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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 dates27,220Searchable applications
267Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 24,606 approved or refused records
2,221Refused applications
22,385 approved · 2,221 refused · 1,553 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0481/H/07
Extension to house and erection of a garage
12 Muir Road, Bathgate, EH48 2QL
Received 8 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0158/FUL/07
Change of use from storage to ceramic workshop leisure facility
Houston Mains Golf Range, 19 Houston Mains, Uphall. EH52 6PA
Received 2 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0479/FUL/07
Variation to planning permission for the erection of a farm office
Bridgend Farm, Bridgend, Linlithgow, West Lothian
Received 24 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0337/FUL/07
Formation of a 30 ha nine-hole golf course
Land At Kingsfield Farm, Linlithgow
Received 28 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0238/H/07
Extension to house
46 Ivanhoe Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6JA
Received 13 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0160/H/07
Extension to house
60A High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 21 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0621/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
18 King Crescent, West Calder, EH55 8DH
Received 15 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0467/CAD/07
Application for certificate of appropriate alternative development for Class 5 general industrial use and Class 6 storage or distribution use
Station Road, Uphall Station
Received 17 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0226/H/07
Erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence
20 Oldwood Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6UJ
Received 1 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0222/H/07
Alteration to house includung windows, doors balcony terrace and boundary wall
1A Low Brae, Torphichen, H48 4LU
Received 1 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0145/H/07
Extension to house
25 Heatherfield Glade, Livingston, EH54 9JE
Received 20 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0291/H/07
Extension to house
82 Firbank Grove, East Calder, EH53 0DY
Received 27 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1179/FUL/06
Removal of condition 2 (agricultural occupancy requirement) of planning permission 0195/98
Easter Rigghead Cottage, Avonbridge
Received 25 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1339/FUL/06
Erection of a 780sqm agricultural building
Addiewell Farm, Addiewell
Received 30 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0299/H/07
Two storey extensions to house
4 Kettil'Stoun Court, Linlithgow, EH49 6PS
Received 27 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0333/H/07
Installation of a velux window
12 St. Ninian's Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 28 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0330/H/07
Installation of dormer windows
4 Helenslea Cottages, Bathgate, West Lothian
Received 3 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0329/H/07
Extension to house
8 Willow Park, Fauldhouse, EH47 9HN
Received 1 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0173/H/07
Installation of dormer window
7 Burgess Hill, Linlithgow, EH49 6BX
Received 26 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0117/H/07
Demolition of extension and erection of new extension
Beamish, Kirknewton, EH27 8DY
Received 8 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1066/FUL/06
Removal of cement render, repair of stonework, finish walls with lime render and limewash, replacement of concrete chimney cope with natural stone cope with clay chimney cans, repair of roof with renewal of mortar skews, replacement of belfry louvres on east and west elevations to match original louvres on north and south elevations and painting of windows/doors/rainwater goods
Livingston Old Parish Church, Kirk Lane, Livingston Village, Livingston
Received 29 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1067/LBC/06
Listed building consent for removal of cement render, repair of stonework, finish walls with lime render and limewash, replacement of concrete chimney cope with natural stone cope with clay chimney cans, repair of roof with renewal of mortar skews, replacement of belfry louvres on east and west elevations to match original louvres on north and south elevations and painting of windows/doors/rainwater goods
Livingston Old Parish Church, Kirk Lane, Livingston Village, Livingston
Received 6 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0394/FUL/07
Conversion of vacant property to form ground floor shop (Class 1), upper floor office (Class 4) and installation of a new shopfront and windows
45 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, EH48 4PB
Received 20 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0198/FUL/07
Erection of 11.7m high telecommunications monopole with associated equipment cabins
Ash Grove, Blackburn, EH47 7LJ
Received 20 Feb 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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