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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 dates26,041Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 23,474 approved or refused records
2,153Refused applications
21,321 approved · 2,153 refused · 1,515 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0965/A/07
Installation of fascia signage
121 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EJ
Received 4 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0983/FUL/07
Erection of 2 flats with associated parking and landscaping
Site At Academy Street, Armadale
Received 11 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0915/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
12 Easterfield Court, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7BZ
Received 17 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1079/H/07
Erection of a garage
202 Hope Park Gardens, Bathgate, EH48 2QX
Received 5 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0782/H/07
Two storey extension to house
13 Carse Knowe, Linlithgow, EH49 7LG
Received 7 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0930/P/07
Outline planning permission for a 0.9ha residential development
3 Murieston Road, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AS
Received 20 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1037/A/07
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign
104 Almondvale Centre, Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6NB
Received 29 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1030/A/07
Erection of fascia signs
Unit 7, Oakbank Parkway, Livingston
Received 18 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0927/FUL/07
Erection of a house and garage
Lowland Cottage, Balmuir Road, Bathgate, EH48 4LQ
Received 29 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0913/H/07
Extension to house
30 Kaims Gardens, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7DY
Received 14 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0966/FUL/07
Erection of a 3m high security fence
Intercell Biomedical Ltd, Oakbank Park Road, Livingston, EH53 0TG
Received 2 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0969/H/07
Erection of a Conservatory
18 Elmwood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8SP
Received 10 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1015/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
28 Pentland Park, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5NR
Received 25 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1011/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
2 Murieston Vale, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9EP
Received 22 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0947/LBC/07
Listed building consent for the conversion of existing stables building, rebuild of existing semi-detached cottage and erection of a house
Newpark, Newpark Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston
Received 26 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1027/A/07
Erection of a signboard
West Calder Factory, Westwood, West Calder, EH55 8PW
Received 12 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0036/FUL/08
Part change of use from vehicle hire to car sales
14 Blackburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EY
Received 17 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0509/FUL/07
Formation of a temporary works access
Site Adjacent To 212 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 18 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0853/FUL/07
Change of use from a shop ( class 1 ) to ground floor flat
11 West Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7LU
Received 17 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0103/ARM/07
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of 101 houses and 22 flats with associated works
Areas S And T, Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 31 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0946/FUL/07
Erection of 20 houses with garages and associated access roads and landscaping
Binny Park, Ecclesmachan, Broxburn, EH52 6NR
Received 26 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0945/FUL/07
Erection of a temporary decked car park
Tesco Stores Ltd, 4 Blackburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2ES
Received 28 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0985/LBC/07
Listed Building Consent for alteration to hotel frontage and internal alterations to extend licensed premises plus formation of external seating area
18, 20 & 26 West Port, Linlithgow
Received 11 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0937/H/07
Erection of a retaining wall and boundary fence and regrading of garden
22 Braehead Place Linlithgow EH49 6EF
Received 13 Sept 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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