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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 · 28,880 approved or refused records
2,537Refused applications
26,343 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 1992 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 1 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0312/FUL/03
Erection of 44 houses with garages, 13 flats and conversion of existing listed building to 14 flats all with associated roads, paths and landscaping
- Marjoriebanks Street, (West Lothian College Site), Bathgate
Received 28 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0321/FUL/03
Erection of a house
Plot 6 Willow Park (PH3), Fauldhouse
Received 7 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0250/A/03
Erection of illuminated fascia signs and erection of free standing signs
Unit 4, 24B Whitburn Road, Argos Store, Bathgate
Received 7 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0164/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
6 Rosemount Drive, Uphall
Received 19 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0163/LBC/03
Listed building consent for the removal of existing unauthorised upvc door, make good stone ingoes, fit new timber french doors, form patio area with steel railings and louvres
61 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 19 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0471/H/03
Extension to house
17 Springfield Court, Linlithgow
Received 25 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0472/H/03
Extension to house
9 Kepscaith Crescent, Whitburn
Received 25 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0473/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
17 Langton Gardens, East Calder
Received 25 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/1220/H/02
Extension to house
17 Caroline Gardens, Mid Calder
Received 10 Oct 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0971/H/02
Extension to house
13 Wilson Terrace, Stoneyburn
Received 17 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0968/H/02
Erection of a lean-to store (in retrospect)
2 Union Road, Linlithgow
Received 16 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0961/H/02
Extension to house
12 Caroline Gardens, Mid Calder
Received 16 Sept 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0888/FUL/02
Erection of a 12.5m high ground based telecommunications monoplole and associated equipment cabins
Carmondean Centre Road, Carmondean, Livingston
Received 21 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0804/H/02
Two storey extension to house
6 Laverock Park, Linlithgow
Received 23 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1051/FUL/02
Reclamation of former opencast coal site including restoration for forestry with public access and conservation features
(Phase 2) Woodmuir Plantation, Breich
Received 9 Oct 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1052/H/02
Erection of a conservatory and garden shed
6 Greenside, Torphichen
Received 9 Oct 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0342/FUL/03
Re-alignment of access road to provide additional garden ground
- Glendevon Farm, Winchburgh
Received 25 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0313/H/03
Demolition of conservatory and extension to house
23 East Bankton Place, Murieston, Livingston
Received 25 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0215/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
28 Braid Green Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8PN
Received 5 Mar 2003 - DecidedLIVE/1197/FUL/02
Extending existing pavilion to form new educational and support facilities
- Braehead Road, Linlithgow
Received 21 Nov 2002 - DecidedLIVE/1192/H/02
Two storey extension to house
38 Clarendon Crescent, Linlithgow
Received 21 Nov 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0133/A/03
Erection of illuminated totem and fascia signs
70 West Main Street, Uphall
Received 5 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0127/H/03
Extension to house
81 Baronshill Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 5 Feb 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0042/FUL/03
Alterations and change of use to form restaurant and shop unit by sub-dividing existing shop unit
28 Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 10 Jan 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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