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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21,400 approved · 2,155 refused · 1,516 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0794/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
37 Townhead Gardens, Whitburn, EH47 8JL
Received 13 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0418/P/08
Outline planning permission for a 0.3 ha residential development with associated car parking and landscaping
33-39 Crusader Rise, Dedridge, Livingston. EH54 6QW
Received 7 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0346/FUL/08
Installation of fire exit doors
Currys, Unit 8, Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston, EH54 6QX
Received 7 Apr 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0868/A/07
Erection of 2 No. Fascia signs
1 Mill Industrial Estate, Linlithgow, EH49 7SF
Received 6 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0923/FUL/07
Demolition of 7 houses
33-39 Crusader Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 13 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0825/A/07
Erection of a signboard
1A Provost Road, Linlithgow
Received 21 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0810/FUL/07
Erection of a shop and two flats
104-108 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QU
Received 30 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0624/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
West Colzium Farm, Harburn Near Balerno, West Calder
Received 18 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0907/FUL/07
Erection of an external fire escape stair
Livingston Inn, 2 Main Street, Livingston Village, Livingston EH54 7AF
Received 13 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0646/H/07
Erection of retaining wall (in retrospect) and installation of railings and erection of childrens playhouse/garden hut
28 Lochshot Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6SJ
Received 20 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0814/A/07
Erection of 2 No. illuminated fascia signs
Co-Op Pharmacy, Main Street, Fauldhouse
Received 13 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0671/FUL/07
Erection of a 2078 sqm extension, alterations and refurbishment
St Kentigerns Academy, 60 West Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7LX
Received 2 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0906/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
3 Powies Path, Mid Calder, EH53 0GA
Received 17 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0823/H/07
Extension to house
12 Moray Drive, Linlithgow, EH49 6DT
Received 20 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0980/FUL/07
Conversion of warehouse into 2 flats
34A East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5AE
Received 27 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0757/H/07
Erection of a 16.5 sqm storage building and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
4 The Avenue, Philpstoun, Linlithgow, EH49 6RE
Received 24 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0936/FUL/07
Erection of 2 semi detached houses with associated car parking and erection of a 1.8m boundary fence
Land Behind Bentswood Inn, 62 Main Street, Stoneyburn, EH47 8EL
Received 21 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0939/FUL/07
Erection of 20 houses and associated parking
Blackburn Academy, Blackburn
Received 21 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0816/H/07
Two storey extension to house
83 Oldwood Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6US
Received 15 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0778/H/07
First floor extension to house
94 Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7PL
Received 8 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1064/FUL/07
Construction of an Anaerobic Digestion and Electricity Generation Plant
Levenseat Waste Management Site, By Forth, ML11 8EP
Received 6 Nov 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0827/H/07
Two storey extension to house
20 Munro Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8LP
Received 22 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1076/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
34 Elie Avenue, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8ET
Received 21 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0634/LBC/07
Listed building consent for internal alterations from meeting rooms to restaurant and erection of a 1275sqm kitchen and meeting room building with associated car parking
Houstoun House Hotel, Uphall, EH52 6JS
Received 12 Jun 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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