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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
20,511Searchable applications
272Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 18,180 approved or refused records
1,851Refused applications

16,329 approved · 1,851 refused · 1,303 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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

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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

  1. DecidedLIVE/0116/A/11

    Erection of an illuminated fascia and projecting sign (grid ref 298980 676953)

    Unit 2B, Aldi Retail, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH47 7PN

    Received 24 Feb 2011
  2. DecidedLIVE/0329/LBC/11

    Listed building consent for the demolition of coal bunker and extension to house (grid ref 289078 667138)

    Christchurch Hall, 60 Main Street, Blackridge, EH48 3RJ

    Received 18 May 2011
  3. DecidedLIVE/0202/FUL/11

    Use of land between 1st April and 31st July each year for outdoor training consisting of temporary construction of scaled down buildings, bridges and other civil engineering projects and the siting of temporary accommodation cabins

    Sibbald Park, Shona's Way, Blackridge, EH48 3BN

    Received 29 Mar 2011
  4. DecidedLIVE/0140/A/11

    Erection of illuminated fascia signs (grid ref 300884 668403)

    Caputhall Road, Livingston EH54 8AS

    Received 9 Mar 2011
  5. DecidedLIVE/0017/FUL/11

    Change of use from class 4 business to gym (class 11 assembly and leisure) (grid ref. 303338 668595)

    Unit 4/5, Carmondean Business Park, Livingston, EH54 8PT

    Received 6 Dec 2010
  6. DecidedLIVE/0219/A/11

    Erection of a fascia sign and window signage (grid ref 300244 677175)

    15 The Cross Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AH

    Received 5 Apr 2011
  7. DecidedLIVE/0159/FUL/11

    Erection of a 77m high 'to blade tip' (500 kw) wind turbine (grid ref. 309478 664085)

    Leyden Old House, Kirknewton, West Lothian, EH27 8DQ

    Received 7 Mar 2011
  8. DecidedLIVE/0142/ACT/11

    Prior approval to replace deck and install parapets (OB070/040) (grid ref. 299984 676975)

    Overbridge At Lion Well Footbridge, Linlithgow

    Received 10 Mar 2011
  9. DecidedLIVE/0152/FUL/11

    Change of use to form a garage for servicing cars (class 5) (grid ref. 294552 665317)

    21 Armadale Road, Whitburn, EH47 0ET

    Received 18 Feb 2011
  10. DecidedLIVE/0819/A/10

    Erection of an illuminated free standing sign (grid ref 306393 670661)

    Land To The North East Of Uphall Rail Station And South Of The M8, Livingston EH54 5PT

    Received 12 Nov 2010
  11. DecidedLIVE/0197/FUL/11

    Erection of a 13.7sqm extension to workshop (grid ref 298067 663074)

    Unit 1, Foulshiels Road, Stoneyburn, EH47 8BS

    Received 29 Mar 2011
  12. DecidedLIVE/0206/H/11

    Extension to house (grid ref 295732 664551)

    80 Glenburn Gardens, Whitburn, EH47 8NN

    Received 30 Mar 2011
  13. DecidedLIVE/0205/H/11

    Erection of a conservatory (grid ref 297009 662427)

    46 Garden City, Stoneyburn, EH47 8EJ

    Received 30 Mar 2011
  14. DecidedLIVE/0203/H/11

    Extension to house (grid ref 304354 677129)

    West Pardovan Cottage, Philpstoun

    Received 30 Mar 2011
  15. DecidedLIVE/0193/H/11

    Extension to house (grid ref 299667 677005)

    5 Preston Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7AX

    Received 28 Mar 2011
  16. DecidedLIVE/0170/FUL/11

    Application under Section 42 to amend condition 1 of planning permission 0671/FUL/06 to extend the time period to begin the development for a further 3 years to 24 August 2014 (grid ref. 299868 668110)

    Premier Inn, Starlaw Road, Bathgate, EH48 1LQ

    Received 11 Mar 2011
  17. DecidedLIVE/0077/A/11

    Erection of a fascia sign (grid ref. 294914 665075)

    79 East Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0RF

    Received 24 Nov 2010
  18. DecidedLIVE/0328/H/11

    Extension to house and installation of a dormer window (grid ref 308122 672014)

    Belmont, 9 Park Road, Broxburn, EH52 5RF

    Received 19 May 2011
  19. DecidedLIVE/0300/FUL/11

    Creation of temporary car park (grid ref 300943 677150)

    Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow

    Received 9 May 2011
  20. DecidedLIVE/0025/A/11

    Erection of an illuminated fascia and projecting sign (Grid Ref. 297490 668936).

    15 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, EH48 4PA

    Received 5 Jan 2011
  21. DecidedLIVE/0147/H/11

    Raising of roof to form first floor accommodation and extension to house (grid ref. 308839 674808)

    33 Niddry Road, Winchburgh, EH52 6RZ

    Received 11 Mar 2011
  22. DecidedLIVE/0200/H/11

    Two storey extension to house (grid ref 300768 666378)

    57 Heatherwood, Seafield, EH47 7BX

    Received 29 Mar 2011
  23. DecidedLIVE/0234/H/11

    First floor extension to house (grid ref. 294000 664829)

    171 West Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0QL

    Received 6 Apr 2011
  24. DecidedLIVE/0225/FUL/11

    Application under Section 42 to vary condition 2 of planning permission 0080/FUL/09 to allow the retention of the 70m high wind monitoring mast for a further 2 years to 04 April 2013 (grid ref. 303432 658195)

    Harburnhead Hill, West Calder

    Received 4 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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