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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
19,064Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 16,848 approved or refused records
1,710Refused applications

15,138 approved · 1,710 refused · 1,190 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
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

  1. DecidedLIVE/0438/FUL/11

    Change of use shop (class 1) to office (class 4) (grid ref 300117 677133)

    28 The Vennel, Linlithgow, EH49 7EX

    Received 1 Jul 2011
  2. DecidedLIVE/0439/FUL/11

    Part change of use of recycling yard to second hand shop including the siting of a mobile snack bar (in retrospect) (grid ref 306943 668872)

    1A Letham Holdings, Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0LX

    Received 1 Jul 2011
  3. DecidedLIVE/0473/FUL/11

    Installation of a telecommunications broadband cabinet 1300mm x 800mm x 450mm (grid ref 307523 667589)

    Bank Street, Opp. 17 C Bank Street, Mid Calder EH53 0AS

    Received 15 Jul 2011
  4. DecidedLIVE/0472/FUL/11

    Temporary access track and compound (grid ref 298964 660713)

    Rusha Farm, West Calder EH55 8NR

    Received 15 Jul 2011
  5. DecidedLIVE/0752/H/11

    Extension to house (grid ref. 305793 671645)

    39A West Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5DR

    Received 17 Oct 2011
  6. DecidedLIVE/0484/P/11

    Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (grid ref 311791 667776)

    Brooks Cottage 15 Humbie Holdings Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DS

    Received 14 Jul 2011
  7. DecidedLIVE/0556/FUL/11

    Removal of condition 5 (occupancy condition) of planning permission P701/1982 (grid ref 303724 676645)

    The Howe, Champfleurie, Linlithgow, EH49 6NB

    Received 15 Aug 2011
  8. DecidedLIVE/0517/H/11

    Extension to house (grid ref 296324 668900)

    98 Hope Park Gardens, Bathgate, EH48 2QX

    Received 1 Aug 2011
  9. DecidedLIVE/0529/FUL/11

    Change of use from woodland to form a bear enclosure and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence (grid ref 302531 664623)

    Five Sisters Zoo, Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT

    Received 5 Aug 2011
  10. DecidedLIVE/0458/FUL/11

    Siting of mobile snack van (grid ref. 301469 668298)

    Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8AS

    Received 24 Jun 2011
  11. DecidedLIVE/0728/A/11

    Erection of an internally illuminated fascia sign (grid ref. 304963 666590)

    McArthur Glen Designer Outlet, Almondvale Avenue, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QX

    Received 31 Oct 2011
  12. DecidedLIVE/0727/H/11

    Raising of roof to form first floor accommodation (Grid Ref 306492 665146).

    27 Murieston Gardens, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9BA

    Received 31 Oct 2011
  13. DecidedLIVE/0588/FUL/11

    Creation of a yard area with surrounding 2.4m high fence; erection of a 140sqm steel building and conversion of building to form office & store. (grid ref 292304 664950)

    Polkemmet Country Park, Polkemmet Road, Whitburn

    Received 24 Aug 2011
  14. DecidedLIVE/0342/FUL/11

    Change of use from class 5 (General Industrial) to class 6 (Storage and Distribution) (grid ref 301658 667374)

    Unit E, Starlaw Road, Starlaw Business Park, Livingston EH54 8SF

    Received 20 May 2011
  15. DecidedLIVE/0487/FUL/11

    Erection of a 135 sqm building to be used for the charging of the electric vehicles used across the site

    Glen Turner Distillery, Starlaw Road, Bathgate, EH47 7BW

    Received 20 Jul 2011
  16. DecidedLIVE/0477/H/11

    Extension to house (grid ref. 294144 665041)

    24 Bog Road, Whitburn, EH47 0EF

    Received 13 Jul 2011
  17. DecidedLIVE/0711/FUL/11

    Alteration to consent 1181/H/06 for the erection of a stable block (grid ref 299998 665450)

    4 Riverside Lea, Seafield Road, Blackburn, EH47 7EL

    Received 24 Oct 2011
  18. DecidedLIVE/0682/FUL/11

    Change of use from a Class 3 (Food and Drink) to Hot Food Takeaway and installation of a flue (grid ref. 297418 668735)

    1 Whitburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 1HE

    Received 12 Oct 2011
  19. DecidedLIVE/0665/H/11

    Extension to house (grid ref. 303318 668452)

    127 Buchanan Crescent, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 7EF

    Received 4 Oct 2011
  20. DecidedLIVE/0560/FUL/11

    Construction of 6 parking bays, footpath and grassed open space area (Grid Ref. 294059 665020)

    Lomond Crescent, Whitburn EH47 0EG

    Received 16 Aug 2011
  21. DecidedLIVE/0432/FUL/11

    Siting of a mobile snack bar (grid ref.302952 666690)

    Fleming Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, EH54 7BN

    Received 20 Jun 2011
  22. DecidedLIVE/0523/FUL/11

    Erection of a 3m high palisade fence (as amended)(in retrospect) (grid ref 304275 664381)

    1 Haldane Square Brucefield Livingston West Lothian EH54 9DS

    Received 3 Aug 2011
  23. DecidedLIVE/0580/H/11

    Erection of a garage (grid ref. 306183 671820)

    1A Alexander Street, Uphall, EH52 5DB

    Received 8 Aug 2011
  24. DecidedLIVE/0512/A/11

    Erection of illuminated and non illuminated fascia signs (grid ref 304853 666338)

    Unit 5, Almondvale Retail Park, Livingston EH54 6QP

    Received 29 Jul 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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