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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 · 28,882 approved or refused records
2,537Refused applications
26,345 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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/0813/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
17 Kenilworth Rise, Livingston
Received 26 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0814/FUL/02
Change of use from public house to grocers shop
30 East Main Street, Blackburn
Received 26 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0864/H/02
Installation of replacement windows
64 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow
Received 26 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0819/FUL/02
Erection of new canopy at main entrance, formation of new pedestrian entrance and canopy at distribution warehouse
Easter Inch Motorola, Bathgate
Received 26 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0905/FUL/02
Change of use from internet caf� to restaurant and hot food take-away
94 West Main Street, Christopher Place, Whitburn
Received 26 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0185/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
34 Columbia Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PR
Received 18 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0183/FUL/03
Subdivision of existing house to form two houses and erection of extension to rear of each house
19 And 20 Redmill Cottages, East Whitburn
Received 18 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0211/H/03
Extension to house
19 Ashbank Court, Bathgate
Received 18 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0165/FUL/03
Extension to house
3 Calderhall Avenue, East Calder
Received 18 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0190/FUL/03
Installation of replacement roof top telecommunications antennas
Society Place, West Calder
Received 18 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0140/H/03
Extension to house
61 Talisman Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 10 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0196/FUL/03
Erection of a house
3-4 Union Road, Linlithgow
Received 10 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0145/FUL/03
Erection of a 20m high ground based telecommunications mast and associated equipment cabin and compound
1 Simpson Parkway, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 7 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0178/FUL/03
Change of use and alterations from a shop (Class 1) to form additional living accommodation for attached house
Glenburn 56 Main Street Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9BQ
Received 7 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0875/FUL/02
Alteration and extension to house to form linked residential unit
2 Standhill Road, Bathgate
Received 23 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0807/H/02
Erection of a conservatory at first floor level
2 Burns Court, Craigshill, Livingston
Received 23 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0808/H/02
Two storey extension to house and erection of a garage
48 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow
Received 23 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0803/FUL/02
Change of use from farm building to recording studio
- Easter Newton Farm, Kirknewton
Received 23 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0802/H/02
Two storey extension to house
2 Joseph Scott Gardens, Broxburn
Received 22 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1032/H/02
Demolition of outhouse and extension and erection of new extension to house, double garage and installation of a dormer
'Dunelm', Faucheldean, Winchburgh
Received 7 Oct 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1033/H/02
Extension to house
60 Deanswood Park, Livingston
Received 7 Oct 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1037/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
5 Greenhill Court, Fauldhouse
Received 7 Oct 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1089/P/02
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
- The Green Bing, Broxburn
Received 21 Oct 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1083/H/02
Extension to house
38 Bankton Avenue, Livingston
Received 21 Oct 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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