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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 dates26,434Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 23,845 approved or refused records
2,178Refused applications
21,667 approved · 2,178 refused · 1,532 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0692/H/07
Erection of balcony and external stair
4 Bridgend, East Whitburn
Received 5 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0654/FUL/07
Erection of a house with triple garage
Plot 3 Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 27 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0735/AGR/07
Erection of a 69 sqm agricultural shed
Longmuir Croft, Dechmont
Received 16 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0765/H/07
Two storey extension to house
122 Camps Rigg, Carmondean, Livingston, EH54 8PE
Received 30 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0657/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of 3 houses
93 West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5LE
Received 11 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0766/H/07
Erection of a pitched roof over flat roof and installation of a chimney
Rosevale Cottage, Harburn, West Calder EH55 8RE
Received 30 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0809/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
1 Hamilton Park, Linlithgow, EH49 7DT
Received 26 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0534/LBC/07
Listed building consent for the conversion of garage to utility room, kitchen refit and erection of flat plate solar collectors
Glebe House, 42 Manse Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QP
Received 29 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0639/FUL/07
Change of use from shop (class 1) to a flat
7 Wilkieston Village, By Kirknewton, West Lothian
Received 18 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0898/H/07
First floor extension to house
40 Ossian Drive, Murieston, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 9HL
Received 31 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0676/P/07
Outline planning permission for a 3.85ha residential development
Buchanan House Kirkton North Road Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 6AF
Received 5 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0797/H/07
Extension to house
12 Yew Grove, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5LX
Received 10 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0798/H/07
Extension to house
7 Colinsheil View, Armadale
Received 10 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0795/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
35 Bankton Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9EH
Received 10 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0510/LBC/07
Listed building consent for the part demolition and re-instatement of stone wall to form a temporary site access
Adjacent To 212 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES
Received 10 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0873/FUL/07
Erection of 2912 sqm business/industrial units with associated car parking and landscaping proposals
Vacant Site, Macintosh Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, EH54 7BW
Received 29 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0605/H/08
Erection of a conservatory
3 Avon Road, Bathgate, EH48 4AH
Received 6 Jun 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0750/FUL/07
Erection of a double garage
3 Park View, Westfield, Bathgate, EH48 3PP
Received 25 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0655/FUL/07
Change of use from house to bed & breakfast accommodation
'Lizmore' Redhouse Cottages, Blackburn, West Lothian
Received 25 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0882/FUL/07
Sub-division of a house and basement garage to form 2 flats and 2 maisonetts with associated parking
19 Main Street, Blackridge
Received 14 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0963/FUL/07
Erection of 2 semi -detatched houses and associated parking
Lindean Terrace, Wilkieston, EH27 8BE
Received 3 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0313/FUL/07
Erection of a house
Site Adjacent To 1 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder
Received 29 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0574/FUL/07
Erection of a 69 sqm storage building
Wester Inch, Old Well Court, Bathgate
Received 1 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0640/FUL/07
Erection of an 813sqm warehouse and office building
Oakbank Park Place, Livingston
Received 25 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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