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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 dates26,334Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 23,750 approved or refused records
2,172Refused applications
21,578 approved · 2,172 refused · 1,528 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0909/FUL/07
Change of use from Business (Class4) to General Industrial (Class5) and installation of windows
3 Starlaw Park, Starlaw Business Park, Livingston
Received 10 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0744/FUL/07
Alterations to loading bays and service yard including the formation of loading bay canopies and installation of external heating flue
K3 Starlaw Park, Livingston EH54 8SF
Received 5 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0769/H/07
Extension to house
10 Ballencrieff Toll, Bathgate, EH48 4LB
Received 2 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0767/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
206 Main Street, East Calder, EH53 0EJ
Received 1 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0770/LBC/07
Conservation area consent for the demolition of a porch and extension to house
Glebe House, 6 The Square, Torphichen, EH48 4LY
Received 2 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0592/FUL/07
Substitution of house type and alterations to ancillary buildings including revised site layout
Chickering, A706 Nr Longridge, EH47 9AD
Received 5 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0716/H/07
Erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence (in retrospect)
1 Bickerton Crofts, Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn, EH47 8RX
Received 14 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0374/FUL/07
Erection of a public house with function suite and beer garden
The Pentland Inn, 12 Carmondean Centre Road, Carmondean, Livingston, EH54 8PT
Received 11 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0958/P/07
Outline planning permission for a 1.84ha flatted development
Golf Course Road And Land To South Of Deer Park Avenue, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 5 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0720/FUL/07
Use of existing commercial vehicle wash bay to be part used as public car wash facility (in retrospect)
5 Oakbank Park Place, Livingston
Received 2 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0830/FUL/07
Erection of a 288sqm maintenance facility building and formation of yard area
Elmbank Farm, Kirknewton
Received 7 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0458/FUL/07
Change of use from house to dental surgery
Calder Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston
Received 11 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0739/H/07
Extension to house
2 Clarendon Mews, Manse Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QR
Received 20 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0656/A/07
Erection of various signboards
1A Alderston Road, Livingston
Received 25 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0685/FUL/07
Extension to hot food takeaway and erection of a flat over existing roofed premises
26 Polbeth Road, Polbeth, West Calder, EH55 8SR
Received 27 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0896/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
10 Easter Longridge Crofts, Longridge, EH47 8AA
Received 21 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0562/FUL/07
Erection of a 15m high ground based telecommunications monopole with associated equipment cabinets
Bankton Road, Adambrae, Livingston, EH54 6PG
Received 31 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0522/FUL/07
Extension to nursery
17 Main Street, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7PW
Received 18 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0792/H/07
Two storey extension to house
7 Priory Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6BP
Received 10 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0877/FUL/07
Installation of an automated teller machine (ATM)
81-95 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5EE
Received 31 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0753/H/07
Extension to house
2 Afton Court, Dechmont, EH52 6NN
Received 13 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0721/H/07
Erection of decking (in retrospect)
14 Chapman's Brae, Bathgate, EH48 4LH
Received 16 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0596/FUL/07
Installation of automated teller machine (ATM) (in retrospect)
14 The Mall, Adelaide Street, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5ED
Received 11 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0833/ARM/07
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 16, Loganlea, West Calder
Received 17 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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