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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 dates26,094Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 23,526 approved or refused records
2,154Refused applications
21,372 approved · 2,154 refused · 1,516 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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/0381/FUL/07
Erection of 22 flats with associated car parking & landscaping
62 Mid Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1PT
Received 18 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1029/FUL/07
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
43 Lothian Street, Bathgate, EH48 4AW
Received 1 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0203/FUL/06
Erection of 28 flats with associated works
Former Petrol Filling Station, Almondvale Road, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 1 Mar 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1033/FUL/07
Installation of a new shop front and roller shutters
Units 2 & 3 Carmondean Shopping Centre, Livingston, EH54 8PT
Received 26 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0957/H/07
Two storey extension to house
30 Hailstones Crescent, Armadale, EH48 3PH
Received 2 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0872/FUL/07
Erection of 4 buildings totalling 8036sqm to accommodate 27 units for class 5 general industry and class 6 storage/distribution with associated works
Houstoun Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 23 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0883/FUL/07
Formation of access for vehicle loading area
East Banhar Forest, Fauldhouse
Received 23 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0802/FUL/07
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission 1041/00
North Logiebrae, Westfield
Received 11 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0894/H/07
Installation of dormer windows
34 New Holygate, Broxburn
Received 12 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0871/H/07
Demolition of a conservatory and and erection of a new conservatory
47 Nicol Road, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 6JW
Received 6 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0934/H/07
Erection of a storage building
84 Heatherbank, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6EG
Received 21 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1161/FUL/07
Change of use from General Industrial (Class 5) to house (Class 9) and formation of pitched roof
Wester Murieston Farmhouse, Livingston, EH54 9AH
Received 16 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1006/H/07
First floor extension to house
47 Braeside Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0SL
Received 19 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1019/LBC/07
Listed building consent for the painting of exterior of shop (in retrospect)
213 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EN
Received 25 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1169/FUL/07
Removal of condition 8 of planning permission 0284/98 requiring the siting of a play area
Phase 2, Croftfoot Farm, Fauldhouse
Received 19 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0861/H/07
2 storey extension to house
44 Windyknowe Crescent, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 2BU
Received 3 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0989/FUL/07
Application to amend condition 3 of planning application 0761/FUL/07 to allow site to be operated by Georgina Holdsworth
34A High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AE
Received 15 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0874/H/07
Extension to house
20 Cameron Knowe, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 6RL
Received 5 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0941/H/07
First floor extension to house
30 Glenbare Court, Bathgate, EH48 1DR
Received 27 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0943/FUL/07
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 0.9 m high boundary fence
93 Kenmore Avenue, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8NF
Received 10 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0888/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
3 Redhouse Court, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH47 7BU
Received 6 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0889/H/07
First floor extension to house
117 Pumpherston Road, Uphall Station, EH54 5PH
Received 7 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0880/P/07
Erection of a house
36 Newpark Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AE
Received 5 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1014/FUL/07
Erection of 10 houses
Garden Cottage Sibbalds Brae Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HJ
Received 19 Oct 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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