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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates31,525Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,752 approved or refused records
2,523Refused applications
26,229 approved · 2,523 refused · 1,679 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/1232/FUL/02
Erection of a 132 sq.m. extension to clubhouse
- Uphall Golf Club, Uphall
Received 3 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1218/H/02
Installation of velux windows
25 Wateryett, Linlithgow
Received 3 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1230/H/02
Two storey extension to house
73 Caroline Park, Mid Calder
Received 3 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1243/H/02
Extension to house
6 Pitcaple Gardens, Livingston
Received 3 Dec 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1155/FUL/02
Erection of a 10 metre high ground based telecommunications monople with associated equipment cabin and compound
Dechmont Reservoir, North Wood, Dechmont
Received 6 Nov 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1131/H/02
Erection of a garage
1 Combfoot Cottages, Mid Calder
Received 6 Nov 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1144/FUL/02
Erection of 20 houses and 18 flats with associated access roads, parking and suds measures
- Maple Grove, Craigshill, Livingston
Received 6 Nov 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0162/H/03
Removal of unauthorised door, formation of dressed stone opening with french doors and the erection of steel railing and louvres
61 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 19 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0415/H/03
Erection of a garage
16 Duddingston Crescent, Newton
Received 15 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0413/H/03
Conversion of attic with installation of velux windows
Elma Cottage, St John's Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 15 Apr 2003 - UnknownLIVE/0446/FUL/03
Erection of a house with garage
16 Limefield Road, Polbeth
Received 14 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0437/FUL/03
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a boundary fence
25 Clark Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 14 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0326/H/03
Erection of a garden fence
1 Riverside Court, Linlithgow
Received 26 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0476/H/03
Erection of a 'garden room'
19 Bramble Glade, Adambrae, Livingston
Received 26 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0314/H/03
Extension to house
The Barn, Harthill Road, Whitburn
Received 26 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0323/H/03
First floor extension to house and conversion of garage
92 Nicol Road, Broxburn
Received 26 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0329/FUL/03
Demolition of outbuilding and erection of a new house with garage
21 Station Road, Broxburn
Received 26 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0353/H/03
Extension to house
42 Braeside Park, Mid Calder
Received 26 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0360/H/03
Installation of a dormer window
50 Loch Trool Way, Whitburn
Received 26 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0890/FUL/02
Change of use from general industrial (class5) to (class 6) vehicle storage and temporary auction site
- (Tarmac Works), Addiewell
Received 21 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0951/FUL/02
Conversion of farm steading to form 7 houses
Byres Farm -, Bathgate
Received 21 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0881/H/02
Erection of a garage
5 Champfleurie Cottage, Linlithgow
Received 20 Aug 2002 - UnknownLIVE/0822/FUL/02
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
- Strathyre Drive, Stoneyburn
Received 25 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0839/FUL/02
Change of use from public open space to form driveway
33 Priors Croft, Torphichen
Received 25 Jul 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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