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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 dates28,545Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,860 approved or refused records
2,302Refused applications
23,558 approved · 2,302 refused · 1,609 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1284/A/06
New bank signage
27-29 Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 1HE
Received 1 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1218/P/06
Outline planning permission for the erection of 2 houses
Brunton Farm House Brunton Farm Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4NE
Received 9 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0025/H/07
Extension to house
15 Sibbald View, Armadale, EH48 2TG
Received 12 Jan 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0555/FUL/07
Change of use from industrial unit to storage of motor vehicles, associated financial services and ancillary offices
1 Telford Square, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5PQ
Received 1 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0952/FUL/06
Conversion of former nursery school to form 6 houses
Former Nursery School, Academy Street, Armadale
Received 4 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1023/H/06
Two storey extension to house
2 Station Cottages, Cannop Crescent, Stoneyburn, EH47 8EG
Received 20 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0959/H/06
Erection of a fence
35 Tennent Park, Mid Calder, Livingston, EH53 0RF
Received 4 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1069/H/06
Erection of a porch
149 Glencoe, Whitburn, Bathgate, EH47 8AS
Received 3 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0620/FUL/06
Alterations to existing road and formation of new road
Houston Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 6 Jun 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1344/FUL/06
Erection of a house with garage
47 Main Street, Blackridge
Received 21 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1182/H/06
Extension to house (in retrospect)
56 Hunter Grove, Bathgate, EH48 1NW
Received 7 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0953/FUL/06
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
34 Kenilworth Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6JJ
Received 17 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1183/H/06
Erection of a conservatory
9 Baron's Hill Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7JU
Received 30 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1175/FUL/06
Erection of a house and double garage
Plot 12, Blackhill Farm, Breich
Received 30 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1078/H/06
First floor and two storey extension to house
2 Lyon Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HF
Received 10 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1094/A/06
Replacement of existing signage board with illuminated signage and 1 no. projecting sign
39 George Street, Bathgate, EH48 1PG
Received 10 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0683/FUL/06
Erection of 2 no. ground based flagpole telecommunications masts and associated equipment cabin
Whitburn Juniors Football Club, Central Park, Whitburn
Received 20 Jun 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1124/H/06
Extension to house
16 Listloaning Road, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7QT
Received 10 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0745/ARM/05
Erection of 16 flats with associated roads, parking and bike/bin store
- Blackburn Road, Bathgate
Received 30 Jun 2005 - DecidedLIVE/0869/FUL/06
Formation of a 1200 sqm all weather horse exercise area with associated boundary fence and floodlights
The Mill, Hermand Estate, West Calder
Received 31 Jul 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1072/H/06
First floor extension to house
26 Huntly Avenue, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8EX
Received 2 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1053/FUL/06
Erection of 4889 sqm building for Storage and Distribution (class 6) with associated parking and yard area
Oakbank Industrial Estate, Williamston North, Livingston
Received 26 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1336/H/06
Extension to house
25 Cameron Knowe, Philpstoun, EH49 6RL
Received 18 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1297/ARM/06
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of a 2727sqm three storey class 4 office building with associated works
Almondvale Business Park, Livingston
Received 4 Dec 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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