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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 dates28,663Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 25,971 approved or refused records
2,308Refused applications
23,663 approved · 2,308 refused · 1,614 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0147/P/07
Outline planning permission for a 0.12ha residential development
9 Hardhill Road, Bathgate, EH48 2BW
Received 2 Feb 2007 - DecidedLIVE/1337/FUL/06
Part change of use from public space to host a farmers' market on 2nd Saturday of each month
The Steelyard, George Place, Bathgate, EH48
Received 18 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1299/FUL/06
Removal of requirement to form public footpath and subsequent landscaping of land
43-52 Chapmans Brae, Bathgate
Received 13 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0965/FUL/06
Extension to house and subdivision of house to form two houses.
1 Redmill Cottages, East Whitburn
Received 29 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1048/H/06
Two storey extension to house
26 Beechwood, Linlithgow, EH49 6SF
Received 26 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0204/LBC/06
Listed building consent for the erection of a 1935 sq.m. bedroom block, alterations to leisure building, erection of a glazed walkway canopy and new function reception lounge
Macdonald Houstoun House Hotel -, Uphall
Received 1 Mar 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1159/FUL/06
Re-location of garages on plots 4&6 and erection of a sunroom on plot 6
Mains Place, Off Hen's Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 23 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1158/A/06
Erection of an illuminated free standing display board
Deer Park, Deer Park Avenue, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 23 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0992/FUL/06
Erection of side and rear extension to existing food processing plant
2 Brock's Way, Broxburn, EH52 5NB
Received 13 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1132/FUL/06
Erection of a 13 sq.m. extension to shop (class 1)
65 Margaret Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 1SN
Received 16 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1114/FUL/06
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
40 Macfarlane Place, Uphall EH52 5PS
Received 22 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1188/H/06
Attic conversion and formation of dormer window
13 Park Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6RR
Received 3 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1170/A/06
Installation of non-illuminated fascia sign
The Park Bistro, Linlithgow
Received 25 Sept 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0912/A/06
Installation of illuminated fascia sign
149 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston, Livingston, EH53 0PB
Received 22 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0115/FUL/08
Application under Section 42 for variation of condition number 1 of outline planning permission ref. 1119/P/03
Ani Edgar Allen Ltd Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2RB
Received 28 Jan 2008 - DecidedLIVE/0682/FUL/06
Erection of 2 no. houses
South-Hill Farm Steading, Wester Breich Road, Blackburn
Received 26 Jun 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0919/P/06
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house including demolition of an outbuilding
9 Holmes Holdings, Holmes Road, Broxburn, EH52 5NY
Received 28 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1169/H/06
Erection of a conservatory
34 Park Place, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 30 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1093/FUL/06
Change of use from stables to dog grooming salon and provision of toilet facilities
City Farm, West Calder, EH55 8PP
Received 6 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1064/FUL/06
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 2, Harthill Road, Benthead, Fauldhouse
Received 2 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0428/H/07
Extensions to house and erection of a double garage
1 Cameron Knowe, Philpstoun, Linlithgow, EH49 6RL
Received 3 May 2007 - DecidedLIVE/0009/FUL/03
Change of use from office (class 4) to complementary therapy centre (class 2)
26C High Street, Linlithgow
Received 3 Jan 2003 - DecidedLIVE/1283/H/06
Erection of a conservatory
1 Wilson Terrace, Stoneyburn, EH47 8DB
Received 1 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1257/P/06
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
14 Maclean Terrace, Blackridge, EH48 3SJ
Received 1 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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