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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 dates18,343Searchable applications
275Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 16,174 approved or refused records
1,626Refused applications
14,548 approved · 1,626 refused · 1,149 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Oct 2006 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0482/FUL/12
Erection of a house (grid ref. 300197 677007)
Avon Place, Linlithgow, West Lothian
Received 3 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0332/H/12
Two storey extension to house (grid ref 303347 669274)
28 Jones Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8QB
Received 14 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0678/H/12
Installation of a dormer window (grid ref 306940 668983)
185 South Village, Pumpherston, EH53 0LR
Received 5 Oct 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0368/FUL/12
Erection of a House
Parkley Fishery, Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow EH49 6QU
Received 8 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0172/CLU/12
Certificate of Lawfulness for extension to house
Couch Farm, Harthill, ML7 5TA
Received 5 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0210/FUL/12
Development of waste transfer facility comprising transfer station building, weighbridge and control office with associated landscaping (grid ref 301848 667546)
Starlaw Road, Starlaw Business Park, Livingston
Received 2 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0826/H/11
Installation of a dormer window and erection of a car port (Grid Ref. 302578 669124)
26 Westwood Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8QP
Received 14 Dec 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0055/FUL/12
Change of use from shop (class 1) to house (class 9) and erection of a 10sqm extension (grid ref. 294495 664979)
48 West Main Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0QX
Received 23 Jan 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0224/FUL/10
Erection of satellite dish to front elevation
258 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ES
Received 17 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0177/FUL/12
Demolition of public house and erection of a 372 sqm (class 1) retail unit (grid ref. 308473 667838)
242 Main Street, East Calder, EH53 0EJ
Received 27 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0159/P/12
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 4 houses (grid ref. 309503 668275)
Land At Quarry Park - Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian
Received 27 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0279/FUL/12
Erection of a 194 sqm agricultural shed (grid ref. 299562 660339)
Plot 9, West Mains Farm, West Calder
Received 4 Apr 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0114/LBC/12
Listed building consent for repairs to buildings including replacement of materials (grid ref. 303127 670851)
Bangour Village Hospital, Dechmont, Broxburn, EH52
Received 15 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0138/ACT/12
Prior approval for parapet modifications (grid ref. 309581 674046)
Broomhouse, Winchburgh
Received 27 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0036/FUL/12
Change of use from office (class 2) to house (class 9) (grid ref. 298471 668111)
Ravelston, 72 Kirk Road, Bathgate, EH48 1EH
Received 9 Jan 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0195/TPO/12
Crown reduction to trees (grid ref. 305866 673717)
Ecclesmachan House, Ecclesmachan, EH52 6NJ
Received 15 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0099/FUL/12
Installation of CCTV camera (grid ref. 300537 677103)
Linlithgow Station, Station Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7DH
Received 23 Jan 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0576/MSC/11
Approval of matters for 28 houses and 9 flats (amendment to approval of matters 0511/ARM/09 with regard to layout and design of part of Area W) (grid ref. 297098 667461)
Area W, Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 22 Aug 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0154/A/12
Erection of a fascia sign and window graphics (grid ref. 300324 677149)
78 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 27 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0842/FUL/11
Change of use of canteen to include take-away service to the public (grid ref. 301218 668647)
Caputhall Road, Deans, Livingston
Received 9 Dec 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0822/H/11
Extensions and alterations to house and erection of a garage (Grid Ref. 309078 668086)
23 Main Street, East Calder, EH53 0ES
Received 12 Dec 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0030/LBC/12
Listed building consent for internal alterations (in retrospect) (grid ref. 307503 667601)
17 Bank Street, Mid Calder, EH53 0AS
Received 9 Jan 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0781/FUL/11
Erection of 2 double garages for storage of funeral vehicles (in retrospect) (grid ref. 298696 665444)
Land At 2 Daisyhill Road, Blackburn EH47 7EH
Received 17 Nov 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0676/FUL/11
Alterations to telecommunications mast and replacement of equipment cabinet (grid ref. 305903 666894)
Almondview,Livingston, EH54 6QB
Received 10 Oct 2011
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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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