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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 dates
29,697Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 26,972 approved or refused records
2,381Refused applications

24,591 approved · 2,381 refused · 1,642 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning information Planning & Building StandardsLocal plan Local Development Plan (LDP 1)Pre-application advice Pre-Application EnquiryConservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Scheduled Monuments

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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

  1. DecidedLIVE/0686/A/01

    Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated fascia and free standing signs

    Asda Superstore Almondvale Road North, Livingston

    Received 26 Jul 2001
  2. DecidedLIVE/0268/H/01

    Erection of a garage

    Plot 36 Rosehill Place, Eliburn, Livingston

    Received 29 Mar 2001
  3. DecidedLIVE/0521/H/03

    Extension to house

    42 Kirkfield View, Livingston

    Received 12 May 2003
  4. DecidedLIVE/1265/H/02

    First floor and single storey extensions to house

    60 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow

    Received 10 Dec 2002
  5. DecidedLIVE/1168/FUL/02

    Change of use from shop (Class 1 use) to office (Class 2) for solicitors firm

    37 East Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 13 Nov 2002
  6. DecidedLIVE/0317/H/98

    Erection of dormer extension

    36 Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston

    Received 20 Apr 1998
  7. DecidedLIVE/0305/FUL/98

    Formation of a compound with 2.1m high security fence

    9 Dunlop Square, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 16 Apr 1998
  8. DecidedLIVE/0221/H/98

    Extension to house and installation of a dormer

    Mallace Avenue Armadale

    Received 23 Mar 1998
  9. DecidedLIVE/0433/A/97

    Erection of 2 No. shop signs & 6 No. poster panels

    Unit 7 Almondvale Retail Park, Almondale, Livingston

    Received 30 May 1997
  10. DecidedLIVE/0814/FUL/97

    Erection of 8 houses

    Plots 30,61-67 . Fauldhouse Road, Longridge

    Received 17 Oct 1997
  11. DecidedLIVE/0968/FUL/01

    Erection of 55 houses with garages and internal access roads, flood attenuation measures, open space and associated works to water course

    - Burngrange Cottages, West Calder

    Received 18 Oct 2001
  12. DecidedLIVE/0860/FUL/01

    Erection of a 262sqm office extension and formation of additional car parking

    Logic House Meikle Road, Kirkton South, Livingston

    Received 14 Sept 2001
  13. DecidedLIVE/1027/FUL/01

    Erection of a 20m high ground based telecommunications mast with associated compound and equipment cabins

    Starlaw Farm -, Bathgate

    Received 10 Oct 2001
  14. DecidedLIVE/0485/A/94

    Erection of a 1800mm high timber fence

    18-20 West Port, Linlithgow

    Received 1 Jul 1994
  15. DecidedLIVE/0528/FUL/96

    Erection of 6 houses and 4 flats

    Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2RB

    Received 20 Jun 1996
  16. DecidedLIVE/0416/FUL/94

    Formation of a driveway

    178 West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5JY

    Received 7 Jun 1994
  17. DecidedLIVE/0457/P/96

    Outline planning permission for erection of a house

    5A Houston Mains, Dechmont

    Received 4 Jun 1996
  18. DecidedLIVE/0073/NID/95

    Erection of sports centre and car parking

    Raw Holdings , East Calder

    Received 7 Feb 1995
  19. DecidedLIVE/0258/H/99

    Extension to house

    8 Woodlands Grove, Armadale

    Received 7 Apr 1999
  20. DecidedLIVE/0775/FUL/98

    Erection of 2 houses

    - Beechwood Gardens, Blackburn

    Received 23 Sept 1998
  21. DecidedLIVE/0388/H/98

    Extension to roof and installation of a dormer

    Mill Cottage, Balmuir Road, Ballencrief Mill, Bathgate

    Received 12 May 1998
  22. DecidedLIVE/0929/FUL/97

    Change of use to form 2 commercial spray paint booths

    - West Foulshiels Farm, East Whitburn, EH47 8AA

    Received 4 Dec 1997
  23. DecidedLIVE/0060/LBC/01

    Form access and toilet facilities for those with disabilities

    St Johns Hall Manse Road, Torphichen

    Received 24 Jan 2001
  24. DecidedLIVE/0067/FUL/01

    Erection of an 75 sqm storage building

    - Bathgate Road, Armadale

    Received 19 Jan 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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