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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 dates27,921Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,281 approved or refused records
2,265Refused applications
23,016 approved · 2,265 refused · 1,569 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0083/H/07
Extension to house
10 Waldie Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 6BA
Received 26 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0642/ARM/07
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of a house
Greenacre, Drumshoreland, Broxburn, EH52 5PQ
Received 23 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1267/FUL/05
Erection of 260sqm changing pavilion, turnstiles, fencing, covered spectators enclosure and associated works
Harburn Road, Hermand Park, West Calder
Received 1 Dec 2005 - DecidedLIVE/0354/H/07
Extension to house
30 Tennent Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0RF
Received 16 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0490/H/07
Extension to house
Byres Brae Cottage, Bathgate, EH48 1JY
Received 17 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0378/H/07
Single and two storey extensions to house, demolition of garage and erection of a new garage
28 Leishman Court, Blackridge, EH48 3TL
Received 18 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0447/H/07
Extension to house
Hai Ere Mai, Redhouse Road, Seafield, EH47 7AL
Received 8 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0382/FUL/07
Substitution of house type (in retrospect)
Plot 14, Threemiletown Steading, Threemiletown, West Lothian
Received 18 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0408/FUL/07
Erection of a 7337sqm extension to warehouse, formation of a new road junction, 80 replacement car parking spaces and extension to internal road layout.
Tailend Farm, Deans Industrial Estate, Deans Road, Livingston, EH54 8SE
Received 23 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0279/FUL/07
Siting of a portacabin and erection of an entrance canopy
Schlumberger Evaluation & Production Services (UK), Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8AS
Received 21 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0250/H/07
Erection of a porch
20 Bughtknowes Drive, Bathgate, EH48 4DP
Received 16 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0249/H/07
Two storey and single storey extensions to house
5 Hermand Gardens, West Calder, EH55 8BT
Received 16 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1252/H/06
Extension and alterations to house
Achnacraig, Broompark, Torphichen, EH48 4NL
Received 17 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1244/H/06
Installation of a dormer window
236 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES
Received 17 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0288/H/06
Rebuilding ruinous barmkin wall
- Niddry Castle, Winchburgh
Received 22 Mar 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0199/FUL/07
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and formation of driveway for vehicle access to front garden
52 Firbank Grove, East Calder, EH53 0DY
Received 20 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0102/ARM/07
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of 221 houses and 80 flats with associated works
Areas X, Y, Z And AA, Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 31 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0138/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
58 Vancouver Avenue, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6BS
Received 15 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0047/FUL/07
Installation of new shopfronts
130 & 132 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 16 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0041/FUL/07
Minor alterations to enable ATM installation
13-15 Limefield Road, Polbeth
Received 18 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0059/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
30 Lochbank, Ladywell, Livingston, EH54 6EQ
Received 29 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0064/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
1 Ormiston View, Kirknewton, EH27 8DG
Received 25 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0062/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
41 Gallacher Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8RD
Received 29 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0137/H/07
Erection of a conservatory
10 Chestnut Avenue, Whitburn, EH47 8NA
Received 15 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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