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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 dates20,376Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 18,050 approved or refused records
1,843Refused applications
16,207 approved · 1,843 refused · 1,299 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0666/H/10
Extension to house and erection of a double garage with ancillary accommodation above (Grid Ref. 304472 667056)
8 Riverside Court, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7BY
Received 3 Sept 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0301/A/11
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signage (grid ref 301447 678070)
Oracle, Blackness Road, Linlithgow EH49 7LR
Received 11 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0290/H/11
Extension to house (grid ref 297281 672235)
The Leabank House, Cathlaw Lane, Torphichen, EH48 4NN
Received 9 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0298/FUL/11
Alterations to shop front (grid ref 308191 672187)
1 Station Road, Broxburn, EH52 5QF
Received 9 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0291/A/11
Erection of various illuminated signage (grid ref 306805 666373)
Lizzie Brice Service Station, Lizzie Brices Roundabout, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6LN
Received 9 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0363/H/11
Erection of a garage (grid ref 298875 665541)
40 Daisyhill Road, Blackburn, EH47 7EH
Received 1 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0406/H/11
Erection of a garage (grid ref. 292495 668336)
Rhana Cottage, West End, A89 - Standhill To Woodhead Grove, Armadale, EH48 3AB
Received 13 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0339/H/11
First floor extension to house (grid ref. 299004 664749)
4 Blackburn Hall Holdings, Blackburn, EH47 7AB
Received 16 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0422/H/11
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 299666 676976)
2 Hamilton Park, Linlithgow, EH49 7DT
Received 9 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0815/H/10
Extension to house (grid ref. 294076 660896)
Myrtle Bank, 89 Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse, EH47 9EN
Received 10 Nov 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0754/H/10
Extension to house (grid ref 306661 667690)
25 Pentland Park, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5NR
Received 21 Oct 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0770/H/11
Formation of raised decking (grid ref 305496 675693)
Mardon, Edinburgh Road, Threemiletown, Linlithgow, EH49 6NE
Received 17 Nov 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0277/H/11
Extension and alterations to house including excavation of garden ground, construction of retaining walls and formation of access (grid ref. 299433 668318)
7 Pentland Avenue, Boghall, Bathgate, EH48 1HW
Received 26 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0265/A/11
Erection of 2 illuminated fascia signs (grid ref 297502 668559)
24B Whitburn Road, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 1HH
Received 26 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0172/H/11
Extension to house (grid ref 303370 667635)
70 Kilne Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6SH
Received 18 Mar 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0371/H/11
Erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 298379 665397)
Bellevue Cottage, 21 West Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7LU
Received 27 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0423/H/11
Extension to house (grid ref. 295353 664184)
46 Gleneagles Court, Whitburn, EH47 8PG
Received 9 Jun 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0332/FUL/11
Erection of a 76m high 'to blade tip' wind turbine with associated infrastructure (grid ref 295256 669753)
Eastoun Farm, Easton Road, Bathgate, EH48 2HG
Received 20 May 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0615/H/11
Two storey extension to house
66 Falside Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 2DN
Received 13 Sept 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0762/H/11
Extension to house (grid ref. 306569 666287)
149 Clement Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6LP
Received 9 Nov 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0261/FUL/11
Temporary siting of a caravan (grid ref 293767 667636)
Greenbank Cottage, 35 Station Road, Bathville, Armadale, EH48 3LL
Received 11 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0257/H/11
Extensions to house and installation of solar panels (grid ref. 299191 677179)
29 Highfield Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 7BG
Received 18 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0285/H/11
Erection of a shed and extend driveway (grid ref. 304188 667850)
79 Beech Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6RD
Received 18 Apr 2011 - DecidedLIVE/0252/FUL/11
Installation of public art and associated landscaping (grid ref 294624 665054)
Market Place, Armadale Road, Whitburn
Received 18 Apr 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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