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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 dates31,630Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,851 approved or refused records
2,535Refused applications
26,316 approved · 2,535 refused · 1,683 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0910/H/02
Two storey extension to house and erection of a conservatory
61 Springfield Road, Linlithgow
Received 28 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0887/FUL/02
Erection of 5 houses with garages and extensions/alterations to existing house
'Westerlea', Preston Road, Linlithgow
Received 5 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0845/H/02
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
33 Templar Rise, Livingston
Received 5 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0834/H/02
Extension and alterations to house
9 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow
Received 5 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0855/FUL/02
Erection of a 15m high ground based telecommunications mast and associated equipment, cabins and compound
North Cobbinshaw Farm -, West Calder
Received 2 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0833/FUL/02
Form front vestibule and access stair to attic apartment
10 Whitemoss Road, Kirknewton
Received 2 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0835/FUL/02
1 1/2 storey extension to house
13 Laburnum Road, Whitburn
Received 2 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0214/H/03
Erection of a garage with shed
5 Knightsridge Court, Dechmont
Received 25 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0181/H/03
Two storey extension to house
21 Grange View Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HY
Received 25 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0233/H/03
Erection of a garage (in retrospect)
Viewforth Cottage School Road, Longridge
Received 25 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0238/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
141 Mansefield, East Calder
Received 25 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0237/H/03
Extension and re-roofing of garage
11 Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 25 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0236/H/03
Two storey extension to house
27 Garden City, Stoneyburn
Received 25 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/1153/FUL/03
Change of use and sub-division from care facility (Class 8) to form 2 houses (Class 9)
80 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston
Received 25 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0262/H/03
Installation of a satellite antenna
256 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ES
Received 25 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0491/H/03
Extension to house
6 Loanfoot Road, Uphall
Received 25 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0474/H/03
Extension to house
3/4 Blythfield Cottages, Bellsquarry
Received 25 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0464/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
74 Hawthorn Bank, Seafield
Received 24 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0452/FUL/03
Erection of house and garage
Plot 13 Puir Wife's Brae, Bathgate
Received 24 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0466/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
113 Ambrose Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 24 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0155/FUL/03
Erection of a house with garage
- Main Street, Longridge
Received 13 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0416/A/03
Installation of an illuminated ATM collar surround
75 Almondvale South, Livingston
Received 11 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0409/P/03
Outline planning permission for the erection of 3 houses with garages
- Main Street, Longridge
Received 11 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0401/H/03
First floor extension to house
20 Rosemount Drive, Uphall
Received 11 Apr 2003
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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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