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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 dates28,777Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 26,080 approved or refused records
2,323Refused applications
23,757 approved · 2,323 refused · 1,616 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0964/FUL/06
Erection of a 15m ground based flagpole telecommunications mast with associated equipment cabins and ancillary development
Middleton Hall Bowling Club, Uphall
Received 7 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1090/FUL/06
Erection of a house
Site Adjacent To Starlaw Cottage, Bathgate
Received 6 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0003/FUL/07
Erection of a 17.5m high ground based telecommunications mast with associated cabin and compound
West Muir Farm, Off Glebe Road, West Calder, EH55 8DF
Received 28 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1125/FUL/06
Erection of a 90 sqm vehicle repair building
The Sheiling, Breich
Received 16 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1259/H/06
Extension to house
25 Beechwood Grove, Uphall Station, EH54 5QA
Received 23 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1300/NID/06
Erection of pitched roofs over existing flat roofs and installation of insulation render
Redcroft Place, Meadow Place, Glenview Crescent, Burnbrae Road & Glenview Road, Stoneyburn
Received 7 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1185/A/06
Erection of free standing and fascia signs
Unit 1, New Houston Business Park, Livingston
Received 30 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0993/FUL/06
Renewal of planning permission 0806/01 for continued operation of speedway racing
Armadale Stadium, Bathgate Road, Armadale
Received 12 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1089/H/06
Installation of dormers and erection of a conservatory
3 Gardner Terrace, Stoneyburn, EH47 8DQ
Received 9 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1091/LBC/06
Listed building consent for internal alterations to include new suspended ceiling, new partitioning and downtakings
217 & 221 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 9 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1088/FUL/06
Erection of a conservatory
East Fells, Off Hardhill Road, Armadale
Received 9 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1082/H/06
Erection of a sunroom
4 Kepscaith Grove, Whitburn, Bathgate, EH47 8JE
Received 9 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1083/H/06
Demolition of garage and extension to house
Cranley, 1 Forkneuk Road, Uphall, Broxburn, EH52 6BL
Received 9 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0907/FUL/06
Erection of a 15 sq.m. store room
8 Bridge Street, Fauldhouse, EH47 9AY
Received 17 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0996/FUL/06
Change of use to nail bar (class 2)
215 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EN
Received 18 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0189/FUL/06
Erection of house and garage
Plot 5 Harthill Road, Fauldhouse
Received 24 Feb 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1218/FUL/05
Installation of a new shop front and formation of a disabled ramp
21 West Main Street, Armadale
Received 21 Jun 2005 - DecidedLIVE/1135/H/06
Erection of a conservatory
14 Braid Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8PN
Received 17 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0868/P/06
Outline planning permission for a 0.05ha residential development of 2 houses
Kenbog, Armadale
Received 7 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1322/H/06
Extension to house
32 Fells Rigg, Carmondean, Livingston, EH54 8PA
Received 11 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1329/H/06
Demolition of conservatory and erection of a new conservatory
Birch Lea, 43 Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7PH
Received 12 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1330/H/06
Erection of a conservatory
9 West Bankton Place, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9ED
Received 12 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1073/FUL/06
Erection of a 9m high micro wind turbine
The Quarter, Drumcross, Bathgate, EH48 4JU
Received 29 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0944/FUL/06
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
86 Kirkfield East, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7BB
Received 22 Aug 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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