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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26,343 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0511/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
5 Fulmar Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UY
Received 6 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0509/H/03
Extension to house
20 Redcraig Road, East Calder
Received 6 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0544/H/03
Extension to house and erection of a wall
68 Bailielands, Linlithgow
Received 6 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0527/H/03
Two storey extension to House
3 Brucefield Drive, Whitburn
Received 6 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0587/FUL/03
Formation of a clay pigeon shooting school
- Greenburn Woods, Kirknewton
Received 8 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0561/FUL/03
Erection of a 20.6m high replacement ground based telecommunications mast with associated equipment cabins and extension to compound
Wester Mosside Farm, Bathgate
Received 8 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0585/FUL/03
Erection of 6 houses and garages
Site Adj, Almond Grove, East Calder
Received 14 May 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0454/FUL/03
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a boundary fence
6 Meadowpark, Seafield
Received 23 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0450/H/03
Extension to house and installation of dormer windows
20 Oakbank Place, Winchburgh
Received 23 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0734/H/03
Extension to house
3 Burnhouse Farm Steading, Kirknewton
Received 25 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0731/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
65 Fallon Brae, Livingston
Received 25 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0733/H/03
Extension to house and erection of a conservatory
62 Monkland Road, Bathgate
Received 25 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0770/P/03
Outline planning permission for the formation of 10 services house plots
- Harthill Road, Blackridge
Received 25 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0824/H/03
Two storey extension to house
44 Maryfield Park, Mid Calder
Received 25 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0724/H/03
Extension to house
25 Bervie Drive, Livingston
Received 25 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0721/H/03
Erection of a conservatory
6 Langton View, East Calder
Received 25 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0716/P/03
Renewal of outline permission for conversion of barn and re-building of horse mill to form a house
North Mains Farm Steading -, Linlithgow
Received 9 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0652/FUL/03
Erection of a house
8 Mungle Street, West Calder
Received 9 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0655/H/03
Installation of a dormer
52 Garden City, Stoneyburn
Received 9 Jun 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0449/FUL/03
Demolition of agricultural shed and erection of a house with garage
- Hartwood Mains, West Calder
Received 23 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0364/H/03
Erection of a 2 storey extension to house
Harperrig House -, Kirknewton
Received 2 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0331/H/03
Erection of a garage
31 Birkdale Park, Armadale
Received 2 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0440/FUL/03
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
26 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder
Received 2 Apr 2003 - DecidedLIVE/0743/H/03
Erection of a garage
123 South Street, Armadale
Received 5 Jun 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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