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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 dates20,249Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 17,925 approved or refused records
1,836Refused applications
16,089 approved · 1,836 refused · 1,297 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0267/FUL/11
Erection of 17.5m high slimline telecommunications monopole to accommodate Vodafone/O2 antenna plus 2 ground level cabinets and ancillary development (grid ref 304556 670108)
The Loanpath, Livingston, EH54 8AF
Received 26 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0129/A/11
Erection of 2 illuminated fascia signs (grid ref 305957 671736)
23 West Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5DN
Received 1 Mar 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0243/A/11
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign (grid ref 304755 667786)
2 Howden West Road, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6AA
Received 14 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0281/H/11
Extension to house and erection of a garage (grid ref 297825 668832)
68 Marjoribanks Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AJ
Received 5 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0367/FUL/11
Installation of a Hydrotech Discfilter unit and associated works (grid ref. 294058 660250)
Fauldhouse Waste Water Treatment Works, Greenburn Road, Fauldhouse
Received 27 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0381/FUL/11
Renewal of Planning Permission for the sitting of mobile snack bar (grid ref 309345 672278)
Liggit Skyes Place, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, EH52 5NA
Received 6 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0380/A/11
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signage (grid ref 310391 672575)
2 Linkston Way Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XN
Received 7 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0163/H/12
Demoliton of garage and sunroom and extension to house (grid ref. 299553 677381)
Lady Park, 68 St Ninian's Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BN
Received 27 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0354/A/11
Erection of a fascia sign (grid ref 300278 677163)
98 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ
Received 30 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0660/H/11
Extension to house (grid ref 293764 667688)
Shieldaig, 29 Station Road, Bathville, Armadale, EH48 3LL
Received 30 Sept 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0197/FUL/10
Erection of a (class 1) retail store with associated petrol filling station, access road, car parking, servicing and landscaping
Heartlands Business Park, Whitburn
Received 22 Mar 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0086/TPO/12
Branch removal to 5 trees
Longcroft House, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow
Received 30 Jan 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0302/H/11
Erection of a fence and shed (grid ref. 306966 669026)
150 South Village, Pumpherston, EH53 0LR
Received 4 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0253/FUL/11
Installation of flue (grid ref 292924 660483)
101-103 Main Street, Fauldhouse, EH47 9BH
Received 18 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0295/H/11
Erection of a porch (grid ref 307047 672323)
7 Cardross Place, Cardross Crescent, Broxburn, EH52 6JA
Received 10 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0272/H/11
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 305158 665448)
90 Bankton Brae, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9LB
Received 26 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0307/H/11
Erection of a double garage with ancillary accommodation above (grid ref 295974 662849)
Lincoln House, 3 Easter Longridge Crofts, Easter Longridge, By Longridge EH47 8AA
Received 11 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0482/FUL/11
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground (grid ref. 306705 667646)
59 Pentland Park, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5NS
Received 8 Jul 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0081/H/11
Extension to house (grid ref. 306934 668894)
1 Letham Holdings, Pumpherston Road, Mid Calder, EH53 0LX
Received 31 Jan 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0153/H/12
Extension to house (grid ref. 308254 671928)
47 Station Road, Broxburn, EH52 5QU
Received 28 Feb 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0388/FUL/11
Erection of 67m high 'to blade tip' wind turbine with ancillary infrastructure (grid ref, 291049 669567)
Woodend Farm, Armadale, EH48 3AP
Received 27 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0365/FUL/11
Erection of a house and outbuilding with associated horse training arena and field shelters (grid ref 299532 660353)
Plot 9, West Mains Farm, West Calder
Received 1 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0279/PO/11
Application for modification of planning obligations relating to planning application 0493/P/02 to amend clause 5 (Public Transport Strategy) (grid ref 293267 663502)
Heartlands, Whitburn
Received 5 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0284/P/11
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 3 houses
'Burnside', Old Edinburgh Road, Threemiletown, Linlithgow EH49
Received 6 May 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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