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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 dates25,749Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 23,188 approved or refused records
2,135Refused applications
21,053 approved · 2,135 refused · 1,509 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1196/H/07
Extension to house
60 Tantallon Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AT
Received 17 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0198/FUL/08
Demolition of garage and erection of 14 flats with associated parking and landscaping
Creamery Garage, 9 Hardhill Road, Bathgate, EH48 2BW
Received 3 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0053/FUL/08
Installation of external air conditioning chiller unit
Cairngorm House, Almondvale Boulevard, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QL
Received 18 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0112/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
1 Westhall Road, Broxburn, EH52 5QT
Received 7 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0274/P/08
Outline planning permission for a 1.5 ha residential development
Land At Redhouse Road Seafield West Lothian
Received 14 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1219/FUL/07
Erection of a house and garage
Strawberry Bank, Linlithgow, EH49 6BJ
Received 12 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0299/FUL/08
Erection of a 1600 sqm horse exercising area (in retrospect)
4 Parkhead Holdings, Parkhead Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7RF
Received 4 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0637/H/09
Demolition of conservatory and erection of a new conservatory
10 West Muir Road, West Calder, EH55 8EX
Received 18 Aug 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0664/P/08
Renewal of outline planning permission no. 0594/P/05 for the erection of 2 houses
Cathlaw Lane, Slackend, Torphichen
Received 30 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0138/FUL/08
Change of use to contractors compound (in retrospect)
Sibbald Park, Blackridge
Received 22 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0188/A/08
Erection of a signboard and displayboard (in retrospect)
4 South Bridge Street, Bathgate, EH48 1TW
Received 27 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0902/ARM/07
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of 93 houses and 54 flats with associated works
Area Q, Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 14 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0003/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
11 Finlay Avenue, East Calder, EH53 0RP
Received 21 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0243/A/08
Erection of 2 no. v-shape signboards and 4 no. 6m high flagpoles
Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 29 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0642/H/08
Alterations to windows
Cedar Lodge, 4 Bowyett, Torphichen, EH48 4LZ
Received 25 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0267/AGR/08
Erection of a 450 sqm agricultural shed
East Blacklaws, Easter Longridge, Bathgate, EH47 8AA
Received 5 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0956/FUL/07
Renewal of planning permission 1157/02 for the erection of stable block, new fencing and formation of access road
The Park, Park Farm, Linlithgow, EH49 6QY
Received 21 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0107/H/08
First floor and ground floor extensions to house
56 Pinewood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8NN
Received 29 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0001/H/08
Two storey extension to house
89 Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7PL
Received 31 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0189/H/08
First floor extension and extension to house.
4 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder, EH53 0BD
Received 26 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0035/P/08
Outline planning permission for a 0.26ha residential development
East Main Street, Greenrigg
Received 24 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0300/FUL/08
Erection of a 200 sqm storage shed
4 Parkhead Holdings, Parkhead Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7RF
Received 4 Mar 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0081/FUL/08
Erection of a house with garage
Plot No.2, 92 Main Street, Winchburgh
Received 25 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0094/FUL/08
Erection of a double garage with flat above
51 Drysdale Avenue, Whitburn, EH47 0HW
Received 27 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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