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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 dates25,883Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 23,320 approved or refused records
2,143Refused applications
21,177 approved · 2,143 refused · 1,511 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Aug 1997 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 28 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0031/H/08
Two storey extension to house.
53 Meadowpark Road, Bathgate, EH48 2SP
Received 16 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0096/FUL/08
Erection of a 28 sqm general storage building
Harrysmuir Bowling Club, Willowbank, Ladywell, Livingston
Received 21 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1173/FUL/07
Continued use of site as temporary car storage and auction facility.
Station Road, Addiewell ,EH55 8QA
Received 16 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1062/FUL/07
Erection of a house and associated car parking
Wilcoxholm Farm, Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QT
Received 31 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1040/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
1A Union Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7DY
Received 29 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1166/FUL/07
Demolition of house and erection of new home
11 Millrig Holdings, Kirknewton, EH7 8DE
Received 6 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1060/FUL/07
Erection of a house
Plot 2, Daisyhill Road, Blackburn
Received 7 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0173/FUL/08
Conversion of building to form 6 houses
Former Nursery, Academy Street, Armadale
Received 14 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0993/H/07
Installation of dormer windows
35 Galabraes Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 4DT
Received 12 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1141/AGR/07
Erection of a 165sqm general purpose agricultural shed
Easter Rigghead, By Avonbridge FK1 2JX
Received 29 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0040/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
5 Bridge Castle House, Westfield EH48 3DN
Received 11 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0768/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
5 Redcroft Terrace, Stoneyburn, EH47 8EB
Received 13 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1047/H/07
Extensions to house
Plot 61 Curling Pond Lane, Longridge, West Lothian
Received 2 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1018/H/07
Two storey extension to home
31 Avon Drive, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7QN
Received 22 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1088/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
46 Stewart Drive, Whitburn, EH47 0EW
Received 14 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1111/H/07
Extension to house and conversion of garage into habitable room
Rosemount, 8C Friars Brae, Linlithgow, EH49 6BQ
Received 12 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0968/FUL/07
Sub-division of house to form two houses
15B Main Street, Blackridge, EH48 3SA
Received 2 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0998/H/07
Erection of a double garage (in retrospect)
1 Willowbank, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6HN
Received 1 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0999/H/07
Extension to house
7 Breich Terrace, Breich, EH55 8LY
Received 18 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0483/FUL/08
Installation of a new shopfront
Unit 341, The Elements, Livingston
Received 9 May 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0961/FUL/07
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 57 flats with associated car parking, access and landscaping
14- 20 Glasgow Road, Bathgate, West Lothian
Received 11 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1204/FUL/07
Amendment to planning permission 0019/04 for the repair and restoration of Blackburn House, and West Pavilion, rebuilding of the East Pavilion and of the West Doo'cot as a store. Repair and re-instatement of screen walls. Rebuilding of outbuilding to form recording studio. Building of new stores, car parking and access (part in retrospect).
Blackburn House, Redhouse Road, Seafield, Bathgate, EH47 7AQ
Received 29 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1430/P/04
Amendment to outline planning permission for a 97ha lowland crofting scheme
Balmuir Farm & Kinnen Hill Farm -, Bathgate
Received 15 Nov 2004 - DecidedLIVE/1066/H/07
Installation of replacement windows
2 St John's Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DU
Received 9 Nov 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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