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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates29,749Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 27,023 approved or refused records
2,385Refused applications
24,638 approved · 2,385 refused · 1,642 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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/0917/LBC/97
Listed Building Consent and planning permisision for the conversion of steading to form 4 houses
The Steading, Binny House, Ecclesmachan
Received 28 Nov 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0710/H/97
Erection of a conservatory
15 Rattrey Gardens, Blackburn
Received 11 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0882/FUL/00
Extension to existing waste recycling facility
2/8 Westerton Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 20 Sept 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0792/FUL/99
Extension to house
Plot 15 Murieston South 1F, Murieston, Livingston
Received 5 Oct 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0594/FUL/00
Change of use from Class 6 (Storage & Distribution) to Class 5 (General Industrial) for the repair of commercial vehicles
19 Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse
Received 5 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0997/A/99
Erection of illuminated box signs and high level fascia sign to external wall
Unit 106A Almondvale South, Livingston
Received 22 Dec 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0073/FUL/00
Formation of a driveway
Nether Parkley Manse Road, Linlithgow
Received 26 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0152/FUL/00
Change of use from retail (Class 1) to restaurant (Class 3)
57 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 21 Feb 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0693/LBC/94
Listed Building Consent and advert consent for hanging sign
135 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EJ
Received 20 Sept 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0868/FUL/94
Erection of a garage
19 Glass Place, Winchburgh, EH52 6SG
Received 15 Nov 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0034/FUL/00
Extension to bar/lounge area
Blackburn Bowling Club -, Blackburn
Received 29 Dec 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0203/FUL/00
Erection of wall mounted external extraction flue
The Westport Hotel -, Westport, Linlithgow
Received 1 Mar 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0386/H/99
Extension to house
3 Millbank Square, Whitburn
Received 18 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0296/FUL/99
Installation of double glazing and erection of a conservatory and new boundary wall
Mendelsons, East Main Street, Uphall
Received 20 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0321/FUL/99
Erection of a cattery
Dreghorn Lodge -, Mid Calder
Received 20 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0228/H/99
Extension to house and erection of a fence
9 Friars Way, Linlithgow
Received 11 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0636/FUL/98
Erection of a 33 bedroom, 3 storey travel inn extension
- Deer Park Avenue, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 31 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0632/H/98
Erection of a garage
Newbigging Cottage -, North Greendykes, Broxburn
Received 31 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0464/FUL/98
Installation of an ATM cash machine
2-4 Springfield Court, Linlithgow
Received 4 Jun 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0465/A/98
Erection of an illuminated projecting sign
2-4 Springfield Court, Linlithgow
Received 4 Jun 1998 - DecidedLIVE/1147/H/00
Extensions to house including alterations to car port
63 The Glebe, West Calder
Received 27 Dec 2000 - DecidedLIVE/1145/H/00
Extension to house
57 Whinbank, Ladywell, Livingston
Received 27 Dec 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0168/FUL/00
Extension to form additional bedroom and store/laundry
Lowport Centre Blackness Road, Linlithgow
Received 21 Feb 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0109/FUL/97
Erection of a house and garage
Croft 11 Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 19 Feb 1997
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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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