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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 dates25,934Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 23,371 approved or refused records
2,146Refused applications
21,225 approved · 2,146 refused · 1,511 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1086/P/07
Outline planning permission for a 0.9ha flatted development
4 Murraysgate Industrial Estate, Whitburn, EH47 0LE
Received 12 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1017/H/07
Raising of a roof to form first floor living accomodation
4 Woodlands Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8AT
Received 22 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0996/FUL/07
Siting of 2 storage containers
Greenburn Golf Club And Golf Shop, 6 Greenburn Road, Fauldhouse, EH47 9HJ
Received 15 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1012/H/07
Installation of Replacement Windows
5 Low Brae, Torphichen, EH48 4LU
Received 24 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0804/FUL/07
Amendment to condition 4 of planning permission 0417/05 to allow shop use (Class 1)
Falkirk Road, Linlithgow
Received 9 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1109/LBC/07
Listed building consent for an extension to house and conversion of garage into habitable room
Rosemount, 8C Friars Brae, Linlithgow, EH49 6BQ
Received 19 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1010/H/07
Erection of a garage
9 Kirkton Place, Bathgate, EH48 1RY
Received 23 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1207/FUL/07
Demolition of garage out buildings and erection of 4 flats and associated parking
11 East Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7QT
Received 20 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1137/H/07
Erection of a conservatory (in retrospect)
21 Mathers Avenue, Whitburn, EH47 0NA
Received 27 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0067/FUL/08
Erection of a 70m high wind monitoring mast
Land At Sergeants Laws, South Of Fauldhouse
Received 22 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1176/A/07
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign
28 Glasgow Road, Bathgate, EH48 2AG
Received 6 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0085/P/08
Outline planning permission for a 150sqm office and workshop
The Holdings, Westwood, West Calder, EH55 8PW
Received 19 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1039/H/07
Two storey extension to house
14 Netherton Place, Whitburn, EH47 8JG
Received 31 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0926/A/07
Erection of fascia signs
SCS Upholstery Warehouse, Todd Square, Houston Industrial Estate
Received 20 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0928/FUL/07
Erection of a 589sqm office development (class 4) with associated car parking and landscaping
Plot 5, Kirkton Road North, Livingston
Received 11 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1143/FUL/07
Renewal of temporary permission for part change of use from public footpath to form a beer garden
Volunteer Arms, 103-105 East Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5JA
Received 21 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1036/A/07
Erection of illuminated fascia signs and freestanding entrance sign
Travel Inn, Deer Park Avenue, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8AD
Received 29 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1149/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
31 Doon Walk, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5AD
Received 3 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1009/H/07
Erection of pitched roof over flat roof
25 Honeyman Court, Armadale, EH48 3RF
Received 17 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0719/FUL/07
Erection of a 165 sq m office building with associated car parking
Site At Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate
Received 12 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1003/H/07
Two storey extensions to house
20 Ogilface Crescent, Blackridge, EH48 3RS
Received 18 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0990/FUL/07
Formation of pitched roof and tower over existing flat roof
266 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0LB
Received 16 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1208/FUL/07
Renewal of planning permission 0906/FUL/04 for siting of a mobile snack bar
Firth Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 19 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0006/FUL/08
Erection of biomass combined heat and power plant
Tesco Distribution Centre, Carnegie Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8TB
Received 19 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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