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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 dates25,346Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 22,799 approved or refused records
2,111Refused applications
20,688 approved · 2,111 refused · 1,495 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0376/FUL/08
Installation of fire exit doors
Pagazzi, Unit 4, Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston, EH54 6XG
Received 14 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0242/P/08
Outline planning permission for a 1.62 ha office and workshop development with ancillary retail (Class 1)
Land At Mosshall Farm Off A705 (South), Blackburn
Received 21 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0234/FUL/08
Erection of a 62.3 sqm extension to restaurant
52 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AE
Received 5 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0071/H/08
Two storey and single storey extensions to house
29A Robertson Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8RE
Received 24 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0195/FUL/08
Erection of a smoking shelter
Linlithgow Rose F C Social Club, Braehead Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6HF
Received 19 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0279/FUL/08
Erection of a house with garage
Meadowhead Cottage, Addiewell
Received 20 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0389/H/08
Extension to house
Five Sisters Zoo, Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT
Received 15 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0272/P/08
Planning permission in principle for a 3.35 hectare residential development
Gavieside, Polbeth
Received 6 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0543/FUL/08
Erection of a house with associated parking
Site At Wilcoxholm (Walled Garden), Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow
Received 30 May 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0682/FUL/08
Installation of two air conditioning condenser units
12 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QZ
Received 7 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0075/M/06
Proposed re-phasing of permitted quarrying operations, variation of condition no. 7 of planning permission 0536/M/98 (as modified)
- Levenseat Quarry, Fauldhouse
Received 19 Jan 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0378/FUL/08
Erection of a house and garage
West Torphin Farm, West Calder, EH55 8RT
Received 14 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0571/FUL/08
Erection of a 760sqm industrial unit (class 5) with ancilliary offices
Plot 8, Easter Inch, Blackburn Road, Bathgate
Received 4 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1099/FUL/07
Conversion of store outbuilding to form a house
Reveston House Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9AN
Received 23 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0350/FUL/08
Installation of fire exit doors
Rosebys, Unit 6, Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston, EH54 6QX
Received 7 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0162/FUL/08
Construction of 60m of access road
Starlaw Business Park, Livingston
Received 20 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0065/H/09
Extension to house
3 Barns Court, East Whitburn, EH47 8ET
Received 5 Feb 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0120/FUL/08
Erection of a house
42 West Muir Road, West Calder, EH55 8EX
Received 4 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0363/H/08
Installation of a dormer window
24 Thirlfield Wynd, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7ES
Received 8 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0907/H/08
Part demolition and extension to house
The Sheiling, 6 Newhouses Road, Broxburn, EH52 5AR
Received 8 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1200/FUL/07
Erection of a 297sqm sports changing pavillion, clubroom, 3 full size football pitches, children's play areas, anglers' vehicle access and associated access parking and footpath
Eliburn Park, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 12 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0760/FUL/08
Erection of a 256sqm storage building
Hillfield, Kirknewton
Received 29 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0332/H/08
Two storey extension to house
137 Baron's Hill Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JQ
Received 4 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0017/FUL/08
Change of use to cafe with hot food takeaway (class 3)
Block 2, Unit 3, Whiteside Ind Est, Bathgate
Received 17 Dec 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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