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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22,358 approved · 2,218 refused · 1,550 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0513/FUL/07
Change of use from first floor shop (class 1) to a flat
1ST Floor Flat, 106 - 108 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 10 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0590/FUL/07
Erection of a house with garage
64 Glenmavis Drive, Bathgate, EH48 4DQ
Received 11 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0438/A/07
Erection of various fascia signs
Tesco Livingston Distribution Centre, Carnegie Road, Livingston, EH54 QX
Received 8 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0389/H/07
Two storey extension to house
55 Waverley Crescent, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 8JN
Received 11 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0278/FUL/09
Conversion of house to form 3 flats
13 East Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0RA
Received 8 Apr 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0349/H/07
Extension to house
2 Listloaning Road, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7QT
Received 16 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0281/FUL/07
Removal of condition 4 of planning permission 0915/05 to allow the use of white pvc windows.
Land At 46 - 50 East Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5HY
Received 16 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0348/FUL/07
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a boundary fence
27 Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7QE
Received 2 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0542/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
3 Teviot Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9JW
Received 4 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0421/H/07
Erection of a replacement porch
77 Millburn Crescent, Armadale, EH48 3RD
Received 26 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0667/A/07
Erection of a fascia sign
258 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES
Received 1 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0978/FUL/06
Erection of a 1835sqm three storey class 4 office building with associated parking and landscaping
Alderstone House, Macmillan Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 11 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0371/FUL/07
Siting of a mobile snack van
Kelvin Square, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 19 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0543/H/07
Extension to house
46 Ivanhoe Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6JA
Received 4 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0357/H/07
Two storey extension to house
98 Overton Crescent, East Calder, EH53 0RH
Received 13 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0356/H/07
Two storey extension to house
Watermains Cottage, The Gullet, Dechmont EH48 4JT
Received 2 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0456/H/07
Extension to house and erection of a wind turbine
51 Herd Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8QA
Received 10 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0410/H/07
First floor extension to house
73 Kettil'Stoun Mains, Linlithgow, EH49 6SH
Received 11 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0390/H/07
Erection of a garden shed
2 Kennedie Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0RG
Received 16 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0295/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
Pardovan Cottages, Pardovan, Philpstoun, EH49 6QZ
Received 27 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0293/H/07
Extension to house
3 Northwood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8BD
Received 22 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0498/FUL/07
Renewal of temporary planning permission for the siting of a 140 sqm portacabin
Cappers Farm, Armadale, West Lothian
Received 10 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0218/LBC/07
Listed building consent for the erection of a sauna (in retrospect)
Gingerbread House, Gowanbank, Falkirk, FK1 2JY
Received 6 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0403/ARM/07
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of a 13,451sqm class 4 office/laboratory facility with associated access roads, parking and landscaping
Alba Campus, Livingston
Received 1 May 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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