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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26,343 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0611/H/03
Two storey extension to house and erection of a conservatory
73 Parklands, Broxburn
Received 28 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0699/FUL/03
Formation of a skip storage and distribution yard with ancillary waste transfer operation
Yard 6 Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder
Received 28 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0542/A/03
Erection of a fascia sign
2-4 George Street, Bathgate
Received 12 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0547/FUL/03
Erection of a house with garage
96 Village Green, Longridge
Received 12 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0719/FUL/03
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 2 Willow Park (PH3), Fauldhouse
Received 13 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0606/H/03
Extension to house and erection of a double garage
8A Burnside, Broxburn
Received 28 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0595/H/03
Two storey extension of house
102 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow
Received 27 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0605/H/03
Two storey extension to house
18 Crofters Gate, East Whitburn
Received 27 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0603/H/03
Two storey extension to house
55A Robertson Way, Knightsbridge, Livingston, EH54 8RE
Received 27 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0551/H/03
Alterations to garage roof height to form a bedroom
12 Nicholson Way, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 12 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0559/H/03
Extension to house
34 Westgate, Mid Calder
Received 16 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0548/FUL/03
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 4 Puir Wife's Brae, Bathgate
Received 16 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0539/NID/03
Contruction of new 7.3m wide road approx 3km in length including new bridge over River Avon
- Wallhousemuir Roundabout/Bowhouse Roundabout, Westfield
Received 16 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0549/H/03
Replacement of garage door with a window
29 Tennant Park, Mid Calder
Received 16 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0669/H/03
Erection of conservatory
77 Craigswood, Livingston
Received 11 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0679/H/03
Proposed alterations and extension
17 Cameron Knowe, Philpstoun
Received 11 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0670/H/03
Erection of conservatory
131 Preston Road, Linlithgow
Received 11 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0671/H/03
Extension to house
41 Bankton Park East, Murieston, Livingston
Received 11 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0608/H/03
Erection of elevated timber decking (in retrospect)
1 Avonmill Road, Linlithgow
Received 23 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0599/FUL/03
Demolition of retail warehouse and erection of 3 houses
5A Houston Mains Holdings, Dechmont
Received 23 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0601/FUL/03
Sub-division of a house to form 2 flats
57 Race Road, Bathgate
Received 23 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0602/H/03
Erection of a garage
Sulisker Boghall, Linlithgow
Received 23 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0543/FUL/03
Installation of a new shop front
2-4 George Place, Bathgate
Received 8 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0510/H/03
extension to house
15 Sheriff's Park, Linlithgow
Received 6 May 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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