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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20,958 approved · 2,131 refused · 1,506 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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/0144/P/08
Outline planning permission for the erection of 4 houses
Street Record Balmoral Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian
Received 6 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1205/FUL/07
Formation of new access roads and roundabout and alteration to ground level.
Land At Edgar Allan Foundry, Whitburn Road, Bathgate
Received 20 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1226/H/07
Extension to house
81 Tippet Knowes Road, Winchburgh, EH52 6UN
Received 21 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1184/FUL/07
Renewal of planning permission 0773/FUL/05 for siting of snack bar
Fairbairn Road, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 6TS
Received 26 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0056/FUL/08
Erection of 10 temporary classroom units (in retrospect)
St Kentigerns Academy, 60 West Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7LX
Received 10 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1162/H/07
Extension to house
19 Bonnytoun Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 7JL
Received 22 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1113/FUL/08
Formation of external an storage yard (class 6)
Uphall Depot, Uphall, EH52 5NT
Received 11 Jul 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1210/FUL/07
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission 0072/03 to allow opening hours until 20.00
48A Rowan Street, Blackburn, EH47 7EA
Received 13 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1178/A/07
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign
34-36 Main Street, Winchburgh
Received 6 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1059/FUL/07
Change of use from a house (class 9) to a shop (class 1) and installation of a new shop front
3-5 Goschen Place, Broxburn, EH52 5JE
Received 6 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0026/H/08
Extension to house and erection of a two storey conservatory
9 Millbank Place, Uphall, EH52 5DU
Received 14 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1186/H/07
Two storey to extension to house
107 The Glebe, West Calder, EH55 8BW
Received 14 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0022/H/08
Extension to house
1 Dovecot Park, Linlithgow, EH49 7LH
Received 10 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0046/H/08
Installation of a dormer window
4 Meadow Road, Stoneyburn, EH47 8DH
Received 18 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0283/H/08
Extension to house and installation of a dormer window
16 Harthill Road, Blackridge, EH48 3AL
Received 26 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1045/P/07
Outline planning permission for a 0.33 ha residential development
Station House, Station Road, Addiewell, EH55 8NQ
Received 19 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0030/H/08
Installation of a dormer window
55 Thirlfield Wynd, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7ER
Received 15 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0147/FUL/08
Erection of a 180 sqm. pavilion building and external decking
Ballencrieff Fishery, Ballencrieff Toll Reservoir, Bathgate, EH48 4LD
Received 6 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0159/H/08
Two storey extension to house and installation of a dormer window
Hawthorn Cottage, Muirhall, Station Road, Addiewell, EH55 8NL
Received 15 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0348/FUL/08
Installation of fire exit doors
Pets At Home, Unit 4, Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston, EH54 6QX
Received 7 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1197/H/07
Extension to house
13 Ashley Hall Gardens, Linlithgow, EH49 7DN
Received 17 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0013/FUL/08
Infilling and recontouring of land (in retrospect)
Balgornie Farm, Bathgate, EH48 3BA
Received 8 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1115/H/07
Extension to house
14 Hawthorn Bank, Seafield, EH47 7EB
Received 26 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0002/H/08
Extension to house
25 Carmelaws, Linlithgow, EH49 6BU
Received 3 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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