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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 dates26,124Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 23,555 approved or refused records
2,155Refused applications
21,400 approved · 2,155 refused · 1,516 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1013/FUL/07
Erection of 481 houses and 69 flats with associated access roads, parking, landscaping and SUDS schemes and including land for local centre uses
Land At Former Westfield Mill, Westfield, West Lothian
Received 12 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1005/H/07
Extension to house
8 Robertson Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 2DR
Received 8 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0859/H/07
Installation of a dormer window
15 Watt Avenue, Armadale, EH48 2LB
Received 3 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0855/H/07
Variation of planning permission 0866/H/06 to erect pitched roof over garage
Aninnse, Linburn Road, By Kirknewton
Received 31 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1007/H/07
Two storey extension to house
11 Birkdale Park, Armadale, EH48 2NF
Received 18 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0910/FUL/07
Change of use from retail (Class 1) to office accommodation (Class 2)
6 Union Road, Bathgate, EH48 1NS
Received 15 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0916/H/07
First floor extension to house
88 Langton View, East Calder, EH53 0RA
Received 19 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0931/H/07
Erection of a shed and boundary fence
17 The Avenue, Whitburn, EH47 0DD
Received 13 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0779/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
1 Northbank Cottages, Bathgate, EH48 4BY
Received 7 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0670/FUL/07
Erection of a 1826 sqm extension, alterations and refurbishment
James Young High School, Quentin Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6NS
Received 28 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0788/H/07
Extension to house and erection of raised decking
1 Rosebery Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 1EA
Received 9 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0790/H/07
Alteration and extension to house
High Camilty, West Calder, EH55 8RH
Received 9 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0818/H/07
Two storey extension to house
166 Bailielands, Linlithgow, EH49 7TG
Received 20 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0847/H/07
Two storey extension to house
63 Beechwood, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 6SE
Received 31 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0748/FUL/07
Change of use from public open space to private gardens ground
66 High Academy Street, Armadale, EH48 3HG
Received 6 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0952/A/07
Erection of 2 fascia signs and a projecting sign
3-7 Blackfaulds Place, Fauldhouse, EH47 9AS
Received 26 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0876/FUL/07
Installation of an automated teller machine (ATM)
Longridge Road, Whitburn, EH47 0DG
Received 31 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0935/H/07
Installation of a flue
23 Oatlands Park, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 6AS
Received 18 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0865/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
1 Longcroft Gardens, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7RR
Received 3 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0878/FUL/07
Erection of a house
Plot 3, Harthill Road, Fauldhouse
Received 30 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0932/FUL/07
Erection of 4 flats and 2 No. Shops (Class 1) of 130sqm including associated infrastructure and landscaping
58-62 West Main Street, Armadale, West Lothian
Received 6 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0252/M/07
The extraction of blaes (red burnt shale), the importation of inert waste and soil, the recontouring of the site and phased restoration works
Drumshoreland Bing, Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston
Received 1 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0799/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
34 Bankton Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9EH
Received 10 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0805/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
3 Lochshot Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6SJ
Received 14 Aug 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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