Erection of a house with garage
East Torphin, Harburn, West Calder
Received 18 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0394/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
30 Braekirk Avenue, Kirknewton, EH27 8BL
Received 18 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1027/P/08
Outline planning permission for the erection of 22 flats and associated car parking and landscaping
33-39 Crusader Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6QW
Received 10 Oct 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0191/P/08
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house with garage and associated access
Woodlands Park, Livingston
Received 26 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0344/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
33 Fiddich Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HG
Received 7 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0251/H/08
First floor extension to house
11 Daisyhill Court, Blackburn, EH47 7EJ
Received 17 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0356/FUL/08
Installation of fire exit doors
Land Of Leather, Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston, EH54 6QX
Received 7 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1209/FUL/07
Erection of a 258 sqm mixed use development comprising Food and Drink (class 3), Shop (class 1) and 5 flats above with associated access and parking
79-81 Main Street, West Calder, EH55 8EB
Received 17 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1108/FUL/07
Erection of a smoking shelter and porch and formation of a beer garden
Lizzie Brice, Douglas Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6JH
Received 15 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0008/FUL/08
Erection of 10 temporary classroom units
Inveralmond Community High School, 50 Willowbank, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6HN
Received 20 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0084/FUL/08
Construction of 120m of link road
Howden South Road/Howden East Road, Howden, Livingston
Received 29 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1214/H/07
Extension to house and erection of a porch
7 Beechbank Crescent, East Calder, EH53 0DX
Received 24 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0103/EXC/08
Consultation on extension to wind farm consisting of 23 no. 126.5m high (to blade tip) wind turbines with associated infrastructure
Black Law Windfarm, Nr Fauldhouse
Received 5 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1194/H/07
Erection of a garage
24 Burnbrae Road, Greenrigg, Harthill, ML7 5QZ
Received 16 Nov 2007
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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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