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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 dates25,539Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 22,985 approved or refused records
2,124Refused applications
20,861 approved · 2,124 refused · 1,502 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1165/H/07
Two storey extension to house and conversion of garage
30 Bankton Avenue, Livingston, EH54 9LD
Received 6 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1084/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of 4 flats with associated car parking and landscaping
33 Station Road, Uphall, EH52 5DX
Received 12 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1156/FUL/07
Installation of a new shop front
Unit F, Regent Centre, Blackness Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7HU
Received 5 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0257/FUL/08
Change of use from office (Class 4) to circuit gym (Class 11)
Unit K, Kirkton Business Centre, Kirk Lane, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH5A 7AY
Received 13 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0153/FUL/08
Erection of a house
Site Adjacent To Wilderswil, Buchan Lane, Broxburn
Received 5 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0203/FUL/08
Erection of a house with triple garage and first floor living accommodation
Dechmont House Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 15 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0204/FUL/08
Change of use to form a beer garden and erection of a 2 m high boundary fence
Cawburn Inn, 158 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0PD
Received 3 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0256/H/08
Installation of a window
1 Churchgate, Bowyett, Torphichen, EH48 4LZ
Received 18 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0012/H/08
Extension to house
1A Elizabeth Gardens, Stoneyburn, EH47 8BP
Received 9 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1110/H/07
Extension to house
25 Drumcross Road, Bathgate, EH48 4HF
Received 21 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1131/H/07
Erection of new uPVC conservatory (to replace existing)
43 Ecclesmachan Road, Uphall, EH52 6JP
Received 27 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0453/FUL/08
Partial enclosure of external escape stair, alterations to roof and formation of internal opening
Burgh Halls, The Cross, Linlithgow, EH49 7EY
Received 21 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0265/H/08
Erection of a 30 sq metre stable block
61 Redhouse Road, Seafield, Bathgate, EH47 7AL
Received 18 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1158/FUL/07
Erection of 12 flats and a shop unit
100 - 108 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 4 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0061/FUL/08
Erection of a 165sqm extension
St Margarets Academy, Howden South Road, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6AT
Received 21 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0021/H/08
Extension to house
4 Kettil'Stoun Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 6PR
Received 10 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1140/FUL/07
Change of use from public open space to parking area and erection of fence
Cooper Cottage & Cooper Business Park, Buchan Lane, Broxburn EH52 5QD
Received 29 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0325/FUL/08
Conversion of piggery to form 2 semi detached houses with garages
14 Milrig, Station Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8DE
Received 7 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0152/P/08
Outline planning permission for the erection of 34 houses and flats with associated parking
Viewfield House, 21 East Main Street, Greenrigg, ML7 5QW
Received 1 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0172/H/08
Installation of a wind turbine
46 Kirkfield View Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BS
Received 20 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1180/FUL/07
Erection of an external staircase
Scottish Water Depot, Muir Road, Livingston, EH54 5DR
Received 7 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0011/H/08
Extension to house
27 Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7QE
Received 9 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1113/H/07
Two storey extension to house
70 Deanburn Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6HA
Received 22 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1211/P/07
Outline planning permission for a 0.86ha residential development
South Corner Of The Junction Of Rosemount Court & Mid Street, Bathgate
Received 14 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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