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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 dates27,746Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,114 approved or refused records
2,253Refused applications
22,861 approved · 2,253 refused · 1,563 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1310/H/06
Extension to house
19 Rockville Grove, Linlithgow, EH49 6BZ
Received 6 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1305/H/06
Extension to house
3 Old Golf Course Road, Armadale, EH48 2TA
Received 6 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1312/H/06
Extension to house and re-roofing to provide additional living accommodation
1 Redmill Court, East Whitburn, EH47 0PL
Received 6 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0091/LBC/07
Listed building consent for the erection of a 4460sqm 90 bed nursing home with associated access road, parking and landscaping
Blackness Road, Linlithgow (Rear Of Bonnytoun House)
Received 9 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0151/H/07
Extention to house
25 Player Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8RZ
Received 20 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0140/H/07
First floor extension and alterations to house
64 Thirlfield Wynd, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7ES
Received 16 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0039/FUL/07
Erection of a 193 sqm polytunnel
16 Houstoun Mains, Uphall, EH52 6PA
Received 12 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0073/H/07
Erection of a garage
Linlithgow Mains House, Mains Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QA
Received 1 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0895/FUL/06
Erection of 38 flats with associated works
Howden West Road, Howden, Livingston
Received 21 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0793/FUL/06
Erection of 7 units comprising 3380sqm for general industry (class 5) and storage/distribution (class 6) with ancillary trade counters and associated works
Plot B2, Houstoun Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 20 Jul 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1298/FUL/06
Renewal of planning permission 0854/01 for the erection of a 216sqm extension to hotel to form 4 additional bedrooms and 2 shop units
Crossroads Hotel, 8 East Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0RB
Received 21 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0168/FUL/07
Temporary siting of a residential caravan
PLOT2 (H2), Strathview,Strathloanhead, By Avonbridge
Received 14 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1254/H/06
Installation of a dormer
79 Castle Terrace, Winchburgh, EH52 6RH
Received 17 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1303/FUL/06
Erection of a 3877 sq.m. extension to warehouse, including new dock levellers, covered waste management flatform, pallet holding area and internation alterations
Deans Industrial Estate, Tailend Farm, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8SE
Received 5 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1224/FUL/06
Erection of 580 sq.m. of industrial units with associated access road and parking
Clifton View, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 13 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1215/A/06
Erection of illuminated fascia signs (in retrospect)
Denholm House, Almondvale Business Park, Livingston
Received 13 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1285/FUL/06
Installation of external curtain walling
1 Baird Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 5 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1289/A/06
Installation of illuminated fascia sign
75 Almondvale South, Almondvale Centre, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6HR
Received 5 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1317/FUL/06
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
Land Adjacent 1A, 2-7 Longcroft Gardens, Linlithgow
Received 5 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0936/FUL/06
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 17, Woodmuir Road, Breich
Received 29 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0835/ARM/06
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 15, Loganlea, West Calder
Received 2 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0134/FUL/07
Installation of an ATM
54/56 East Mainstreet, Whitburn
Received 14 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0175/LBC/07
Listed building consent for the conversion of former stable to form a house
(Former Stables), Newpark House, Bellsquarry
Received 14 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1435/P/04
Outline application for 8.5 ha residential development
Bathville Gate Lower Bathville Road, Armadale
Received 25 Nov 2004
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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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