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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 dates27,140Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 24,527 approved or refused records
2,217Refused applications
22,310 approved · 2,217 refused · 1,549 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0400/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
8 Teviot Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9JW
Received 23 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0501/FUL/07
Change of use to food processing and distribution
Mid Seat Cottage, Bathgate, EH47 8AA
Received 1 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0338/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
14 Meadowhead Terrace, Addiewell, EH55 8PE
Received 3 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0503/FUL/07
Erection of four houses with garages
Plots 23, 24, 25 & 26, Blinkbonny Gardens, Breich
Received 17 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0532/FUL/07
Part change of use from pedestrian precinct to host a Farmers Market on the 2nd Saturday of each month
Steelyard, George Place/George Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PA
Received 17 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0388/H/07
Two storey extension and installation of dormer
211 Pentland View, South Village, Pumpherston, West Lothian
Received 2 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0493/H/07
Erection of a summerhouse
2 Westhall Gardens, Uphall, EH52 5DL
Received 16 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0353/H/07
Two storey extension to house
56 Aller Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6RF
Received 16 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0488/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
44 Deanburn Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6EZ
Received 18 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0557/FUL/07
Erection of a 33 sqm shop lobby
Homebase, Unit 1, Almondvale South Retail Park, Livingston, EH54 6QX
Received 29 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0444/H/07
Erection of a garden room/store
25 Ogilvie Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8HL
Received 28 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0404/FUL/07
Revised application for the erection of 25 houses with garages and associated access road, paths and landscaping
Hardhill, Armadale
Received 13 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0217/H/07
Erection of a sauna (in retrospect)
Gingerbread House, Gowanbank, Falkirk, FK1 2JY
Received 6 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0266/FUL/07
Change of use from shop (class1) to office (class 2)
17-19 Market Place, Whitburn, EH47 0EU
Received 9 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0359/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
5 Knightsridge Court, Dechmont, EH52 6NT
Received 27 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0564/H/07
Two storey extension to house
27 Carse Knowe, Linlithgow, EH49 7LG
Received 30 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0485/FUL/07
Erection of a house with garage
Plot Adjacent To 5 Burnvale, Burnside, Broxburn
Received 18 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0600/H/07
Installation of a flue
34 Beechwood, Linlithgow, EH49 6SF
Received 29 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0454/H/07
Raising of roof to form first floor living accommodation
1 Neilson Court, Blackburn, EH47 7NA
Received 11 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0450/H/07
Two storey extension to house and installation of dormers
3 Deanburn Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6EX
Received 1 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0487/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
Leyden, Leyden Road, Kirknewton
Received 18 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0443/H/07
Erection of a double garage
16 Redmill Court, East Whitburn, EH47 0PL
Received 10 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0346/FUL/07
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
31 Templar Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6PJ
Received 11 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0001/FUL/07
Demolision of house and erection of a new house
Hareloup House, Upper Woodcockdale, Linlithgow, EH49 6QE
Received 27 Dec 2006
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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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