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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 dates26,193Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 23,621 approved or refused records
2,160Refused applications
21,461 approved · 2,160 refused · 1,518 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0919/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Land 50M South Of Burnbrae Road Stoneyburn West Lothian
Received 20 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0762/FUL/07
Erection of a 2776 sqm industrial development (Class 4 and Class 6) with associated access and parking
Drovers Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 9 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0633/FUL/07
Erection of a 1275sqm kitchen and meeting room building with associated car parking
Houstoun House Hotel, Uphall, EH52 6JS
Received 12 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0840/H/07
Erection of a pigeon loft
28 Bank Street, Whitburn, EH47 0DU
Received 26 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1057/H/07
Extension to house
Balmuir Farm, Bridgecastle, Bathgate
Received 6 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0690/P/07
Outline planning permission for a 3.53ha residential development
Land Adjacent To Braekirk Avenue, Kirknewton
Received 4 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0866/FUL/07
Erection of a footbridge and associated works
Blawhorn Moss, Blackridge
Received 30 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0895/FUL/07
Blank Field
Tap O The Brae, 87 South Street Armadale EH48 3EU
Received 7 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0903/FUL/07
Development of a commercial trout fishery with associated access, parking and lodge facilities
Harburn House Estate, Harburn, West Lothian
Received 29 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0706/LBC/07
Listed building consent for the painting of building frontage
217-221 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EN
Received 3 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0834/H/07
Extension to house
34 Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7QE
Received 24 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0819/H/07
Extension to house and installation of a dormer
7 Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse, Bathgate, EH47 9EA
Received 20 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0829/H/07
Extensions to house
58 Tantallon Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AT
Received 22 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0905/FUL/07
Change of use from water reservoir to form a milled timber processing and storage unit including kiln drying
Harburnhead Service Reservoir, West Calder, West Lothian
Received 10 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0007/FUL/08
Erection of a 2,444 sqm. 60 bed nursing home with associated car parking and landscaping
2 Holmes Road, Broxburn, EH52 5JZ
Received 11 Dec 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0900/FUL/07
Change of use from shop (class 1) to financial , professional and other services ( class 2)
5 Almondvale North, Almondvale Centre, Livingston
Received 6 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0879/H/07
Revised proposals for the erection of raised decking (in retrospect)
14 Chapman's Brae, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 4LH
Received 10 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0773/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house to be used as holiday accommodation
Rosend, Philpstoun, Linlithgow, EH49 6QZ
Received 25 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0867/FUL/07
Erection of 720 sq m Industrial unit and erection of a 3m high boundary fence
Plot 1, Easter Inch, Bathgate
Received 30 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0714/H/07
Extension to house
2 Manitoba Avenue, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6LJ
Received 4 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0836/FUL/07
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission 0072/03 to allow opening hours until 21.00
48A Rowan Street, Blackburn, West Lothian
Received 21 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0839/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
49 Huntly Avenue, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8EX
Received 15 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0192/FUL/08
Change of use from Class 4, 5 & 6 to a martial arts educational facility (Class 11)
2 Firth Road Houston Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DJ
Received 1 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0881/P/07
Planning Permission in Principle for the erection of storage and distribution(class 6) and office and light industrial (class 4) units, with ancillary retail (class1) and hotel (class7) floorspace and associated car parking, access and landscaping (as amended to delete retail and hotel uses)
J4M8 Storage And Distribution Park, Pottishaw, Bathgate
Received 3 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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