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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 dates31,663Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,883 approved or refused records
2,537Refused applications
26,346 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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/0229/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
6 Ashbank Terrace, East Calder
Received 4 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0227/H/03
Installation of a dormer window
5 Cedric Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 4 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0524/FUL/03
Erection of a 540sqm agricultural storage shed
- Champfleurie Stables, Torphichen
Received 17 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0160/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
70 Burghmuir Court, Linlithgow
Received 17 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0203/FUL/03
Installation of additional telecommunications antennae and ancillary equipment cabins to existing mast
Drumcross Farm, Bathgate
Received 17 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0159/FUL/03
Change of use from (Class4) -business use to (Class2) - betting office use
33-37 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 17 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0873/H/02
Two storey extension to house
87 Bailielands, Linlithgow
Received 16 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0872/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
17 Bankton Way, Livingston
Received 16 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0871/H/02
Installation of a 1200 ltr LPG tank
1 Bridgeton Cottages, Westfield
Received 16 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0870/H/02
Formation of a porch (in retrospect)
7 Bickerton Crofts, East Whitburn
Received 15 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0507/H/03
Installation of dormers
217-219 Main Street, East Calder
Received 8 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0387/FUL/03
Conversion and extension of redundant farm building to form a house
- Kingsfield, (Cottage East Of Kingsfield), Linlithgow
Received 8 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0391/FUL/03
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 21 Rashierigg Place, Longridge
Received 8 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0269/P/03
Outline planning permission for the demolition of outbuildings change of use to (class 1) shop and extension to form a coffee house/caf� and erection of three houses
50-56 West Main Street, Uphall
Received 3 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0197/NID/03
Formation of express bus halts, car parking, footpaths, associated landscaping and reconfiguration of Houstoun and Cousland Interchanges
(A899) Livingston Road, Livingston
Received 28 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0222/FUL/03
Erection of 32 houses with associated roads and landscaping
- Dixon Terrace, Whitburn
Received 28 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0218/FUL/03
Erection of a house
- Bonsyde Hotel, (Land Adjacent), Linlithgow
Received 28 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0993/ARM/02
Approval of reserved matters for the erection of a house with garage
- Raw Cottages, East Calder
Received 23 Sept 2002 - UnknownLIVE/1109/A/02
Erection of 2 free standing signs
- Alderstone Business Park, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 23 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0976/FUL/02
Construction of additional compressor facilities including control buildings and security fencing
- Gowanbank Quarry, Avonbridge
Received 23 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0918/H/02
Extension to house
91 Ballantyne Place, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 27 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0919/FUL/02
Extension to compound and erection of additional antenae and ancillary equipment cabin
(Land Between M9 And A904) Hopetoun Estate, South Queensferry
Received 27 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0928/FUL/02
Erection of a conservatory to provide additional licensed floor area
Hillcroft Hotel, East Main Street, Whitburn
Received 1 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0486/H/03
Erection of decking (in retrospect)
6 Hawthorn Court, Seafield
Received 10 Mar 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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