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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 dates19,708Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 17,416 approved or refused records
1,787Refused applications
15,629 approved · 1,787 refused · 1,267 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Mar 2001 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0393/H/11
Formation of driveway (grid ref. 293453 660931)
11 Scott Place, Fauldhouse, EH47 9LQ
Received 25 Mar 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0245/P/11
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (grid ref. 293108 668906)
Mill Road , Armadale
Received 5 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0568/H/11
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref 294981 668199)
12 Woodlands Grove, Armadale, EH48 2UH
Received 22 Aug 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0418/FUL/11
Erection of a 70m high temporary wind monitoring mast (grid ref 302252 659976)
Pearie Law, West Calder EH55
Received 17 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0414/FUL/11
Change of use from class 5 (general industry) to a martial arts centre (class 11 assembly and leisure) (in retrospect) (grid ref. 296270 667238)
Unit 6, Standhill Industrial Park, Whitburn Road, Bathgate
Received 15 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0656/FUL/11
Landscape part of Croft 4 including import of top soil and re-contouring (grid ref. 294883 670009)
4 South Couston Crofts, South Couston, Bathgate, EH48 4LG
Received 11 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0451/FUL/11
Erection of a house (grid ref 299556 660415)
Plot 7, West Mains Farm, West Calder EH55 8LD
Received 5 Jul 2011 - UnknownLIVE/0086/FUL/11
Erection of a house (grid ref 298286 668305)
46 Kirk Road, Bathgate, EH48 1BP
Received 10 Feb 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0586/H/11
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref 309106 667237)
8 Limekilns Grove, East Calder, EH53 0RW
Received 24 Aug 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0325/H/11
First floor extension to house (grid ref 298952 677455)
88 Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7PL
Received 20 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0246/FUL/11
Erection of 2 storage sheds (in retrospect) (grid ref 300390 677084)
The Old Post Office, 29-31 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AB
Received 15 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0412/HZ/11
Hazardous substances consent for 87,500 tonnes of ethanol (grid ref. 309925 672625)
18 Westerton Road, Broxburn, EH52 5AQ
Received 16 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0502/FUL/11
Erection of a 4,620 sqm (approx.) supermarket (class 1 retail) with associated petrol filling station, car parking, servicing and link road
Former Candleworks, Off Greendykes Road And Adjoining Land, Broxburn
Received 4 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0453/FUL/11
Siting of mobile snack bar (grid ref. 305312 668239)
Fernbank Car Park, Ladywell East Road, Livingston EH54 6EU
Received 5 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0450/ACT/11
Prior Approval for replacement of footbridge (grid ref. 292395 660143)
Footbridge, Fauldhouse Station, Fauldhouse
Received 6 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0252/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 299969 676132)
19 Acredales Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HY
Received 22 Mar 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0470/CLU/11
Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed use of a landscape contractor's depot as a depot for roads maintenance and infrastructure works (grid ref. 311887 667646)
11B Humbie Holdings, Kirknewton, EH27 8DS
Received 15 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0490/H/11
Extension to house (grid ref. 311212 667097)
36 Roosevelt Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8AD
Received 8 Jul 2011 - Decided0466/FUL/11
Erection of 8 houses (grid ref.293294 660414)
Meadow Crescent, Fauldhouse
Received 8 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0457/PO/11
Application for discharge of planning obligations relating to planning application 0701/82 (grid ref. 303724 676643)
The Howe, Champfleurie, Linlithgow, EH49 6NB
Received 8 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0433/H/11
Extension to house (grid ref 306940 672600)
24 Craigseaton, Broxburn, EH52 6BA
Received 28 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0698/FUL/10
Erection of a house (grid ref. 290000 666913)
35 Westcraigs Road, Blackridge, EH48 3AQ
Received 1 Sept 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0395/FUL/11
Proposed reroofing of flats (grid ref, 298349 665539)
Riddochhill Road & Riddochhill Crescent, Blackburn, West Lothian, EH47 7ER / EH47 7LD
Received 6 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0497/FUL/11
Part change of use of tree belt to form driveway (in retrospect), and erection of a single garage and store (grid ref. 304717 664753)
46 Newpark Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AE
Received 27 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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