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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22,861 approved · 2,253 refused · 1,563 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1327/FUL/06
Erection of a 924 sq.m. industrial unit with ancillary offices, car parking and yard
Clifton View, East Mains Industrial Estate,Broxburn
Received 11 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0055/H/07
First floor extension to house
96 Braeside Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0TA
Received 25 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0053/H/07
Two storey extension to house and erection of garage
69 Meadowbank Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8BH
Received 23 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1296/NID/06
Erection of a 880sqm extension to school
Bankton Primary School, Kenilworth Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6JL
Received 5 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1295/FUL/06
Construction of a 220 sq.m. long access road
Care Home, Bonnytoun House, Blackness Road, Linlithgow
Received 5 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1288/H/06
Two storey extension to house
159 Spottiswoode Gardens, Mid Calder, EH53 0JY
Received 5 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0090/FUL/10
Upgrading of existing wastewater treatment works
Blackridge Wastewater Treatment Works, A89/Standhill, Blackridge EH48 2HT
Received 8 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0984/FUL/97
Erection of a 3225sqm production facility
- Starlaw Park North, Livingston
Received 24 Dec 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0044/H/07
Demolition of conservatory and the erection of a sunroom
10 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder, EH53 0BD
Received 22 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0048/FUL/07
Change of use from agricultural land to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high fence (in retrospect)
Glenfox, 14 Glendevon To Tippetknowes Road, Winchburgh, EH52 6PX
Received 22 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0165/FUL/07
Erection of a 560 square metre steel portal framed agricultural building
East Bangour Farm, Dechmont. EH52 6JX
Received 9 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0115/H/07
Erection of a store
Victoria Cottage, Eastfield, Faulhouse. EH47 9LR
Received 8 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0011/FUL/07
Erection of 232sqm dog kennels & hen roost including re-contouring of land and importation of hard standing material
West Cairns Farm, Harperrigg, Kirknewton
Received 6 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0068/ARM/07
Amendment to approval of reserved matters 1185/04 to increase houses from 52 to 53 and reduce flats from 13 to 12 and alter layout and house/flat types
Area P, Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 25 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0121/FUL/07
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 30 Muirhouse Dykes Loganlea
Received 25 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0925/FUL/06
Partial demolition, conversion and extension to form 2 flats
Gasworks Lane, Off West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 28 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1141/FUL/06
Erection of 29 flats, car parking and landscaping
62 Mid Street, Bathgate
Received 20 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1120/FUL/06
Change of use from former resevoir to storage area and siting of 2 steel storage containers
Harburnhead Service Reservoir, West Calder
Received 11 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0045/FUL/07
Erection of a 370sqm extension warehouse
5A Grange Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DE
Received 17 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1227/FUL/06
Erection of a 420sqm temporary marquee (in retrospect)
Harburn House, Harburn Estate, West Calder
Received 27 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0120/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
13 Herd Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8PU
Received 8 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0074/FUL/07
Construction of temporary access road
Armadale Academy, Woodhead Grove, Armadale, EH48 3LY
Received 26 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0987/H/07
Two storey extension to house
25 Napier Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 1DF
Received 16 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0735/P/06
Outline planning permission for the formation of two house plots with shared vehicle access
Oatridge College, Ecclesmachan
Received 19 Jun 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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