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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 dates27,249Searchable applications
267Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 24,633 approved or refused records
2,221Refused applications
22,412 approved · 2,221 refused · 1,554 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Aug 1996 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0780/FUL/06
Conversion and extension to existing steading buildings forming 4 no houses
Totleywells Cottage Steadings, Newton Village
Received 10 Jul 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0407/FUL/07
Change of use from farm land to private garden ground and erection of a 1.5m high fence (in retrospect )
Glen Fox, Glendevon, Winchburgh, West Lothian
Received 23 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0449/FUL/07
Change of use from agricultural land to private garden ground
Elderside, Easter Newton, Kirknewton
Received 25 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0397/FUL/07
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 8, Benthead, Harthill Road, Fauldhouse
Received 19 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0527/FUL/07
Erection of 24 flats with associated access road, parking and landscaping
Ladywell Road East, Ladywell, Livingston
Received 10 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0270/H/07
Extensions to house
11 Baillie Avenue, Greenrigg, ML7 5SY
Received 19 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0071/FUL/07
Installation of additional roof mounted telecommunications antenna
Bathgate Telephone Exchange, Marjoribanks Street, Bathgate, EH48 1BQ
Received 25 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0396/CLU/07
Certificate of lawfulness for the formation of a beer garden
Fairway Hotel, Edinburgh Road, Bathgate, EH48 1BA
Received 21 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0132/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
1 Ravenswood Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6PE
Received 14 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0129/H/07
Raising of roof to provide first floor accommodation
6 Heatherwood Seafield Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7BX
Received 9 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0284/H/07
Erection of a garage
53 South Park, Bathville, Armadale, EH48 3LF
Received 21 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0283/H/07
Extension to house and installation of dormer
Norwood, 6 Westcraigs Road, Blackridge, EH48 3AQ
Received 19 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0024/FUL/07
Increase in height to existing ground based telecommunications mast to 19 m and alterations to antenna
Mid Calder Telephone Exchange, Broompark Farm, Mid Calder EH53 0EB
Received 11 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0332/H/07
Two storey extension to house
3 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder, EH53 0BE
Received 28 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0403/LBC/06
Listed building consent for alterations and erection of extension to form conference and function facility consisting of bar/bistro, restaurant, meeting rooms, function room, 30 guest bedrooms and associated office/staff rooms and formation of new parking areas
Howden House, Howden Park, Livingston
Received 12 Apr 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0148/FUL/07
Erection of a 540sqm industrial unit with associated parking
Burnhouse Industrial Estate, Whitburn, EH47 Olq
Received 8 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0164/FUL/07
Formation of an 800 square metre outdoor riding arena
Little Ochiltree Farmhouse, Ecclesmachan Road, Broxburn EH52 6ND
Received 9 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0970/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
59 Abbotsford Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6LS
Received 17 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0268/H/07
Erection of a 20sqm raised terrace and alterations to house
41 Kettil'Stoun Mains, Linlithgow, EH49 6SH
Received 19 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0267/H/07
Two storey and single storey extensions to house
17 Craigs Court, Torphichen, EH48 4NU
Received 19 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0472/FUL/07
Construction of 700m of road infrastructure including 3No. roundabouts
Station Road, Armadale
Received 15 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0166/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house and garage
Glen Cottage, Charlesfield Lane, Livingston, EH54 7AJ
Received 20 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0412/A/07
Erection of illuminated fascia signs
Hole In The Wall, 108-110 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 16 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0334/FUL/07
Erection of a sun room to B & B accommodation
Bankhead Farm, Broxburn, EH52 6NB
Received 30 Mar 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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