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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 dates27,187Searchable applications
268Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 24,576 approved or refused records
2,218Refused applications
22,358 approved · 2,218 refused · 1,550 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0468/FUL/07
Erection of a 240sqm storage shed
10 Blackburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EY
Received 30 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0515/FUL/07
Engineering operations for the rehabilitation of the site including re-compaction of burning material to eliminate combustion and to create a developable site
Riddochhill Colliery Site, Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate, West Lothian
Received 16 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0453/H/07
Formation of first-floor balcony
47 Kirkfield View, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7BS
Received 22 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0579/AGR/07
Erection of a 264sqm grain store
Bankhead Farm, Hartwood Mains, Broxburn, EH52 6NB
Received 6 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0419/H/07
Two storey extension to house
118 Bishops Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0SR
Received 18 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0277/FUL/07
Extention to farmhouse and conversion of farm steading to form 6 houses
Wallhouse Farm, Bathgate, EH48 4NQ
Received 21 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0461/H/07
Extenion to house and installation of bay windows
Cherry Trees, 7C Raw Holdings, Main Street, East Calder, EH53 0ET
Received 14 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0492/H/07
Erection of a sunroom
The Old Court, 3 Hillend, Broxburn, EH52 6NF
Received 16 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0320/FUL/07
Erection of a house and garage
Mount Joy Cottage, 3 Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse, EH47 9EA
Received 29 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0536/FUL/01
1131 sqm extension to existing Class 1 retail store for additional sales and ancillary floorspace, including extension to existing coffee shop
- Almondvale Boulevard, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 21 Jun 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0491/H/07
Erection of a garage
Cherry Trees, 8 Raw Holdings, Main Street, East Calder, EH53 0ET
Received 16 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0459/H/07
One and a half storey extension to house
24 Wellview Lane, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HU
Received 11 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0496/H/07
Painting of house
2 Churchgate, Torphichen
Received 11 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0452/FUL/07
Erection of two houses
Land Behind Bentswood Inn, 62 Main Street, Stoneyburn, EH47 8EL
Received 10 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0460/H/07
Raising of roof and two storey extensions to house
Craigend, Torphichen
Received 11 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0512/H/07
First floor extension to house
26 Tantallon Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AT
Received 23 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0436/H/07
Two storey extension to house
31 Oatlands Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6AS
Received 8 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0480/H/07
Widening of access to form a driveway
1 East End, West Calder, EH55 8AB
Received 30 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1132/FUL/00
Erection of a 900 sqm warehouse and fabrication building
- Lower Bathville, Armadale
Received 19 Dec 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0507/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
105E Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse, West Lothian, EH47 9EN
Received 8 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0506/FUL/07
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a boundary fence
59 Abbotsford Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6LS
Received 26 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0440/H/07
Erection of front porch (in retrospect) and erection of rear porch and garden shed
31 Bridgeside Avenue, Whitburn, EH47 8HL
Received 10 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0268/FUL/06
Erection of a 370 sqm ancillary facilties building for sports fishery including restaurant and events room
- Ballencrieff Toll, Reservoir, Bathgate
Received 20 Mar 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0565/H/07
Extension to garage (in retrospect)
4 Powie's Path, Footpath Powie's Path, Mid Calder, EH53 0GA
Received 4 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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