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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21,667 approved · 2,178 refused · 1,532 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0680/FUL/07
Conversion of garage to form two self catering bed and breakfast units
13 Holmes Holdings, Holmes Road, Broxburn, EH52 5NS
Received 22 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0569/FUL/07
Erection of 897sqm extensions and refurbishment works to modernise secondary school
Inveralmond Community High School, 50 Willowbank, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6HN
Received 1 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0698/H/07
Erection of a porch
38 West Burnside, Broxburn, EH52 5RG
Received 11 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0732/FUL/07
Installation of a roller shutter
3 Station Road, Broxburn, EH52 5QF
Received 10 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0740/FUL/07
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 18, The Meadows, Loganlea, West Lothian
Received 20 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0870/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
41 Abbotsford Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6LS
Received 30 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0741/H/07
Erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence (in retrospect)
147 Sutherland Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8HZ
Received 12 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0314/LBC/07
Listed building consent for the re-instatement and re-development of ruin to form house and erection of garage
30 Calder Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AA
Received 27 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0864/FUL/07
Change of use from public house to office accommodation
Almond Inn, 1-3 West Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7LU
Received 30 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0585/FUL/07
Erection of a house
21 Station Road, Broxburn, EH52 5QN
Received 5 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1351/FUL/06
Erection of 37 houses and 12 flats with associated access road, parking and landscaping
Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse
Received 22 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0851/H/07
Extension to house
21 Lochshot Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6SJ
Received 31 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0772/A/07
Erection of illuminated fascia signs
92 Almondvale Centre, Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6HR
Received 9 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0774/H/07
Erection of a conservatory and a garage
46 Dunvegan Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9ER
Received 7 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0715/P/07
Outline planning permission for a 0.96 ha residential development
Broadmeadow, Harburn, West Calder
Received 18 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0858/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
144 Glenburn Gardens, Whitburn, EH47 8NW
Received 3 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0857/H/07
Erection of a sunroom and installation of a dormer window
25 Highfield Crescent, Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7BG
Received 3 Sept 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0771/H/07
Demolition of a porch and extension to house
Glebe House, 6 The Square, Torphichen, EH48 4LY
Received 2 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0630/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
24 Birniehill Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 2RS
Received 25 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0749/FUL/07
Erection of a 201 sqm extension to workshop
Am Phillip Limited, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 16 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0764/H/07
Extension to house
21 Baillie Avenue, Greenrigg, ML7 5SY
Received 30 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0722/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
Burnbank Smithy, Burnbank, Livingston, EH54 9AN
Received 19 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0504/FUL/07
Erection of a 7081 sqm extension to warehouse, formation of internal access road and erection of security fencing
4A Nettlehill Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DL
Received 18 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0004/H/08
Extension to house
28 Redmill Cottages, Redmill, East Whitburn, EH47 0JR
Received 25 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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