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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24,335 approved · 2,365 refused · 1,636 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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/1177/LBC/06
Listed building consent for the installation of a disabled ramp and smoking shelter within existing beer garden
Oatridge Hotel, 2-4 East Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5DA
Received 30 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1109/H/06
Extension to house
89 Harburn Avenue, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8NJ
Received 10 Oct 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0862/H/06
Erection of a garage
42 Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7QE
Received 9 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0221/ARM/06
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of 90 houses with associated works
Hardhill Farm, East Main Street, Armadale
Received 7 Mar 2006 - DecidedLIVE/1271/ARM/06
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of 9 houses with garages and associated access road and landscaping
Land West Of Highfield House, Station Road, Kirknewton
Received 1 Nov 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0902/H/06
Two storey extension to house
Easter Woodside Farm, Torphichen
Received 21 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0795/FUL/06
Substitution of house types
Plots 36, 37, 38, 41 & 43, Area C, Lower Bathville, Armadale
Received 18 Jul 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0799/H/06
Erection of a garage
28 Bonnytoun Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 7JN
Received 26 Jul 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0798/H/06
Extension to house
1 Houstoun Terrace, Uphall Station, EH54 5PN
Received 26 Jul 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0861/LBC/06
Listed building consent for internal alterations
6 Main Street, Livingston Village
Received 4 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0708/ARM/06
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of a 4 level 1490 space multi storey car park
Land Between Almondvale Phase 2 & McArthur Glen Outlet Centre, Livingston
Received 28 Jun 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0678/LBC/06
Listed building consent for the erection of a conservatory
3 Preston House Gardens, Linlithgow
Received 20 Jun 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0494/FUL/99
Change of use to expansion of recycling and waste handling activities
- Whitburn Road, Pond Industrial Park, Bathgate
Received 18 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0467/LBC/99
Listed Building Consent & Planning Permission for the demolition of a sun room and extensions and alterations to house
14 Royal Terrace, Linlithgow
Received 11 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0423/A/99
Erection of various building and car park directional signage
4 Blackburn Road, Bathgate
Received 28 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0450/FUL/99
Part change of use of store room/tool shed to office use
Easter Briech Farm -, West Calder
Received 28 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0305/P/99
Outline permission for the erection of a house with garage
39 Main Street Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7PT
Received 22 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0306/LBC/99
Advertisement consent and listed building consent for the erection of a double sided projecting and fascia signs
71 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ED
Received 19 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0214/FUL/99
Alterations and extension to form public lounge bar and erection of 2.4m high fence
3C Howden West, Howden, Livingston
Received 17 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0107/H/99
Extension to house
41 Oatlands Park, Linlithgow
Received 12 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/1007/H/98
Erection of a garage
6 Highfield Crescent, Linlithgow
Received 21 Dec 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0668/FUL/06
Erection of workshop facilities and temporary office accommodation
J4 Storage, Pond Industrial Estate, Bathgate
Received 20 Jun 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0904/H/06
Extension to house
47 Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7QE
Received 21 Aug 2006 - DecidedLIVE/0445/P/06
Outline planning permission for a 0.2ha residential development
The Breich Inns, Breich EH55 8JQ
Received 21 Apr 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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