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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 dates17,764Searchable applications
275Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,633 approved or refused records
1,554Refused applications
14,079 approved · 1,554 refused · 1,119 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 25 May 2007 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0189/H/12
Erection of a porch (grid ref. 301229 677433)
96 Springfield Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JW
Received 8 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0199/A/12
Erection of an illuminated facia sign and window signage
Festival Stores, 51 Main Street, Kirknewton, EH27 8AA
Received 13 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0225/AGR/12
Prior notification for the erection of a 49 sqm agricultural building (grid ref. 310299 667481)
11 Milrig, Kirknewton, EH27 8DE
Received 15 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0570/TCA/12
Felling of 2 trees (Grid Ref. 297046 672166)
12 Craigs Court, Torphichen, EH48 4NU
Received 22 Aug 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0208/H/12
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 302901 672032)
Burnbank Cottage, 10 Newhouses Road, Broxburn, EH52 5NZ
Received 6 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0355/FUL/12
Application under Section 42 to vary condition 1 of planning permission 0276/FUL/07 to extend the time period to begin the development (grid ref. 289587 667056)
The Old Library, 9A Main Street, Blackridge, EH48 3SA
Received 24 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0349/A/12
Erection of various illuminated signage. (Grid Ref 302803664024)
2A Polbeth Road, Polbeth, West Calder, EH55 8SR
Received 18 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0276/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 298883 668154)
32 Inch Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 1EU
Received 18 Apr 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0248/FUL/12
Change of use from agricultural land to operating centre (1 HGV) (grid ref. 294929 661514)
Northfield House, Longridge, Fauldhouse, EH47 9AA
Received 28 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0243/FUL/12
Part change of use for the operation of a car boot sale (grid ref. 303515 668686)
Grand Central, Carmondean Road, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 8TP
Received 20 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0192/H/12
First floor extension to house (grid ref. 305497 664767)
16 Ossian Drive, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9HL
Received 12 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0106/H/12
Two storey extension to house and erection of a porch (grid ref. 311612 667032)
32 Meadowbank Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8BS
Received 7 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0170/LBC/12
Listed building consent for the erection of a biomass heating plant with associated infrastructure (grid ref 308998 678891)
Hopetoun Home Farm, Hopetoun Estate, Queensferry
Received 5 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0045/H/12
Erection of a new sun porch (grid ref. 307954 674120)
Rosemount, Faucheldean, Winchburgh, EH52 6PR
Received 16 Jan 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0318/FUL/12
Erection of a house and double garage (grid ref, 307718 672100)
55 West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5LE
Received 1 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0130/H/12
Demolition of garage and two storey extension to house (as amended) (grid ref. 304055 667367)
1B Kirkfield View, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7BP
Received 7 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0369/FUL/12
Erection of 13 houses with associated landscaping and infrastructure (grid ref. 298187 668733)
Napier Avenue, Bathgate
Received 31 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0353/H/12
Two storey extension to house and installation of new windows (Grd. Ref. 299486 676924).
8 Ashley Hall Gardens, Linlithgow, EH49 7DN
Received 24 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0104/FUL/12
Change of use to Unrestricted Class 11 (grid ref 297533 688947)
31-45 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate
Received 7 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0188/H/12
Alterations to flat (grid ref. 307473 667549)
1B Main Street, Mid Calder, EH53 0AW
Received 8 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0125/FUL/12
Formation of pitched roof over existing flat roof and change of use of store room to form extension to licensed premises (grid ref. 292876 660424)
119 Main Street, Fauldhouse, EH47 9BJ
Received 16 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0051/FUL/12
Erection of a 1256sqm swimming pool (grid ref. 294380 664912)
Whitburn Swimming Pool, 77 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QE
Received 16 Jan 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0003/A/12
Erection of a fascia sign (grid ref. 299952 677082)
222A High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES
Received 12 Dec 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0062/H/12
Extension to garage (in retrospect) (grid ref. 289348 667042)
27 Main Street, Blackridge, West Lothian, EH48 3SA
Received 4 Jan 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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