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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 dates27,989Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,346 approved or refused records
2,274Refused applications
23,072 approved · 2,274 refused · 1,572 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0998/FUL/06
Erection of 3No. industrial units totalling 360sqm
Oakbank Park Way, Oakbank Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH53 0TH
Received 5 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0536/FUL/07
Erection of a 248sqm restaurant and hot food take-away with 8 flats above and associated access and parking
77 - 81 Main Street, West Calder, EH55 8EB
Received 15 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0155/H/07
Extension to house and erection of a garage
12 Pinewood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8NN
Received 20 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0272/H/07
Erection of a porch
168 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JT
Received 20 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0113/H/07
Erection of a garage
56 Hunter Grove, Whitburn EH47 Onw
Received 8 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0263/NID/07
Change of use from footpath to formation of 10 car parking spaces
Kings Square, West Calder, West Lothian
Received 6 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0194/FUL/07
Demolition of shop and erection of new 185sqm sales building and removal of existing canopy link
Bathgate Service Station, 1 Edinburgh Road, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1BD
Received 26 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0192/A/07
Erection of freestanding signboards
Kilpunt Steadings, Broxburn
Received 9 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0648/H/07
Extensions to house and erection of decking
Ambleside, 5 Ballencrieff Mill, Bathgate, EH48 4LL
Received 27 Jun 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1307/H/06
Extension to house
Canal House, 1 Manse Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AJ
Received 7 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0159/H/07
Erection of a garage
34 Highfield Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 7BG
Received 20 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0178/FUL/07
Erection of a house
The Square, Butlaw, South Queensferry
Received 20 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0042/FUL/07
Erection of a 62 sqm extension to staff dining room
W L Gore & Associates UK Ltd, Simpson Parkway, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, EH54 7BH
Received 18 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0180/FUL/07
Erection of a 54 sqm storage building
Unit 4, Mill Road Industrial Estate, Mill Road, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7SF
Received 15 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0182/A/07
Erection of a signboard
2 Dunnet Way, Broxburn, EH52 5NN
Received 27 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0260/FUL/07
Change of use from shop (class 1) to nail bar salon and sunbeds (class 2)
79 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5EE
Received 16 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0808/FUL/07
Erection of 24 houses with associated works
Land At Polbeth Road Polbeth West Lothian
Received 13 Aug 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0705/FUL/07
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 23, Blinkbonny Gardens, Breich
Received 11 Jul 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1245/P/06
Outline planning permission for a 3.5ha residential development for 7 eco houses
Daisylee Field And Gowanbank Barn, Gowanbank, By Avonbridge, Falkirk, FK1 2JY
Received 22 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0189/H/07
Erection of a double garage
16 Redmill Court, East Whitburn, EH47 0PL
Received 27 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0177/LBC/07
Listed building consent for the conversion of a farm building to form a farm shop and a coffee shop
Bonnytoun Farm, Bonsyde Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7LP
Received 14 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0176/FUL/07
Change of use from farm building to form a farm shop and coffee shop
Bonnytoun Farm, U1 - Bonnytoun Farm To Bonsyde Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7LP
Received 14 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0971/H/07
Extension to House
46 Inchwood Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 2EF
Received 11 Oct 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0072/ARM/07
Approval of reserved matters for the demolition of school and erection of a new secondary school totalling 15,010sqm incorporating community facilities, 3 grass sports pitches and 1 synthetic floodlit all-weather pitch with associated works
Deans Community High School, Eastwood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8PS
Received 26 Jan 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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