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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 dates31,434Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,667 approved or refused records
2,514Refused applications
26,153 approved · 2,514 refused · 1,674 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Apr 1992 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 31 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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/1277/FUL/02
Change of use from shop (class1) to beauty salon (class2)
30 East Main Street, Uphall
Received 16 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1272/H/02
Extension to house
17 Clarendon Road, Linlithgow
Received 16 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0080/FUL/03
Erection of a car repair workshop (in retrospect)
Mossbank Cottage -, Caputhall, Bathgate
Received 16 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1200/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
15 Raw Holdings, East Calder
Received 25 Nov 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1227/FUL/02
Siting of a residential caravan for employees living accommodation (in retrospect)
5 Pardovan Holdings, Oakwell, Philpstoun
Received 25 Nov 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0136/H/03
Two storey house extension
68 Bankton Park West, Muirieston, Livingston
Received 11 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0962/H/02
Two storey extension to house
43 Pilgrims Hill, Linlithgow
Received 13 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0960/FUL/02
Erection of a conservatory
36 A Main Street, Kirknewton
Received 12 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1127/A/02
Erection of a signboard
- Lower Bathville Road, Armadale
Received 12 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0031/FUL/03
Change of use from office (class4) to tanning studio (class 2)
2 Main Street, Winchburgh
Received 9 Jan 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0053/P/03
Renewal of outline permission for a residential development
23 East Main Street, Blackburn
Received 9 Jan 2003 - DecidedLIVE/1260/FUL/02
Erection of a 990 sqm extension to factory building to provide a storage area
36D Inchmuir Road, Bathgate
Received 12 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0013/H/03
Extension to house and installation of a dormer
2 Carmelaws, Linlithgow
Received 12 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1257/NID/02
Change of use and conversion of former shop units to form community caf�
61 & 63 Margaret Avenue, Bathgate
Received 12 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0055/P/03
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
33A New Holygate, Broxburn
Received 12 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0070/P/03
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
39 Dell Avenue, Armadale
Received 12 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1196/FUL/02
Removal of footpath link to existing pedestrian network and change of use of part of land to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8 m high fence
38/39 Curlew Brae, Ladywell, Livingston
Received 19 Nov 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1191/H/02
Two storey extension to house
12 Northwood Park, Deans, Livingston
Received 19 Nov 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1190/FUL/02
Alterations to garage including raising roof height to form habitable room
34 Ochiltree Crescent, Mid Calder
Received 19 Nov 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1188/H/02
Extension to house
15 Langton Gardens, East Calder
Received 19 Nov 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0037/H/03
Erection of an entrance vestibule
24 Moriston Drive, Murieston, Livingston
Received 20 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0019/P/03
Outline planning permission for the erection of 5 dwelling houses with garages
- Main Street, Longridge
Received 20 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1295/P/02
Outline planning permission for the erection of 4 dwelling houses with garages
4 Holmes Holdings, Broxburn
Received 20 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0052/FUL/03
Erection of a house
Plot 57/58 Village Green, Longridge
Received 20 Dec 2002
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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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