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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 dates29,419Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 26,700 approved or refused records
2,365Refused applications
24,335 approved · 2,365 refused · 1,636 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Jun 1994 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 30 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas10 mapped area records
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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/1313/H/06
Extension to house
Narenza, 3 Burgh Mills Lane, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7TA
Received 6 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0923/H/06
Erection of a conservatory
59 Pilgrims Hill, Linlithgow, EH49 7LW
Received 21 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1011/LBC/06
Installation of 4no panel antennae within church tower, replacement of existing louvers with GRP replicas, associated radio equipment housing and ancillary development
Bathgate High Parish Church, Jarvey Street, Bathgate
Received 3 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0848/FUL/06
Erection of a 4735 sq.m. class 5/6 storage and distribution buildings with trade counter, ancillary retail sales, car parking and external works
Easter Inch Industrial Estate, Bathgate
Received 3 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1203/FUL/06
Part change of use from public space to host a farmers' market
The Cross, Linlithgow
Received 16 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0790/P/06
Outline planning permission for the erection of 2 houses
Ground Between Burnside Cottage & Morris Bank, Deans Road, Bathgate
Received 20 Jul 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0986/FUL/06
Change of use from restaurant (class 3) to hot food take-away (sui generis)
149 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston, Livingston, EH53 0PB
Received 22 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1311/H/06
Part demolition and extension to house
28 Burnside Avenue, Armadale, EH48 3RE
Received 6 Dec 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0903/H/06
Erection of a garage
Belsyde Lodge, Lanark Road, Linlithgow
Received 21 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0906/FUL/06
Change of use from shop (class 1) to financial, professional and other services (class 2)
23 Almondvale South, Livingston
Received 17 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1127/H/06
Extension to house
Elderside, Kirknewton
Received 16 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0850/H/06
Erection of a conservatory
6 Station Road, Blackridge, Bathgate, EH48 3AH
Received 14 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0851/H/06
Extension to house and erection of a conservatory
37 Dawson Avenue, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6AL
Received 14 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0914/LBC/06
Listed building consent for the erection of a garage, installation of oil tank and formation of opening in garden wall
The Garden House, Hopetoun, Queensferry
Received 14 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0915/H/06
Erection of garage, installation of oil tank and formation of opening in garden wall
The Garden House, Hopetoun, South Queensferry
Received 14 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0867/H/06
Demolition of lean-to extension and extension to house
Highfield House, 24 Station Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8BJ
Received 14 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0346/LBC/03
Conservation area consent for the demolition of non-residential buildings
50-56 West Main Street, Uphall
Received 3 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/1204/A/02
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign
97 West Main Street, Armadale
Received 25 Nov 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1039/FUL/02
Erection of a 788sqm HGV maintenance building with hard standing and commercial vehicle training area including landscaping
A89, Loaninghill, Broxburn
Received 25 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0558/FUL/96
Change of use from public amenity open space to private garden ground
51 Bellsburn Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 25 Jun 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0187/FUL/96
Formation of wetland pollution treatment system
Foulshiels Bing , Stoneyburn
Received 19 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0224/FUL/01
Erection of 2 houses
64 West Main Street, Armadale
Received 12 Mar 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0013/H/02
Extension to house
'The Mallard', Glendevon, Winchburgh
Received 5 Dec 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0360/FUL/01
Erection of 8 houses on plots 36,37,38,39,51,52,53 & 54
- Heatherwood Estate, Seafield
Received 30 Apr 2001
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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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