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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 dates21,937Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 19,537 approved or refused records
1,941Refused applications
17,596 approved · 1,941 refused · 1,360 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Mar 2001 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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/0501/H/10
Installation of dormer windows (Grid Ref 293897 669190)
24 Russell Avenue, Armadale, EH48 3NR
Received 16 Jul 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0919/FUL/09
Removal of children's play equipment located within the common amenity area of the development
Elmwood Park, Livingston
Received 22 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0910/FUL/09
Installation of roof mounted solar panels
1-14 Fitzgerald Place, Torphichen EH48 4NZ
Received 10 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0140/FUL/10
Erection of a 50m high wind monitoring mast
Alba Campus, Livingston EH54 7EG
Received 24 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0899/H/09
Extension and alterations to garage to form ancillary residential accommodation
10 Beechwood Gardens, Blackburn, EH47 7PS
Received 30 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0876/FUL/09
Installation of sprinkler tank and pump room
1 Rankine Square, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8SH
Received 9 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0137/H/10
Extension to house
33 Kaims Place, Livingston Village, Livingston, EH54 7DX
Received 3 Mar 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0513/FUL/10
Siting of a mobile snack bar (grid ref. 298276 666516)
Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate
Received 16 Jul 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0867/H/09
Extension to house
22 Almondell Terrace, East Calder, EH53 0EY
Received 13 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0107/H/10
Extension to house
3 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder, EH53 0BE
Received 19 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0883/FUL/09
Change of use from residential care facility to a 7 bedroom house of multiple occupancy (HMO)
80 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0LW
Received 2 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0141/FUL/10
Erection of a sundial and other associated works
West Port Green, Linlithgow EH49 7AE
Received 25 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0123/H/10
Extension to house and formation of pitched roof over existing flat roof
Canal Cottage, Drumshoreland, Broxburn EH53 6QU
Received 26 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0008/FUL/10
Erection of a house
Land Adjacent 16 Eastfield Road, Fauldhouse, EH47 9LE
Received 17 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0121/H/10
Erection of a single storey extension
7 Woodend, Newton, Winchburgh, EH52 6QB
Received 22 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0120/H/10
First floor extension to house
31 Woodlands Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8AT
Received 22 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0109/H/10
Erection of a conservatory
221 Glendevon Park, Winchburgh, EH52 6UQ
Received 22 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0908/HZ/09
Hazardous substances consent to increase the storage of Ethanol (category B6 flammable substance) to 85,000 tonnes
Starlaw Road, Bathgate EH47 7BW
Received 9 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0878/H/09
Extension to house
Lincoln House, Croft 3, Easter Longridge Farm, Longridge, EH47 8AA
Received 2 Nov 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0151/H/10
Extension to house
49 Murraysgate Crescent, Whitburn, EH47 0QJ
Received 26 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0229/H/10
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 300701 665981)
17 Almond View, Seafield, Bathgate, EH47 7AZ
Received 6 Apr 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0024/H/10
Extension to house
Hardhill Farm Cottage, Sibbalds Brae, Bathgate, EH48 2HL
Received 21 Dec 2009 - DecidedLIVE/0081/H/10
Erection of a double garage
Mains House, Mains Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QA
Received 8 Feb 2010 - DecidedLIVE/0351/P/10
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 3 houses (grid ref. 302637 663748)
Chapelton Cottage, Polbeth
Received 21 Apr 2010
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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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