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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 dates29,859Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 27,131 approved or refused records
2,392Refused applications
24,739 approved · 2,392 refused · 1,643 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1993 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0057/FUL/99
Erection of a 15 metre mast to support antenna
78A/B Barclay Way, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 1 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0582/LBC/96
Listed building consent for alteration to steading
Westfield House , Harburn
Received 4 Jul 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0103/LBC/94
Listed Building Consent to convert bedrooms and fit en-suite toilets to 1st and 2nd floors
Oatridge Hotel Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5DA
Received 23 Feb 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0054/H/00
First floor extension to house
11 Earls Place, Fauldhouse
Received 25 Jan 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0489/H/01
Erection of a porch
1 Douglas Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 5 Jun 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0420/FUL/99
Erection of a house and integral garage
Plot 8 Birch Grove, Croftfoot Farm, Fauldhouse
Received 26 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/1246/FUL/05
Variation of conditions 3 & 5 of outline planning permission 0972/P/2001 to reduce the amount of employment land from 11 ha to 6.48 ha and to waive condition 43
Land At Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 11 Nov 2005 - DecidedLIVE/0074/H/03
Erection of an outhouse
- Manse Road, Alderley, Linlithgow
Received 20 Jan 2003 - DecidedLIVE/1286/H/02
Two storey extension to house
93 Bankton Park West, Murieston, Livingston
Received 16 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0038/H/03
Erection of a triple garage (in retrospect)
Plot 1 Braehead Place, Linlithgow
Received 13 Jan 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0057/H/03
Two storey extension to house
36 Bellsburn Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 15 Jan 2003 - DecidedLIVE/1235/FUL/02
Erection of a 15m high ground based telecommunications monopole with associated equipment cabins and compound
Hardie Road, Livingston
Received 5 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0018/FUL/03
Erection of a 15m high ground based telecommunications mast with associated equipment cabins and compound
Overhillhouse Farm -, Armadale
Received 12 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0575/FUL/02
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
85, 86 And 88 Oldwood Place, Livingston
Received 21 May 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0462/FUL/01
Change of use from bank (Class 2) to hot food take-away and from offices to form 2 flats above including alteration to shop front, installation of roller shutters and new flue
13-15 West Main Street, Broxburn
Received 29 May 2001 - DecidedLIVE/1021/H/00
Erection of a garage and utility room
'Braecroft' St. Ninians Road, Linlithgow
Received 7 Nov 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0828/H/00
Extension to house
67 Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow
Received 30 Aug 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0633/FUL/03
Erection of a house with garage
69 Station Road, Armadale
Received 4 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0565/FUL/03
Outline planning permission for a 1.2ha development of 12 houses
- Inchcross, Bathgate
Received 19 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0275/H/02
Conversion of attic to living accommodation
16 Combfoot Cottages Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AD
Received 13 Mar 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0230/FUL/01
Installation of roller shutters
24,26 & 26A East Main Street, Uphall
Received 20 Mar 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0599/FUL/01
Alterations and part change of use to business, re-dev of steading to extend visitor centre including food & drink, repairs to existing house and assoc. buildings, partial rebuilding of outbuildings, erection of caf�, landscaping & parking
Hopetoun House -, Hopetoun Estate, South Queensferry
Received 4 Jul 2001 - DecidedLIVE/1104/FUL/01
Change of use from shop (Class 1) to complementary therapy practice (Class 2)
39 West Main Street, Broxburn
Received 3 Dec 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0802/FUL/01
Erection of 24 houses and 16 flats
- Burns Crescent, Whitburn
Received 29 Aug 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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