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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21,487 approved · 2,163 refused · 1,521 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0789/H/07
Erection of a conservatory and raised decking
6 Letham Holdings, Mid Calder, EH54 5NX
Received 9 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1004/FUL/07
Formation of a skip hire and recycling compound
Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder
Received 5 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0820/H/07
Extension to house
Overhill Farm, Armadale, EH48 3AR
Received 20 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0098/FUL/08
Erection of 8 houses and 4 flats with associated works
Harburn Road, West Calder
Received 31 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0885/FUL/07
Erection of filter tanks and a glass reinforced kiosk and alterations to site access
Wastewater Treatment Works, Winchburgh, West Lothian
Received 29 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0625/A/07
Erection of a signboard
The Daks Building, Polbeth, West Lothian
Received 18 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0806/H/07
Installation of new roof windows and formation of new door opening
Wellbank, Station Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6BW
Received 14 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0780/FUL/07
Amendment to planning permission 0894/FUL/06 for change of use of unit 7 from office (class 4) to orthodontic clinic (class 2)
Site B3, Houstoun Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 11 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0781/H/07
Erection of a summer house
106 West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5LQ
Received 26 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0598/FUL/07
Erection of a house
21-23 Main Street, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8BE
Received 11 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0813/A/07
Erection of illuminated fascia and projective sign
171-176 Main Street, East Calder, West Lothian, EH43 0HE
Received 10 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0891/FUL/07
Improvements to existing south drive including 6 no. passing places and alterations to road junction
Parkley Place Farm, Linlithgow, EH49 6QU
Received 24 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0758/FUL/07
Erection of a valeting bay
Kaim Park Garage, Edinburgh Road, Bathgate, EH48 1EP
Received 26 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0807/FUL/07
Change of use from post office to cafe
Post Office, Auldhill Road, Bridgend, Linlithgow, EH49 6PB
Received 9 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0541/FUL/07
Erection of 3 houses and associated car parking
Manse Grove, Stoneyburn
Received 1 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0875/H/07
Extension to existing dormer
40 Oatlands Park, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 6AS
Received 5 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0777/H/07
Erection of a garage
Blackburn Villa, 8 Mill Road, Blackburn, EH47 7JZ
Received 8 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0838/H/07
Formation of two dormer windows (in retrospect) and minor ammendments to application 0745/FUL/06
Nether Williamston, 1 Murieston Road, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AS
Received 28 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0682/H/03
Erection of a garage/workshop with stable
2 Atholl Cottages, Westfield, EH48 3DF
Received 26 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0844/FUL/07
Erection of a 372 sqm extension to bus depot
Unit 16, Nasmyth Square, Livingston EH54 5GG
Received 24 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0831/H/07
Erection of a garage
4 Ochiltree Court, Mid Calder, EH53 0RU
Received 24 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0724/H/07
First floor extension to house
6 Taylor Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8SY
Received 19 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0763/H/07
Erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence
22 Stewartfield Crescent, Broxburn, EH52 5ET
Received 20 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0783/FUL/07
Erection of a house
The Cottage, Station Road, Philipstoun
Received 6 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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