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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 dates17,076Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,012 approved or refused records
1,476Refused applications
13,536 approved · 1,476 refused · 1,062 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/0125/H/13
Erection of a porch and formation of raised decking (grid ref. 301760 663247)
8 North View, West Calder, EH55 8AA
Received 26 Feb 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0698/H/12
Extension to front and rear dormer windows (grid ref 299951 677057)
173B High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7EN
Received 15 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0818/H/12
Installation of replacement windows (grid ref: 299553 677244)
21A St Ninian's Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BN
Received 3 Dec 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0817/TPO/12
Felling of 3 trees and crown reduction of 4 trees (grid ref: 300383 676914)
4 Rockville Grove, Linlithgow, EH49 6BZ
Received 3 Dec 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0792/TCA/12
Felling of 1 tree (grid ref 296955 672146)
Land To South Of 8 Craigs Court, Torphichen, EH48 4NU
Received 22 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0046/H/13
Extensions to house and formation of pitched roofs over existing flat roofs (grid ref. 299370 677772)
Loch House Cottage, Parkhead Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7RG
Received 7 Dec 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0835/FUL/12
Erection of a house (grid ref: 299974 661040)
Plot 5, West Mains Farm, West Lothian, EH55
Received 7 Dec 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0118/FUL/13
External alterations (in retrospect) (grid ref. 297623 669037)
68-76 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, EH48 4PD
Received 1 Feb 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0084/H/13
Extension to house (grid ref. 299083 677023)
Magaluf, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7PQ
Received 17 Jan 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0750/P/12
Application for renewal of planning permission in principle (0627/P/09) for the erection of a house (grid ref. 304069 678323)
Former Roads Depot On South Side Of A904, Paddockhall, By Linlithgow
Received 2 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0029/FUL/13
Installation of an ECI broadband cabinet (grid ref. 307476 667576)
Bank Street, Mid Calder
Received 13 Dec 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0794/TCA/12
Removal of 7 trees (grid ref 305691 673731)
11 Byburn, Ecclesmachan, Broxburn, EH52 6NQ
Received 20 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0780/FUL/12
Erection of 59 houses with associated roads, footpaths and landscaping (grid ref 306014 664252)
Land To South Of Murieston Road, Livingston
Received 12 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0720/FUL/12
Change of use from carpet warehouse/sales and farm land to provide construction plant and machinery training facility (class 10) - (grid ref 304692 671098)
5A Houston Mains Holdings, Dechmont, EH52 6JU
Received 19 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0804/H/12
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 293581 667663)
34 Anderson Avenue, Armadale, EH48 3JY
Received 19 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0740/FUL/12
Erection of a 45.9 m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (grid ref. 669922, 292689)
Nether Hillhouse Farm, Westfield, EH48 3AR
Received 17 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0813/FUL/12
Erection of 1 replacement house and 1 new house (grid ref. 312561 664938)
Inveroe, Kirknewton, EH14 7JQ
Received 19 Nov 2012 - DecidedINT/0798/A/12
Erection of illuminated fascia signs and ATM surround (Grid Ref 305288 666672)
Almondvale Centre, 75 Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6HR
Received 28 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0082/H/13
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 302482 663152)
16 Hermand Gardens, West Calder, EH55 8BT
Received 6 Dec 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0751/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 296642 672681)
27 Greenside, Torphichen, EH48 4NB
Received 31 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0615/H/12
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 303975 669746)
78 Taylor Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8SX
Received 4 Sept 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0806/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 295164 664870)
23 Laburnum Road, Whitburn, EH47 8JR
Received 20 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0759/H/12
Part conversion of garage/workshop to form ancillary accommodation (Grid Ref 308442 666448)
West Langton Farm, Redcraig Road, East Calder, EH53 0JW
Received 8 Nov 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0756/LBC/12
Listed Building Consent for external alterations (in retrospect) and internal alterations (grid ref 303813 666884)
Livingston Station Youth Centre 7 Main Street Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BE
Received 7 Nov 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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