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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 dates29,805Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 27,079 approved or refused records
2,387Refused applications
24,692 approved · 2,387 refused · 1,642 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0118/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
2 Esk Drive, Craigshill, Livingston
Received 15 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0396/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
35 Gavin Place, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 18 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/1279/FUL/05
Demolish restaurant & erection of 77 flats and associated roads and 115 parking spaces
135 (South Side) Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 2 Dec 2005 - DecidedLIVE/0814/FUL/04
Amendment to delete kick pitch and create landscaped open space and re-alignment of plot 37 boundary to external garden ground
Station Road, Kirknewton
Received 30 Jun 2004 - DecidedLIVE/0626/FUL/03
Erection of 10 houses
- Dickson Street, West Calder
Received 2 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0096/FUL/99
Erection of a house
Plot 8 The Fieldings, Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 11 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0406/H/99
Erection of a garage
56 Birniehill Avenue, Bathgate
Received 24 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0589/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
30 Oakbank Avenue, East Calder
Received 19 Jul 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0631/H/99
Installation of pitched roof over existing flat roof
7 Garry Walk, Craigshill, Livingston
Received 11 Aug 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0746/H/99
Increase in fence height to 1.2m
66 Croftfoot Drive, Fauldhouse
Received 15 Sept 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0829/H/99
Re-tile roof
53 Murraysgate Crescent, Whitburn
Received 19 Oct 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0533/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
101 Nigel Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 2 Jul 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0400/H/99
Erection of a 2m high fence and demolition of part of wall
36 Hope Park Gardens, Bathgate
Received 19 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0193/H/99
Formation of a dormer window
Burnhead -, Longridge
Received 11 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0352/H/99
Extension to house
18 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder
Received 10 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0985/H/98
Erection of a fence
Roscrea, Edinburgh Road, Bathgate
Received 14 Dec 1998 - DecidedLIVE/1079/H/96
Extension to house
23 Traprain Crescent, Bathgate
Received 16 Dec 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0829/H/96
Erection of a garage and conservatory
36 Empire Street, Whitburn
Received 19 Sept 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0183/FUL/99
Erection of a house and garage on additional plot
Plot 29 Newlands (Birchwood Grange), Ritchie Camp, Kirknewton
Received 10 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0458/A/99
Erection of 3 No. illuminated signboards and 2 No. illuminated 'totem' signs
- Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 8 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0354/FUL/99
Change of use of training centre to Classes 4, 5 & 6 (Business, General Industrial & Storage or Distribution)
- Hardie Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 5 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0241/A/99
Erection of illuminated fascia and projecting sign
Unit 4 Almondvale Centre (PH2), Almondvale, Livingston
Received 30 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0441/FUL/99
Warehouse extension (4320 sqm)
Tailend Farm Deans Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 31 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0037/A/99
Erection of 2 illuminated fascia signs
2 Nairn Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 26 Jan 1999
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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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