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26,343 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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
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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

  1. DecidedLIVE/0400/A/01

    Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated freestanding and fascia signs

    - Westerton Road, Broxburn

    Received 10 May 2001
  2. DecidedLIVE/0399/A/01

    Erection of a freestanding sign with flagpoles

    - Adambrae 4B, Livingston

    Received 10 May 2001
  3. DecidedLIVE/0398/FUL/01

    Installation of an ATM

    Unit 4 Almondvale Avenue, Livingston

    Received 10 May 2001
  4. DecidedLIVE/0397/A/01

    Erection of an illuminated fascia sign

    Unit 4 Almondvale Avenue, Livingston

    Received 10 May 2001
  5. DecidedLIVE/0390/FUL/01

    Change of use from retail (Class 1) to public house

    Units 30,31 & 32 Almondvale Avenue, Livingston

    Received 10 May 2001
  6. DecidedLIVE/0426/H/01

    Erection of a garage

    2 Rock Cottages, Torphichen

    Received 10 May 2001
  7. DecidedLIVE/0319/H/01

    Extension to house

    3 Shotts Road, Fauldhouse

    Received 12 Apr 2001
  8. DecidedLIVE/1002/FUL/01

    Siting of a portacabin for use as childrens day nursery

    5 Pardovan Holdings, Philpstoun

    Received 23 Oct 2001
  9. DecidedLIVE/0980/H/01

    Erection of a garage

    15 Ashbank Court, Bathgate

    Received 23 Oct 2001
  10. DecidedLIVE/0979/FUL/01

    Change of use from offices (Class 4) to art gallery and ancillary offices (Class 10)

    17 Bank Street, Mid Calder

    Received 23 Oct 2001
  11. DecidedLIVE/1080/FUL/01

    Erection of a house

    Plot 10 Woodbank Crofts, Armadale

    Received 3 Jul 2001
  12. DecidedLIVE/0608/FUL/01

    Erection of a portacabin to provide additional nursery floor space

    - Carmondean Centre South, Carmondean, Livingston

    Received 3 Jul 2001
  13. DecidedLIVE/0945/FUL/01

    Erection of a 20m high telecommunications mast and ancillary apparatus

    Gas Governer Station Newhouses Road, Broxburn

    Received 19 Sept 2001
  14. DecidedLIVE/0873/FUL/01

    Erection of a 450sqm building for commercial spray painting

    - Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate

    Received 19 Sept 2001
  15. DecidedLIVE/0966/H/01

    Erection of a double garage

    104 Polkemmet Drive, Greenrigg

    Received 18 Sept 2001
  16. DecidedLIVE/0868/H/01

    Erection of pitched roof over existing flat roof

    58 Alberta Avenue, Livingston

    Received 18 Sept 2001
  17. DecidedLIVE/0907/H/01

    Erection of a car port

    20 Plover Brae, Livingston

    Received 18 Sept 2001
  18. DecidedLIVE/0779/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    2 Sutherland Crescent, Bathgate

    Received 21 Aug 2001
  19. DecidedLIVE/0777/FUL/01

    Conversion of existing farm buildings to form a house with garage and siting of temporary caravan

    Gormyre -, Torphichen

    Received 21 Aug 2001
  20. DecidedLIVE/0761/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    10 Bonnytoun Terrace, Linlithgow

    Received 21 Aug 2001
  21. DecidedLIVE/0762/A/01

    Erection of 6m high illuminated free standing fascia monolith sign

    29 Falkirk Road, Linlithgow

    Received 21 Aug 2001
  22. DecidedLIVE/0763/A/01

    Erection of a 7m and 5m high illuminated monolith and pole sign

    Service Station Deer Park Avenue, Livingston

    Received 21 Aug 2001
  23. DecidedLIVE/0679/P/01

    Outline planning permission for house plot

    5 Brunton Farm, Torphichen

    Received 25 Jul 2001
  24. DecidedLIVE/0785/P/01

    Outline planning permission for the formation of a yard, workshop and office block

    - Redhouse Road, Seafield

    Received 28 Jun 2001

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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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