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26,343 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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
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

  1. DecidedLIVE/0264/FUL/02

    Erection of 8 timber activity structures

    Houstoun House Hotel -, Uphall

    Received 23 Aug 2001
  2. DecidedLIVE/0805/FUL/01

    Variation of condition 3 of planning permission 620/96 to remove restriction relating to the weight of vehicles stored, displayed or sold

    Vehicle Storage & Sales Yard -, Breich

    Received 23 Aug 2001
  3. DecidedLIVE/0814/H/01

    Erection of a garage

    33 Deerhill, Dechmont

    Received 23 Aug 2001
  4. DecidedLIVE/1031/H/01

    Installation of replacement windows

    147A High Street, Linlithgow

    Received 23 Aug 2001
  5. DecidedLIVE/0704/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    44 Jones Green, Knightsridge, Livingston

    Received 31 Jul 2001
  6. DecidedLIVE/0703/FUL/01

    Construction of replacement public toilet facilities

    - Almondvale Shopping Centre, Livingston

    Received 31 Jul 2001
  7. DecidedLIVE/0702/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    20 Kaims Grove, Livingston

    Received 31 Jul 2001
  8. DecidedLIVE/0708/H/01

    Extension to house

    7 Meadowbank Road, Kirknewton

    Received 31 Jul 2001
  9. DecidedLIVE/0701/H/01

    Erection of a garage

    33 Mount Pleasant, Armadale

    Received 31 Jul 2001
  10. DecidedLIVE/0692/FUL/01

    Change of use to premises to include car repairs and car sales and sale of car parts

    Unit 4 Mill Road Industrial Estate, Linlithgow

    Received 31 Jul 2001
  11. DecidedLIVE/0617/FUL/01

    Erection of a 2 storey office extension and part alteration to existing single storey office

    Unit 3 Polbeth Industrial Estate, Polbeth

    Received 5 Jul 2001
  12. DecidedLIVE/1050/FUL/01

    Erection of a 571sqm warehouse extension to factory unit

    5A Grange Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 12 Nov 2001
  13. DecidedLIVE/0576/H/01

    Two storey and rear extension to house

    122 Bailielands, Linlithgow

    Received 26 Jun 2001
  14. DecidedLIVE/0839/FUL/01

    Installation of new shopfront

    29 North Bridge Street, Bathgate

    Received 6 Sept 2001
  15. DecidedLIVE/0838/A/01

    Erection of illuminated fascia sign

    29 North Bridge Street, Bathgate

    Received 6 Sept 2001
  16. DecidedLIVE/0840/A/01

    Erection of a signboard and projecting sign

    64 North Bridge Street, Bathgate

    Received 6 Sept 2001
  17. DecidedLIVE/0841/FUL/01

    Installation of new shopfronts

    82-88 North Bridge Street, Bathgate

    Received 6 Sept 2001
  18. DecidedLIVE/0830/FUL/01

    Erection of MOT testing centre

    17B Armadale Road, Whitburn

    Received 5 Sept 2001
  19. DecidedLIVE/0828/FUL/01

    Extension to workshop/MOT testing centre reception area

    - Foulshiels Road, Stoneyburn

    Received 5 Sept 2001
  20. DecidedLIVE/0827/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    83 The Glebe, West Calder

    Received 5 Sept 2001
  21. DecidedLIVE/0745/H/01

    Two storey extension to house

    30 Kaims Court, Kirkton, Livingston

    Received 13 Aug 2001
  22. DecidedLIVE/0784/FUL/01

    Erection of a 495sqm commercial bus garage/workshop

    182 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston

    Received 13 Aug 2001
  23. DecidedLIVE/0874/FUL/01

    Conversion of former dairy/potting shed to form a flat

    The Byrony -, Belstane, Kirknewton

    Received 10 Aug 2001
  24. DecidedLIVE/0742/H/01

    Installation of a dormer

    1 Beech Place, Seafield

    Received 10 Aug 2001

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Researching a proposal in West Lothian

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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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