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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21,578 approved · 2,172 refused · 1,528 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0848/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of 9 flats with associated car parking and landscaping
Rosemount Court, Bathgate
Received 24 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0754/FUL/07
Installation of an automated public convenience
Opposite 109 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 27 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0683/FUL/07
Erection of a 11.7m high ground based telecommunications monopole with associated equipment cabinets
Knightsridge West Road, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 5 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0295/FUL/08
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence
20,22,24,26,28,60,62 Pinewood Place, Blackburn
Received 22 Feb 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0787/FUL/07
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 1 Benthead, Harthill Road, Fauldhouse
Received 7 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0803/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
1 Meadowhead Terrace, Addiewell, West Calder, EH55 8PD
Received 7 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0775/H/07
Extensions to house
5 Eastfield Road, Fauldhouse, EH47 9LE
Received 7 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0822/H/07
Demolition of conservatory, extension to house and re-roofing works
117 Glasgow Road, Bathgate, EH48 2QN
Received 20 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0832/FUL/07
Erection of 9 flats with associated car parking and landscaping
'Marcus Court', Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, West Lothian
Received 23 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0658/FUL/07
Installation of new shop front and roof top condenser units
104-106 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5EQ
Received 20 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0785/A/07
Erection of a fascia sign
East Calder Bowling Club, 255 Main Street, East Calder
Received 6 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0660/FUL/07
Erection of a 486sqm workshop and finishing facility with relocation of existing mess room
Clarke Square, Captuthall Road, Dean, Livingston, EH54 8SG
Received 20 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0684/FUL/07
Erection of a house and garage with limited residential accommadation and temoprary siting of a static caravan
2 Barlaw Cottages, Armadale, EH48 2U2
Received 5 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0737/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
5 Redmill Court, East Whitburn, EH47 0PL
Received 9 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0742/H/07
Extension to house
6 Letham Park, Pumpherston, EH53 0LZ
Received 23 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0743/H/07
Extension to house
3 Loanfoot Road, Uphall, EH52 6DJ
Received 1 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0662/H/07
Extension to house and garage
9 Redmill Court, East Whitburn, EH47 0PL
Received 28 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0695/H/07
Extension to house
6 Murieston Walk, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9EW
Received 10 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0850/AGR/07
Erection of a 365 sqm general purpose agricultural building
Auchenhard Farm, West Calder, EH55 8PJ
Received 24 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0852/FUL/07
Installation of an automated teller machine ( ATM)
7-9 East End, West Calder, EH55 8AB
Received 28 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0811/FUL/07
Change of use from Class 5 ( general industry ) to Class 6 ( storage and distribution).
Thistle House, Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8AS
Received 13 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0821/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
112 West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5LQ
Received 20 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0854/H/07
Extensions to house
164 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 6QH
Received 30 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0725/H/07
Two storey extension to house
49 Tippet Knowes Park, Winchburgh, EH52 6UR
Received 19 Jul 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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