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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 dates17,170Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,098 approved or refused records
1,483Refused applications
13,615 approved · 1,483 refused · 1,070 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
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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/0558/FUL/12
Erection of a 750 sqm agricultural shed (Grid. Ref. 300784 678385)
Bonnytoun Farm, Linlithgow, EH49 7LP
Received 7 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0760/CLU/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 302924 668617)
49 Huntly Avenue, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8EX
Received 9 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0758/FUL/12
Installation of an air source heat pump (grid ref. 304360 664713)
1 Adam Square, Brucefield, Livingston, EH54 9DE
Received 28 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0729/EIA/12
EIA screening opinion for two 54.7m high (to blade tip) wind turbines (grid ref 296172 661305)
Blackhill Farm, West Calder EH55 8JF
Received 23 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0326/FUL/12
Erection of a 80m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (grid ref 297327 664256)
Land At Moss Hall Farm, Blackburn, EH47 7DB
Received 2 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0684/FUL/12
Siting of a mobile snack bar (grid ref 309144 672604)
Drovers Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn EH52
Received 3 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0694/FUL/12
Erection of a house and garage (grid ref. 309675 668343)
Land At Clifton Road, East Calder EH53 0HJ
Received 9 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0587/FUL/12
External alterations (grid ref. 305216 667665)
Howden House, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6AE
Received 29 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0712/FUL/12
Erection of a 136 sqm storage building (grid ref. 310608 668273)
Camps Villa, Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder, EH27 8DN
Received 19 Jun 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0078/A/13
Erection of an ATM sign and illuminated marketing unit (grid ref. 308328 672255)
57-61 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5EE
Received 6 Feb 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0744/EIA/12
EIA screening opinion for 4 no. 70m high (to blade tip) wind turbines (grid ref 299610 671291)
Knock Farm, Bathgate, EH48 4NP
Received 29 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0800/CLU/12
Extension to house (grid ref 305857 672069)
11 Fernlea, Uphall, EH52 6DF
Received 26 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0788/FUL/12
Formation of a 535 sqm facility for wheeled sports, including seating and lighting (grid ref. 298956 665724)
Elm Grove, Blackburn
Received 26 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0767/LBC/12
Listed Building Consent for installation of replacement windows (Grid Ref: 305886 673527).
East Lodge, Ecclesmachan, Broxburn, EH52 6NL
Received 7 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0696/FUL/12
Replacement of 5 garage doors (grid ref. 300173 677031)
Police Station, Court Square, High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EQ
Received 8 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0600/FUL/12
Installation of replacement windows (grid ref. 307448 672146)
88 West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5LQ
Received 29 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0209/H/13
Extension to house (grid ref. 307306 672331)
53 Globe Park, Broxburn, EH52 6EF
Received 11 Mar 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0762/FUL/12
Change of use from open space to private garden ground
113 Staunton Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6PD
Received 8 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0778/FUL/12
Conversion of stables to form a house (grid ref. 304447 677311)
Pardovan House Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RU
Received 7 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0074/TCA/13
Removal of 1 tree (grid ref. 306155 671851)
44D East Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5HY
Received 4 Feb 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0495/LBC/12
Listed building consent for the restoration and extension of outbuilding to form a house (Grid Ref. 299754 677033)
265 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EP
Received 11 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0682/H/12
Two storey extension to house (grid ref 294956 662502)
Hillcrest, 20 Main Street, Longridge, EH47 8AD
Received 9 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0679/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref 297814 668469)
The Farl, Gordon Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 1BD
Received 8 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0715/TPO/12
Felling of 2 trees (grid ref 299140 677365)
9 Longcroft Gardens, Linlithgow, EH49 7RR
Received 18 Oct 2012
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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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