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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 dates28,091Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,436 approved or refused records
2,279Refused applications
23,157 approved · 2,279 refused · 1,581 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Nov 1995 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1184/H/06
Two storey extension to house
7 Eastwood Park, Fauldhouse, EH47 9HL
Received 31 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1233/NID/06
Change of use from forestry to mountain bike trail
Fauldhouse Moor, Fauldhouse
Received 31 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1222/AGR/06
Erection of a 170sqm agricultural shed
Mossend Farm, West Calder EH55 8LD
Received 6 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0114/H/06
Extension to house
Murieston House -, Murieston, Livingston
Received 3 Feb 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0971/H/06
Installation of dormer window and formation of decked area
16 Torphichen Avenue, Mid Calder, Livingston, EH53 0LA
Received 8 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0828/FUL/06
Change of use from food and drink (class 3) to hot food takeaway
23 North Bridge Street, Bathgate, EH48 4PJ
Received 2 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1001/H/06
Extension to house
9 Burghmuir Court, Linlithgow
Received 15 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0860/FUL/06
Installation of an awning
31-43 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate
Received 4 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0703/A/06
Display of an internally illuminated freestanding totem advertisement
Former Safeway Filling Station, 2 Almondvale Parkway, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 26 Jun 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0555/FUL/06
Erection of a house
Midseat Farm, By Whitburn
Received 23 May 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1347/H/06
Extension to house
133 Tippet Knowes Road, Winchburgh, EH52 6UN
Received 20 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1055/H/06
Erection of a conservatory
2 Baron's Hill Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7JU
Received 29 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0972/FUL/06
Erection of a house
70 Harthill Road, Blackridge, Bathgate, EH48 3AL
Received 11 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0214/H/07
Installation of replacement windows
3 Back Station Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AF
Received 6 Mar 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1065/FUL/06
Amendment to planning permission 1001/FUL/04 to extend laboratory building by 461sqm
Appleton Parkway, Eliburn Campus, Livingston
Received 2 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0017/FUL/06
Erection of timber supply depot with trade counter, associated parking and access routes
Plot 10 Easter Inch, Bathgate
Received 10 Jan 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0123/LBC/07
Listed building consent for the reinstatement and redevelopment of ruin to form a house and erection of a garage
30A Calder Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AA
Received 25 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0380/LBC/07
Listed building consent for the installation of velux window, balanced flue and internal staircase
Westerlea, Causewayend Steadings, Kirknewton, West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 4 Apr 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0054/H/07
Extension to house and erection of garage
1 Friars Way, Linlithgow, EH49 6AX
Received 25 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0119/H/07
Extension to house
36 Oatlands Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6AS
Received 8 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0118/H/07
Erection of a garage and formation of a driveway
6 Mossgiel Cottages, Heron Square, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8AQ
Received 30 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0170/H/07
Extension to house
25 Pinewood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8NN
Received 22 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0067/FUL/07
Erection of 46 flats, 3 units for class 1 and 2 use totalling 495sqm and 6 units for class 4 use totalling 522sqm with associated works
Carmondean Centre South, Deans, Livingston
Received 19 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0547/H/07
Erection of a boundary wall (in retrospect)
Linnbeck, Hillhead, Avonbridge, FK1 2NL
Received 2 Mar 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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