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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21,321 approved · 2,153 refused · 1,515 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas10 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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/1000/LBC/07
Listed building consent for exxtension to house to form swimming pool and leisure area
Murieston House, Murieston Mews, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AH
Received 22 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0911/H/07
Erection of a garage
16 Birkdale Park, Armadale, EH48 2NE
Received 5 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0897/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Mosshouse Farm, Blackridge, West Lothian
Received 7 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0893/H/07
Extension of existing trellis fence
4 Rockville Grove, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 6BZ
Received 11 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0837/FUL/07
Change of use and conversion of disused telephone exchange to form 2 houses
The Exchange, Whitburn Road, Whitburn, EH47 0AA
Received 6 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1112/H/07
Extension to house
2 Eldrick Lane, Fauldhouse, EH47 9DS
Received 20 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0954/FUL/07
Installation of 1No. Parknet telecommunications antenna and support pole
Vodafone Haldane Square Brucefield Livingston West Lothian EH54 9DS
Received 1 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0756/FUL/07
Formation of temporary access for construction vehicles
Area R, Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 27 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0828/H/07
Erection of a double garage
86 Kirkfield East, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7BB
Received 22 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0817/H/07
Extension to house
10 Torphichen Avenue, Mid Calder, EH53 0LA
Received 20 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0912/FUL/07
Amendment to planning permission 0707/FUL/06
Plot 4, East Mains Farm, Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn, West Lothian, EH47 8EX
Received 14 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0972/H/07
Erection of a Conservatory
40 Cedric Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6JS
Received 11 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0813/H/11
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 300295 676349)
3 Laverock Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6AT
Received 9 Dec 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0995/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of a shop with 2 flats
Land Adjacent To 1 Marrfield Terrace, Uphall Station
Received 15 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1133/FUL/07
Installation of an automated teller machine (ATM)
Unit 8, The Mill Centre, Blackburn, EH47 7LQ
Received 26 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0967/H/07
Extension to house
51 Columbia Avenue, Howden, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6PR
Received 30 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0845/H/07
Two storey extension to house
95 Bankton Park West, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9BS
Received 30 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1199/M/07
Formation of a 154ha opencast and auger mining development
Land At Rusha Farm, Near Breich
Received 29 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0940/H/07
Erection of a conservatory (in retrospect)
3 Murieston Court, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9BT
Received 14 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0791/H/07
First floor extension to house and erection of conservatory
69 Easter Bankton, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9BE
Received 9 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1103/H/07
Erection of garage
33 Langside Drive, Blackridge, EH48 3RP
Received 20 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0922/FUL/07
Conversion of outbuildings to form a house
Newhouse Farm, Avonbridge Road, Armadale
Received 18 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0991/ARM/07
Approval of reserved matters for landscaping, land regrading, house materials and floor levels and boundary treatments
Easton Road, Bathgate
Received 11 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0960/H/07
Installation of a solar roof panel
4 Craigpark, Torphichen, EH48 4QJ
Received 4 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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