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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 dates26,226Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 23,650 approved or refused records
2,163Refused applications
21,487 approved · 2,163 refused · 1,521 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/0704/FUL/07
Painting of building frontage
217-221 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 3 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0747/FUL/07
Change of use from vacant land to private garden ground
Oakbank Road, East Calder
Received 4 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1053/FUL/07
Fit external window security/roller shutters to offices
Ochil House, Beveridge Square, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6QF
Received 22 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0944/FUL/07
Erection of new changing facilities and clubroom, replacement of floodlights and replace grass pitch with synthetic pitch
Broxburn United Sports Club, Albyn Park, Albyn Road, Broxburn
Received 19 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0984/FUL/07
Change of use to extend garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
13 Whitehill View, Blackburn, EH47 7HR
Received 1 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0986/A/07
Erection of various projecting and fascia signage
West Port Hotel, 18-20 West Port, Linlithgow, EH49 7AZ
Received 12 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0938/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
24 Meadowbank, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6EJ
Received 24 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0761/FUL/07
Change of use from office/workshop (class4) to holistic & beauty centre (class2)
34A High Street, Linlithgow
Received 1 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0731/FUL/07
Erection of a house with triple garage and ancillary accommodation
Plot 13, Stoneheap Crofts, Stoneyburn
Received 17 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0890/H/07
Two storey extension to house
69 Jones Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8QD
Received 7 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0929/FUL/07
Erection of 36 houses and 12 flats with associated access road, parking and landscaping
Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse, West Lothian
Received 10 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0835/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
62 Bishops Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0SS
Received 24 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0921/FUL/07
Conversion and extension of an outbuilding to form ancillary living accommodation.
1 Raw Holdings, East Calder
Received 14 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1025/A/07
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign.
Club Earth, Almondside, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QU
Received 22 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1024/A/07
Erection of fascia signs and signboards
Elim Pentecostal Church, Fells Rigg, Carmondean, Livingston, EH54 8RH
Received 19 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1035/A/07
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign
Units 2 & 3 Carmondean Centre, Livingston, EH54 8PT
Received 26 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0856/H/07
Erection of a 1.8m boundary fence
1 Robertson Gardens, Armadale, EH48 2GX
Received 31 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0849/FUL/07
Installation of an automated teller machine (ATM)
130 West Main Street, Armadale, EH48 3HX
Received 28 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0068/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
40 Birrell Gardens, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9LF
Received 2 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0793/H/07
Installation of dormers and erection of raised decking
6 Willow Grove, Fauldhouse, EH47 9AP
Received 10 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0843/A/07
Erection of a signboard
159 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EJ
Received 22 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1063/FUL/07
Erection of a house
Site Adjacent To 110 Main Street, Armadale
Received 6 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0826/H/07
First floor extension to house
36 Kettil'Stoun Mains, Linlithgow, EH49 6SL
Received 21 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0950/FUL/07
Installation of an automated teller machine (ATM)
Somerfields, Craigshill Shopping Centre, Livingston, EH54 5D2
Received 21 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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