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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 dates26,898Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 24,293 approved or refused records
2,205Refused applications
22,088 approved · 2,205 refused · 1,542 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1996 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0601/H/07
Erection of a garage
33 Langside Drive, Blackridge, EH48 3RP
Received 12 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0664/H/07
Single storey and first floor extensions to house to form linked residential accommodation
19 Overton Crescent, East Calder, EH53 0RS
Received 3 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0619/H/07
Erection of a garage
95 Shaw Avenue, Armadale, EH48 3NL
Received 18 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0635/H/07
Erection of a chimney
8 Oakbank Avenue, East Calder, EH53 0DT
Received 22 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0595/FUL/07
Change of use from shop (class1) to betting office (class2)
Unit 3, Carmondean Centre, North Livingston, EH54 8PT
Received 11 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0713/AGR/07
Erection of a agricultural building
Hilderston Farm, Bathgate, EH48 4LN
Received 12 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0678/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house relating to zoo park business
Five Sisters Zoo, Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT
Received 25 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0580/H/07
Extension to house
5 Station Road, Blackridge, EH48 3AH
Received 18 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0708/H/07
Extension to house
14 Huntburn Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7LE
Received 12 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0647/H/07
Extension to house
10 Kaims Court, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7DB
Received 26 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0681/H/07
Erection of a garage
26 Crofters Way, East Whitburn, EH47 8ES
Received 5 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0712/FUL/07
Conversion of farm steading to form 6 houses and extension to farmhouse
Wallhouse, Bathgate, EH48 4NQ
Received 5 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0540/H/07
Two storey and single storey extensions to house
Thorndean Cottage, 43 Station Road, Bathville, Armadale, EH48 3LQ
Received 1 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0620/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Stanley Road, Harthill
Received 12 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0673/FUL/07
Erection of a 15m high ground based telecommunications flagpole with associated equipment cabins
Middleton Hall Bowling Club, Uphall, West Lothian, EH52 5GA
Received 28 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0707/FUL/07
Change of use from storage (class 6) to a commercial garage replacing vehicles tyres and exhausts
Lower Bathville Industrial Estate, Armadale
Received 28 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0080/FUL/06
Erection of 2 houses
Plot 18 & 19 Loganlea, Loganlea
Received 30 Jan 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0523/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
70 Almond View, Seafield, EH47 7BD
Received 21 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0672/FUL/07
Construction of flood prevention scheme including 900m of defence walls and embankments, flow control structures, erection of 3 replacement road bridges and 2 pedestrian bridges and upgrading of surface water drainage and landscaping
Brox Burn, Caw Burn, & Liggat Syke, Broxburn
Received 19 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0752/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Site At Harwood Farm, West Calder
Received 6 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0729/FUL/07
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8 m high fence
20,22,,24,26,28,60,62 Pinewood Place, Blackburn
Received 2 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0663/H/07
1 1/2 storey extension to house
56 Irvine Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 2QS
Received 2 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0508/FUL/07
Siting of a residential caravan (in retrospect)
Sandygate Cottage, Murieston Road, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9AN
Received 23 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0599/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
86 Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse, EH47 9EG
Received 11 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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