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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21,177 approved · 2,143 refused · 1,511 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1094/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
39 Crathes Gardens, Livingston, EH54 9EN
Received 16 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1044/H/07
Extension to house
92 Overton Crescent, East Calder, EH53 0RH
Received 31 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1089/P/07
Outline planning for 4 detached houses
Whit A View, Bridgecastle Road, Armadale, EH48 3NX
Received 15 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1077/FUL/07
Erection of 376 houses with garages, 86 flats and 1100 sqm of commercial units including a health centre and associated access roads, parking, landscaping, play areas and parking for railway station
Blackridge, Westrigg, West Lothian
Received 5 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0931/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
26 Thomson Court, Uphall, EH52 6BY
Received 29 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1105/H/07
Two storey extension to house
4 Hamilton Park, Linlithgow, EH49 7DT
Received 21 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1043/H/07
1&1/2 storey extension to house
2 Torphichen Avenue, Mid Calder, EH53 0LA
Received 31 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0863/FUL/07
Erection of 682 sq m extension to existing retail premises
Almondvale Centre, 88-89 Almondvale South Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6HR
Received 5 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0930/FUL/08
Erection of a 144sqm pallet repair shelter
Tesco Distribution Centre, Carnegie Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8TB
Received 26 Sept 2008 - DecidedLIVE/1058/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of 3 houses
Jeanfield Cottage, Breich, West Calder, EH55 8JH
Received 8 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0925/FUL/07
Installation of a new shop front
Unit 2, 104 Almondvale Centre, Almondvale Avenue, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6HS
Received 19 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0113/H/08
Extension to house
50 Middleton Road, Uphall, EH52 5DF
Received 7 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0024/FUL/09
Variation of Condition 3 of Planning Permission 1424/P/04 to allow for an alteration to the housing mix on this site
West Mains Farm, West Calder
Received 23 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0409/FUL/07
Siting of a caravan as a worker's rest facility
River Avon Field, A706, Torphichen
Received 2 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1051/H/07
First floor extension to house
9 Sarazen Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8SZ
Received 5 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1092/A/07
Erection of a monolith signboard
West Lothian College, Almondvale Crescent, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 7EP
Received 7 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0977/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
14 Overton Crescent, East Calder, EH53 0RS
Received 11 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0007/FUL/09
Erection of 6 houses and 8 flats with associated works
Ellen Street, Whitburn
Received 23 Dec 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0973/FUL/07
Erection of a 275 sqm portal frame shed
PD Edenhall Limited, Grange Road, Houston Industrial,Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DJ
Received 10 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1095/H/07
Two storey extension to house
44 Jones Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8QB
Received 16 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0476/H/08
Extension to house
31 Philip Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7BH
Received 13 May 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0887/FUL/07
Temporary siting of caravan and increase roof height and dormer design to rear elevation
Strathview Strathloanhead, FK1 2JZ
Received 30 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0981/FUL/07
Alterations to hotel frontage and internal alterations to extend licensed premises plus formation of external seating area
West Port Hotel, 18-20 West Port, Linlithgow, EH49 7AZ
Received 12 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1101/FUL/07
Change of use from shop (class 1) to office (class 2)
59 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QD
Received 22 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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