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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 dates25,707Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 23,148 approved or refused records
2,134Refused applications
21,014 approved · 2,134 refused · 1,507 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0134/H/08
Two storey extension to house and extension to garage
7 Lyon Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HF
Received 8 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0069/H/08
Demolition of extension and erection of new extension
Jana Bank, 13 Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QT
Received 29 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0101/H/08
Two storey extension to house
77 Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7PL
Received 1 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0834/FUL/08
Siting of a temporary portakabin (in retrospect) and extension to car park
Intercell Biomedical Ltd, Oakbank Park Road, Livingston, EH53 0TG
Received 11 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1192/H/07
Extension to house
32 Graham Court, Blackburn, EH47 7BT
Received 13 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0961/CLU/08
Installation of 718 sqm mezzanine floor
Unit 4, Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston, EH54 6RQ
Received 15 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0963/CLU/08
Installation of 2431 sqm mezzanine floor
Unit 5, Almondvale West Retail Park, Livingston, EH54 6NB
Received 15 Aug 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0092/FUL/08
Siting of a mobile snack bar
Car Park, B & Q, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 31 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0187/LBC/08
Listed building consent for the change of use and alterations of stable block to form office space and minor alterations to Stables Cottage
Grange Stables, Grange, Linlithgow
Received 22 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0076/H/08
Extension to house
21 Millbank Square, Whitburn, EH47 0HE
Received 28 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0063/FUL/08
Erection of a 1008 sqm industrial unit (class 5) and 360 sqm office building with associated car parking
Plot 9, Easter Inch South, Bathgate, EH48 2EY
Received 23 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1106/FUL/07
Erection of a house
10 Knightsridge Road, Dechmont, EH52 6LT
Received 19 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0121/A/08
Erection of illuminated fascia and projecting signs
8-10 West Main Street, Whitburn, Bathgate, EH47 0QB
Received 4 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0125/H/08
Erection of a garage
136 South Street, Armadale, EH48 3JU
Received 31 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0213/H/08
Erection of 2 sheds and greenhouse and formation of a driveway
113 Mayfield Drive, Armadale, EH48 2JH
Received 19 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0404/FUL/08
Installation of new windows and entrance door
Unit 1A, East Inch Industrail Estate, Blackburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EY
Received 15 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0110/H/08
Extension to house
3 Sarazen Court, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8SW
Received 6 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1138/FUL/07
Use of commercial vehicle wash bay to be part used as public car wash facility (in retrospect)
5 Oakbank Park Place, Livingston, West Lothian
Received 28 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0057/FUL/08
Erection of 6 flats with associated car parking and landscaping
Land To The Rear Of 75-79 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 27 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0217/FUL/08
Installation of additional windows and fire door
Oakbank Parkway, Oakbank Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH53 0TH
Received 3 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0976/FUL/07
Erection of a wind turbine
Plot 13, Stoneheap Crofts, Stoneyburn
Received 10 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0179/FUL/08
Erection of a house with garage
Loaninghill, Uphall
Received 20 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0005/H/08
Erection of a garage and erection of a porch
33 Dovecot Park, Linlithgow, EH49 7LH
Received 7 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0146/A/08
Erection of 2 signboards
Cowhill, By Polkemmet, Whitburn
Received 13 Feb 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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