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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26,343 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0888/FUL/01

    Extension to switchroom

    Deans Primary Substation Hardie Road, Livingston

    Received 24 Sept 2001
  2. DecidedLIVE/0886/FUL/01

    Substitution of house types

    Plots 45 & 45 Almond Way, Seafield

    Received 24 Sept 2001
  3. DecidedLIVE/0890/H/01

    Extension to house including roof terrace

    86 Columbia Avenue, Livingston

    Received 24 Sept 2001
  4. DecidedLIVE/0884/H/01

    Formation of new window opening and alterations to existing doorways

    15 Strawberry Bank, Linlithgow

    Received 24 Sept 2001
  5. DecidedLIVE/1049/FUL/01

    Change of use from a shop (Class 1) to a flat

    9 Union Road, Bathgate

    Received 14 Nov 2001
  6. DecidedLIVE/1051/P/01

    Outline planning permission for a 12.5ha residential development

    - Easton Road, Bathgate

    Received 14 Nov 2001
  7. DecidedLIVE/1053/H/01

    Extension to house

    79 Station Road, Armadale

    Received 13 Nov 2001
  8. DecidedLIVE/0947/A/01

    Erection of illluminated sign on east elevation of existing building

    - Soc Design Centre, The Alba Campus, Livingston

    Received 19 Oct 2001
  9. DecidedLIVE/0948/H/01

    Erection of conservatory

    9 Beech Avenue, Mid Calder

    Received 19 Oct 2001
  10. DecidedLIVE/0956/FUL/01

    Variation of Condtion No. 19 of planning permission 0343/01 to allow the construction and occupation of up to 34 houses in any one calendar year

    - Murieston West 3, Livingston

    Received 19 Oct 2001
  11. DecidedLIVE/0062/A/02

    Erection of an illuminated double sided freestanding sign

    8 Bathgate Road, Armadale

    Received 11 Jan 2002
  12. DecidedLIVE/0574/FUL/01

    Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence

    70 Onslow Street, Livingston

    Received 25 Jun 2001
  13. DecidedLIVE/0573/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    17 Kennilworth Rise, Dedridge, Livingston

    Received 25 Jun 2001
  14. DecidedLIVE/0569/FUL/01

    Erection of a 40 sq.m. electricity substation

    Starlaw Park South Starlaw Road, Livingston

    Received 25 Jun 2001
  15. DecidedLIVE/0259/FUL/01

    Extension to industrial unit

    Unit 6 Mosshall Industrial Estate, Blackburn

    Received 2 Apr 2001
  16. DecidedLIVE/0258/NID/01

    Extension and alterations to disused community centre to form a new primary school and nursery

    Community Centre Auldhill Road, Bridgend

    Received 2 Apr 2001
  17. DecidedLIVE/0257/FUL/01

    Erection of a house with associated works

    - Station Road, Winchburgh

    Received 2 Apr 2001
  18. DecidedLIVE/0312/H/01

    Extension to house

    50 Overton Crescent, East Calder

    Received 2 Apr 2001
  19. DecidedLIVE/0509/H/01

    Two storey extension to house

    23 Bankton Brae, Livingston

    Received 12 Jun 2001
  20. DecidedLIVE/0510/P/01

    Outline planning permission for the erection of a house

    31 & 35 Holmes Road, Broxburn

    Received 12 Jun 2001
  21. DecidedLIVE/0533/FUL/01

    Erection of a temporary sales cabin

    MSR4 Murieston Valley, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 12 Jun 2001
  22. DecidedLIVE/0499/FUL/01

    Erection of 26 flats with associated parking and landscaping

    - Waverley Street, Bathgate

    Received 11 Jun 2001
  23. DecidedLIVE/0452/FUL/01

    Conversion of existing buildings and new build to form 6 houses

    'Garden Cottage', Boghead Estate, Bathgate

    Received 18 May 2001
  24. DecidedLIVE/1032/FUL/01

    Erection of 15 houses and 2 serviced plots

    Redmill Park, East Whitburn

    Received 7 Nov 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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