PlanningTrack
Get started

Scotland · Local authority

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 dates
31,663Searchable 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26,343 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

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

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

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

  1. DecidedLIVE/0877/H/01

    Two storey extension to house

    66 Robertson Way, Livingston

    Received 21 Sept 2001
  2. DecidedLIVE/0769/FUL/01

    Formation of a new access road, car parking, landscaping and associated works

    St Johns Hospital Howden West Road Howden Livingston EH54 6PP

    Received 22 Aug 2001
  3. DecidedLIVE/0771/H/01

    Extension to flat

    212 Main Street, East Calder

    Received 22 Aug 2001
  4. DecidedLIVE/0772/H/01

    First floor extension to house

    48 Langton View, East Calder

    Received 22 Aug 2001
  5. DecidedLIVE/0503/H/02

    Extension to house

    10 Deerhill, Dechmont

    Received 10 Aug 2001
  6. DecidedLIVE/0735/FUL/01

    Demolition of 2 blocks of flats and erection of 34 flats with associated parking and ground works

    - St Ninians Way, Linlithgow

    Received 10 Aug 2001
  7. DecidedLIVE/0733/ARM/01

    Approval of reserved matters for the erection of a 345sqm industrial unit (Class 5) with associated hard standing, access and landscaping

    - Mill Road Industrial Estate, Linlithgow Bridge

    Received 9 Aug 2001
  8. DecidedLIVE/0636/FUL/01

    Planning permission for restoration of designed landscape including engineering operations and associated landscaping

    Hopetoun House -, Hopetoun Estate, South Queensferry

    Received 16 Jul 2001
  9. DecidedLIVE/0635/LBC/01

    Listed Building Consent for restoration, repairs and/or refurbishment of listed walls, main gate, bandstand, walled garden, swiss cottage, summehouse and temple

    Hopetoun House -, Hopetoun Estate, South Queensferry

    Received 16 Jul 2001
  10. DecidedLIVE/0633/FUL/01

    Proposed construction of a single storey toilet block, back bar extension and rear extension to form customer area and external earthworks

    90 High Street, Linlithgow

    Received 16 Jul 2001
  11. DecidedLIVE/0575/FUL/01

    Erection of a 104sqm extension, alterations and re-roofing works to shop

    46 Loganlea Road, Addiewell

    Received 25 Jun 2001
  12. DecidedLIVE/0722/FUL/02

    Erection of a 20m high ground based telecommunications mast and associated equipment cabins and compound

    North Cobbinshaw, West Calder

    Received 2 Jul 2002
  13. DecidedLIVE/0739/FUL/02

    Change of use from public open space to private garden ground

    246 Sutherland Way, Knightsridge, Livingston

    Received 2 Jul 2002
  14. DecidedLIVE/0774/FUL/01

    Continued operation of retail market on Wednesday of each week

    - Whitburn Road, Bathgate

    Received 22 Aug 2001
  15. DecidedLIVE/0694/A/01

    Erection of illuminated fascia signs

    7 East Main Street, Uphall

    Received 30 Jul 2001
  16. DecidedLIVE/0685/FUL/01

    Erection of 78 houses, roads, landscaping and associated works

    - Fauldhouse Road, Greenrigg

    Received 30 Jul 2001
  17. DecidedLIVE/0696/FUL/01

    Phase 2 infrastructure works forming building platforms, roads extension and landscaping

    - Alba Campus, Livingston

    Received 30 Jul 2001
  18. DecidedLIVE/0691/P/01

    Outline planning permission for the erection of a Guest House/Caretaker accommodation

    - Redcraig, Mid Calder

    Received 30 Jul 2001
  19. DecidedLIVE/0710/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    7 Murieston Walk, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 30 Jul 2001
  20. DecidedLIVE/0612/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    6 Leishman Court, Blackridge

    Received 4 Jul 2001
  21. DecidedLIVE/0605/FUL/01

    Partial demolition and re-build of house

    Plot 5 Braehead, Fauldhouse

    Received 3 Jul 2001
  22. DecidedLIVE/0603/H/01

    Extension to house

    59 Pilgrims Hill, Linlithgow

    Received 3 Jul 2001
  23. DecidedLIVE/0854/FUL/01

    Extension to hotel to form 4 additional bedrooms and 2 shop units

    Crossroads Hotel, East Main Street, Whitburn

    Received 3 Jul 2001
  24. DecidedLIVE/0217/FUL/01

    Erection of 89 houses and associated works

    - Murieston West, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 16 Mar 2001

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Applications by postcode area

Get emailed about new planning applications in West Lothian

Area alerts send a daily or weekly email with new applications and decisions near a postcode, filtered by project type. £29 a month, up to 3 areas. Records are limited to the councils we collect.

Set up an area alert

Researching a proposal in West Lothian

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application documents: what to read first

    Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

    UK research
    Published Updated

  • Property research · 13 min read

    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

    Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.

    UK research
    Published Updated

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.

Check collection coverage

More planning authorities in Scotland

Browse all authorities