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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

29,859Searchable 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24,739 approved · 2,392 refused · 1,643 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning & Building Standards Local plan Local Development Plan (LDP 1)Pre-application advice Pre-Application Enquiry Conservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Scheduled Monuments

Council contacts

Planning enquiriescustomer.service@westlothian.gov.uk Council 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

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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/0108/FUL/01
Erection of a replacement 2.4m high security fence
Sewage Treatment Works, Almondell Terrace, East Calder
Received 2 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/0660/FUL/00
Demolition of existing hall and erection of a food retail outlet
16 Greendykes Road, Broxburn
Received 12 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0858/FUL/00
Change of use from offices (Class 4) to form a flat
181 Main Street, East Calder
Received 31 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0612/H/96
Erection of pitched roof over existing flat roof
22 Murieston Gardens, Livingston, EH54 9BA
Received 10 Jul 1996
DecidedLIVE/0922/FUL/01
Erection of 108 flats and associated roads, parking/car ports and landscaping
Panhandle, Deerpark Drive, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 18 Sept 2001
DecidedLIVE/0112/FUL/98
Alterations to bank frontage
2 Manse Road, Whitburn
Received 18 Feb 1998
DecidedLIVE/0890/H/97
Erection of a conservatory
6 Manse View, Armadale
Received 21 Nov 1997
DecidedLIVE/0601/FUL/97
Extension to office
- Muir Road, Livingston
Received 24 Jul 1997
DecidedLIVE/0882/H/97
Erection of a conservatory
19 Ladywood Place, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 18 Nov 1997
DecidedLIVE/0016/P/95
Outline planning permission for 1-4 person 2 storey flats
91-93 Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 12 Jan 1995
DecidedLIVE/1215/FUL/02
Erection of a 2800 sq.m. extension to joinery and vehicle maintenance workshops to form a pre-delivery vehicle inspection facility
8 Westerton Road, Broxburn
Received 3 Dec 2002
DecidedLIVE/0413/FUL/01
Change of use from skip hire yard to a waste transfer station
Units 3A & 3B Arrol Square, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 16 May 2001
DecidedLIVE/0224/FUL/00
Substitution of house type on plot 53 and erection of 8 houses on plots 55-60 and 67 (includes plot 56A)
- Glenisla Court, Blaeberryhill Road, Whitburn
Received 3 Mar 2000
DecidedLIVE/0605/FUL/94
Proposed change of use to horticultural nursery
East Mains, Broxburn
Received 15 Aug 1994
DecidedLIVE/0405/H/02
Two storey extension to house
33 Byrehope Road, Uphall
Received 10 Apr 2002
DecidedLIVE/0918/H/01
Extension and alterations to existing cottage
Burnlea Cottage -, Bridgecastle
Received 8 Oct 2001
DecidedLIVE/0358/H/02
Two storey extension to house
50 A Robertson Way, Livingston
Received 2 Apr 2002
DecidedLIVE/0273/A/02
Erection of various signboards and flag poles
Site Compound Murieston Valley, Livingston
Received 18 Mar 2002
DecidedLIVE/0272/A/02
Erection of a signboard
Site 5 Murieston Valley, Livingston
Received 18 Mar 2002
DecidedLIVE/0517/P/01
Outline planning permission for the erection of a shop (Class 1)
73 Rowan Street, Blackburn
Received 5 Jun 2001
DecidedLIVE/0493/FUL/01
Change of use from house to a fish and chip shop with flat above
38 Main Street, Kirknewton
Received 9 May 2001
DecidedLIVE/0629/FUL/00
Change of use from house to offices (Class 4)
10 Edinburgh Road, Bathgate
Received 29 Jun 2000
DecidedLIVE/0631/H/00
Erection of a conservatory and extension to house
34 Calder Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston
Received 29 Jun 2000
DecidedLIVE/0410/LBC/99
Conservation Area consent and planning permission for the demolition of Canalside Cottage
Canalside Cottage, Port Buchan, Broxburn
Received 30 Apr 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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