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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
16,832Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 14,784 approved or refused records
1,447Refused applications

13,337 approved · 1,447 refused · 1,046 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jan 2008 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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

  1. DecidedLIVE/0353/FUL/13

    Erection of a 29 sqm extension to guest house (grid ref. 297609 675381)

    Arden House, Linlithgow, EH49 6QE

    Received 7 Feb 2013
  2. DecidedLIVE/0170/FUL/13

    Erection of 2 no. 48.6m high (to blade tip) wind turbines (grid ref. 299602 663959)

    Land To The North-West Of Freeport (North Side Of B7015), West Calder, EH55 8PN

    Received 6 Mar 2013
  3. DecidedLIVE/0090/A/13

    Erection of 2 signboards (in retrospect) (grid ref. 296560 667126)

    Standhill Road, Bathgate, EH48 2HT

    Received 17 Jan 2013
  4. DecidedLIVE/0145/H/13

    Erection of a garage and alterations to roof (grid ref. 289339 667223)

    The Bungalow, Blackridge Farm, Blackridge, EH48 3SG

    Received 25 Feb 2013
  5. DecidedLIVE/0048/A/13

    Erection of an illuminated box sign (Grid Ref. 304867 666483)

    10B Almondvale Retail Park, Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6RQ

    Received 17 Jan 2013
  6. DecidedLIVE/0801/A/12

    Erection of 2 fascia signs and freestanding signs (grid ref: 296277 667204)

    3 - 4 Standhill Industrial Estate, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2HR

    Received 26 Nov 2012
  7. DecidedLIVE/0026/H/13

    Extension to house (grid ref. 307731 672392)

    51 Pyothall Road, Broxburn, EH52 6HW

    Received 21 Dec 2012
  8. DecidedLIVE/0741/FUL/12

    Renewal of temporary planning permission 0848/FUL/08 for a martial arts centre to allow for an additional 5 years (grid ref.305998 669175)

    Unit 1, 1 Firth Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DJ

    Received 26 Oct 2012
  9. DecidedLIVE/0235/FUL/12

    Erection of entrance wall with landscaping (in retrospect) (grid ref. 292397 670882)

    Craigengall Farm, Avonbridge

    Received 22 Mar 2012
  10. DecidedLIVE/0663/FUL/12

    Change of use from house (class 9) to office (class 4) (grid ref 297358 668792)

    63 South Bridge Street, Bathgate, EH48 1TJ

    Received 25 Sept 2012
  11. DecidedLIVE/0564/P/12

    Planning permission in principle for the erection of 6 houses (grid ref. 305985 677253)

    Land To West Of East Philpstoun Steading, Philpstoun

    Received 17 Oct 2011
  12. DecidedLIVE/0224/TPO/13

    Crown reduction of 1 tree (grid ref. 299639 677150)

    2 St Ninian's Way, Linlithgow, EH49 7BU

    Received 5 Apr 2013
  13. DecidedLIVE/0207/H/13

    Extension to house and erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 303397 671850)

    Craigbeg, By Dechmont

    Received 5 Mar 2013
  14. DecidedLIVE/0263/H/13

    Extension to house (grid ref. 293719 672015)

    25 Strathavon Terrace, Westfield, EH48 3DD

    Received 10 Oct 2012
  15. DecidedLIVE/0016/FUL/13

    Change of use from Class 1 (Retail) to Class 2 (Financial, Professional & Other Services) (Grid ref. 296887 668807)

    Unit 3, 17-19 Glasgow Road, Bathgate

    Received 4 Jan 2013
  16. DecidedLIVE/0114/LBC/13

    Listed Building Consent for internal alterations (grid ref. 299515 677055).

    West Port Hotel, 18-20 West Port, Linlithgow, EH49 7AZ

    Received 18 Feb 2013
  17. DecidedLIVE/0081/FUL/13

    Erection of a wheeled sports facility (grid ref. 297688 662437)

    Chapel Park, Glenview Road, Stoneyburn, EH47 8DE

    Received 29 Jan 2013
  18. DecidedLIVE/0171/FUL/13

    Change of use from shop (class 1) to office (class 2), installation of new windows and removal of roller shutters (grid ref. 301711 663088)

    11 Union Square, West Calder, EH55 8EY

    Received 25 Feb 2013
  19. DecidedLIVE/0831/H/12

    Erection of a shed (in retrospect) (grid ref: 299752 668575)

    79 Charles Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 1JH

    Received 7 Dec 2012
  20. DecidedLIVE/0733/FUL/12

    Part change of use of existing class 3 to hot food take away, installation of ventilation system and external flue (grid ref 294543 664991)

    34D West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QX

    Received 26 Oct 2012
  21. DecidedLIVE/0044/FUL/13

    Change of use from public house to form 2 hot food takeaway units and erection of 3 flues (grid ref. 297521 669039)

    16 - 18 Jarvey Street, Bathgate, EH48 4EZ

    Received 7 Jan 2013
  22. DecidedLIVE/0050/CLU/13

    Conversion of garage to form habitable room (grid ref. 307625 671780)

    12 Badger Meadows, Broxburn, EH52 5TD

    Received 17 Jan 2013
  23. DecidedLIVE/0083/H/13

    Installation of disabled access ramp (grid ref. 310777 667198)

    35 Park View, Fauldhouse, EH47 9JX

    Received 17 Jan 2013
  24. DecidedLIVE/0093/H/13

    Erection of raised decking and pergola (grid ref. 304899 670774)

    11 Houstoun Mains Holdings, Uphall, EH52 6PA

    Received 5 Feb 2013

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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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