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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 dates25,647Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 23,089 approved or refused records
2,131Refused applications
20,958 approved · 2,131 refused · 1,506 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0148/P/08
Outline planning permission for a 1.3 ha residential development
Land At Quarry Park - Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian
Received 6 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0282/H/08
Two storey extension to house
28 Castle Road, Bathgate, EH48 2UB
Received 27 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0100/H/08
Extensions to house
30 Bells Burn Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7LB
Received 1 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0771/H/98
Extensions to house
30 Bellsburn Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 22 Sept 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0080/ARM/08
Approval of matters for the erection of 80 houses with associated works
Phase 3, Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 29 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0233/LBC/08
Listed building consent for the erection of a 62.3sqm extension to restaurant
52 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AE
Received 13 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1213/FUL/07
Part demolition of house and erection of an additional new house
59 Lady Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6TB
Received 24 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1195/H/07
Two storey extension to house
29 Ossian Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HL
Received 17 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0901/FUL/07
Erection of a house
1A Stanley Road, Greenrigg, ML7 5QX
Received 28 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0023/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
9 The Maltings, Linlithgow, EH49 6DS
Received 11 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0090/FUL/08
Erection of 3 no. double maturation warehouses totalling 11,825sqm
Glen Turner Distillery Ltd, Starlaw Road, Bathgate, EH47 7BW
Received 28 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1069/FUL/07
Change of use from landscape area to form a driveway and extensions to house
66 Cedric Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6JR
Received 23 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1198/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house for use as bed and breakfast accommodation
Blowshennie, Linlithgow
Received 14 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1215/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
54 Acredales Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HY
Received 27 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1191/H/07
Two storey extension to house
Grangelea, Burngrange, West Calder
Received 13 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0812/FUL/07
Erection of a triple garage and associated garden landscaping
Newpark House, Newpark Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AE
Received 10 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0047/H/08
Extension to house
4 Westermains, Armadale, EH48 3BF
Received 18 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0118/FUL/08
Installation of a new shopfront and external roller shutter
Units 8-10, West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QB
Received 4 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1228/FUL/07
Change of use from 2 flats to house
24-26 Main Street, Dechmont, EH52 6LD
Received 19 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1216/H/07
Installation of dormers.
28 Melbourne Road, Broxburn, EH52 5HH
Received 24 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0622/H/08
Installation of a solar panel
F Hillhead Cottages Hillhead Linlithgow West Lothian FK1 2NL
Received 16 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0154/FUL/08
Erection of a house
Filters Cottage, Broomieknowes, Linlithgow, EH49 6PH
Received 11 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0117/P/08
Planning permission in principle for a 6ha mixed use development comprising residential, care facility, hotel, community and leisure uses including access roads and landscaping
Whitrigg, Main Street, East Whitburn
Received 5 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0044/H/08
Installation of a dormer window
16 New Holygate, Broxburn, EH52 5RN
Received 17 Jan 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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