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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 dates26,520Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 23,929 approved or refused records
2,183Refused applications
21,746 approved · 2,183 refused · 1,533 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0552/FUL/07
Erection of a 64 sqm business unit (class 4)
9-15 Main Street, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8BE
Received 15 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0549/FUL/07
Construction of two 5-a-side football pitches with 6 No. floodlighting columns and surrounding fencing
Broxburn Sports Centre, 11 Church Street, Broxburn, EH52 5EL
Received 6 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0550/FUL/07
Construction of four 5-a-side football pitches with 12 No. floodlighting columns and surrounding fencing
Craigwood Sports Centre, Craigswood, Livingston, EH54 5ER
Received 6 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0717/H/07
Installation of two dormer windows
9 Hardhill Place, Bathville, Armadale, EH48 2LG
Received 9 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0860/H/07
Erection of a garage
126 White Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH47 0BH
Received 3 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0745/H/07
Extension to house
Bruar, 76 Edinburgh Road, Bathgate, EH48 1EP
Received 23 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0649/H/07
Extension to house with balcony
31 Portland Place, Fauldhouse, EH47 9DF
Received 26 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0645/H/07
Two storey extension to house
20 Gleneagles Court, Whitburn, EH47 8PG
Received 25 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0516/H/07
Extension and raising of roof to house and erection of replacement garage/studio
61 Murieston Road, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AZ
Received 24 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0539/H/07
Formation of external stair, dormer windows and velux rooflights
The Horse Mill, Williamscraigs, Linlithgow, EH49 6QF
Received 4 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0511/H/07
Formation of a balcony, installation of patio door and installation of replacement windows
38 Main Street, Mid Calder, EH53 0AN
Received 23 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0699/AGR/07
Erection of a 97 sqm stable building
Crofthead House, Cannop Crescent, Stoneyburn, EH47 8EQ
Received 5 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0517/FUL/07
Conversion of outbuilding to form a house and associated parking
Heathercroft, Broxburn
Received 24 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0711/FUL/07
Erection of 5 houses with garages and associated parking and landscaping
Viewfield House, 21 East Main Street, Greenrigg
Received 9 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0571/FUL/07
Demolition of garage outbuildings and erection of 6 flats and associated parking
11 East Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7QT
Received 28 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0577/H/07
Extension to house
33 Baron's Hill Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7JU
Received 6 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0576/H/07
Extension to house and installation of a dormer
Ingliston, 54 Irvine Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 2QS
Received 6 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0567/H/07
Two storey extension to house
3 Hope Park, Bathgate
Received 7 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0477/FUL/07
Erection of a 15m high ground based telecommunications mast with associated equipment cabins
Territorial Army (Lowland), Beveridge Square, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6QF
Received 25 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0499/FUL/07
Renewal of temporary planning permission for the siting of a 80 sqm portacabin
Cappers Farm, Armadale, West Lothian
Received 10 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0668/H/07
1 1/2 storey extension to house
2 Craigengall, Gowanbank, Avonbridge, FK1 2JY
Received 2 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0727/ARM/07
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of a 3805sqm 90 bed care home facility with associated access road, parking and landscaping
Blackness Road, Linlithgow (Rear Of Bonnytoun House)
Received 21 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0700/FUL/07
Removal of condition 10 from planning permission 0437/05 restricting householder permitted development
Riccarton Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QP
Received 4 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0602/H/07
Extension to garage and car port and formation of decking
10 Whitemoss Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8AF
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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