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26,343 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/0858/P/01

    Outline permission for a residential development

    - North Street, Armadale

    Received 12 Sept 2001
  2. DecidedLIVE/0851/H/01

    First floor and rear extensions to house

    35 Napier Avenue, Bathgate

    Received 12 Sept 2001
  3. DecidedLIVE/0837/H/01

    Extension to house

    22 Bellsmill Terrace, Winchburgh

    Received 11 Sept 2001
  4. DecidedLIVE/0831/P/01

    Outline planning permission for the erection of a house

    - Mill Road, Greenrigg

    Received 16 Aug 2001
  5. DecidedLIVE/1022/FUL/01

    Installation of a 20.5m high ground based telecommunications mast with associated compound and equipment cabin

    - Lower Bathville, Armadale

    Received 16 Aug 2001
  6. DecidedLIVE/0757/H/01

    Extension to rear of house

    7 Boghead Crescent, Bathgate

    Received 16 Aug 2001
  7. DecidedLIVE/0758/H/01

    Extension to house

    24 Kilne Place, Livingston

    Received 16 Aug 2001
  8. DecidedLIVE/0759/H/01

    Extension to house

    44 Crofters Way, East Whitburn

    Received 16 Aug 2001
  9. DecidedLIVE/0746/FUL/01

    Alterations and 60sqm extension to Health Centre and Day Hospital

    - Weavers Lane, Whitburn

    Received 16 Aug 2001
  10. DecidedLIVE/0657/FUL/01

    Change of use from public open space to private garden ground, erection of a boundary wall and car port and formation of a driveway

    50 Clement Rise, Livingston

    Received 24 Jul 2001
  11. DecidedLIVE/0656/H/01

    Two storey extension to house

    168 Bailielands, Linlithgow

    Received 24 Jul 2001
  12. DecidedLIVE/0695/H/01

    Erection of a garage

    105 Glasgow Road, Bathgate

    Received 24 Jul 2001
  13. DecidedLIVE/0192/FUL/02

    Formation of cattery (in retrospect) and the erection of an additional 10 cat pens

    - Oakbank Road, South Lodge, East Calder

    Received 21 Feb 2002
  14. DecidedLIVE/0191/FUL/02

    Erection of a house with garage

    39 West Main Street Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3PZ

    Received 21 Feb 2002
  15. DecidedLIVE/0219/LBC/02

    Installation of timber decking

    The Courtyard, Binny House, Ecclesmachan

    Received 21 Feb 2002
  16. DecidedLIVE/0210/H/02

    Two storey extension to house

    5 Finlay Avenue East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0RP

    Received 20 Feb 2002
  17. DecidedLIVE/0189/H/02

    Dormer extension and extension to house

    - Afton Cottage, Dechmont

    Received 20 Feb 2002
  18. DecidedLIVE/0222/H/02

    Erection of detached garage (in retrospect)

    - The Spinney, Royston, Bathgate

    Received 20 Feb 2002
  19. DecidedLIVE/0194/H/02

    Extension to house

    15 Elen Street, Whitburn

    Received 20 Feb 2002
  20. DecidedLIVE/0102/FUL/02

    Installation of a 12.5m high ground based mast with associated equipment housing

    - Forrestbank Road, Livingston

    Received 29 Jan 2002
  21. DecidedLIVE/0096/FUL/02

    Installation of a 10m high telecommunications tree mast with associated compound and equipment cabins

    Golf Course Road, Linlithgow

    Received 29 Jan 2002
  22. DecidedLIVE/0148/H/02

    Extension to dormer

    127 East Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 8 Feb 2002
  23. DecidedLIVE/0426/FUL/02

    Erection of a house with garage

    Plot 4 Willow Park (PH2), Fauldhouse

    Received 17 Apr 2002
  24. DecidedLIVE/0480/H/01

    Erection of a garage

    92 Ennis Park, Polbeth

    Received 30 May 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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