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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 dates27,852Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,217 approved or refused records
2,262Refused applications
22,955 approved · 2,262 refused · 1,565 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0973/FUL/06
Erection of a house
2 Barlaw Cottages, Armadale
Received 30 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1291/H/06
Two storey extension to house
9 Caroline Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0SH
Received 4 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0150/FUL/07
Erection of a 1340sqm factory extension
28 Firth Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DJ
Received 9 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0154/P/07
Outline planning permission for the erection of 2 houses
Kenbog Farm, Armadale EH48 2HY
Received 24 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1290/FUL/06
Erection of an electricity substation
Preston Road, Linlithgow
Received 4 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0052/FUL/07
Erection of a 17sqm extension, conversion of flat roof to pitched roof and formation of a new disabled access
Livingston Baptist Church, 1A Cedarbank, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6DR
Received 22 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1229/P/06
Outline planning permission for a 0.15ha residential development comprising 30 flats
37 Main Street, Blackridge
Received 27 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0920/P/04
Outline planning permission for a 1.5ha residential development
Land At Redhouse Road Seafield West Lothian
Received 9 Jul 2004 - DecidedLIVE/1046/LBC/06
Listed building consent for the relocation of nursery into basement and erection of a 13 sq.m. porch entrance
Armadale Primary School, Academy Street, Armadale, Bathgate, EH48 3JD
Received 29 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0817/FUL/06
Alterations to building to provide additional 56sqm internal floor space including new windows and alterations to roof
77 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ED
Received 19 Jul 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0063/H/07
Extension to house
Keevanna, 10 Parkhead Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BS
Received 29 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0219/FUL/07
Erection of a 24sqm extension to provide toilet and store building
Unit 4, Norwood Industrial Estate, 29 Longridge Road, Whitburn, EH47 8HB
Received 27 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0184/H/07
Demolition of extension and erection of new extension
33 Pumpherston Road Uphall Station Livingston West Lothian EH54 5PL
Received 27 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0037/AGR/07
Erection of a 168sqm agricultural shed
Crofthead House, Cannop Crescent, Stoneyburn, EH47 8EQ
Received 11 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0111/FUL/07
Installation of an ATM
Nigel Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 29 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0107/FUL/07
Extension to house to form linked residential accommodation
6 Binny Park, Ecclesmachan, EH52 6NP
Received 29 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0276/FUL/07
Erection of a house with garage
The Old Library, 9A Main Street, Blackridge
Received 29 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1309/P/06
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
11 Young Street, West Calder, EH55 8EG
Received 6 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0051/H/07
Erection of a conservatory and installation of dormers
Cruachan, 31 Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QT
Received 22 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1358/H/06
First floor extension to house
10 Chapman's Brae, Bathgate, EH48 4LH
Received 27 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0184/FUL/06
Siting of hot food take-away trailer
(Layby South On A706), Whitburn
Received 23 Jan 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0122/FUL/07
Reinstatement and redevelopment of a ruin to form a house and erection of a garage
30A Calder Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AA
Received 13 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1099/FUL/06
Variation of planning permission 0658/FUL/06 to increase number of houses from 39 to 41
Langside Drive, Blackridge
Received 9 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1325/FUL/06
Siting of two portacabins (in retrospect) for race pigeon marking
West Main Street, Stoneyburn
Received 28 Nov 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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