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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26,343 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0611/FUL/01

    Renewal of temporary planning permissions 0901/00 and 1039/00 to 01/08/2002

    - Blackness Road, Linlithgow

    Received 4 Jul 2001
  2. DecidedLIVE/0880/H/01

    Removal of existing entrance door and installation of wooden sash and case window

    51 Bank Street, Mid Calder

    Received 21 Sept 2001
  3. DecidedLIVE/0881/H/01

    Erection of pitched roof over existing flat roofed extension and changes to roof and wall coverings

    18 Meadowhead Crescent, Addiewell

    Received 21 Sept 2001
  4. DecidedLIVE/0940/FUL/01

    Erection of a 25m high telecommunications mast and associated antennae, dishes and equipment compound

    - Airthrie Estate, Niddry Mains, Winchburgh

    Received 21 Sept 2001
  5. DecidedLIVE/1037/NID/01

    Change of use from shops (Class 1) and alterations to form resource centre (Class 4) including coffee bar

    207-211 West Main Street, Whitburn

    Received 18 Oct 2001
  6. DecidedLIVE/0954/FUL/01

    Erection of a house

    Plot 1 Station Road, Winchburgh

    Received 18 Oct 2001
  7. DecidedLIVE/1028/FUL/01

    Erection of a 600 sqm garage/workshop with office accommodation

    Unit Burnhouse Industrial Estate, Whitburn

    Received 17 Oct 2001
  8. DecidedLIVE/0064/FUL/02

    Erection of a 618sqm childrens nursery and associated parking

    - Alba Campus, Livingston

    Received 9 Jan 2002
  9. DecidedLIVE/0648/H/01

    Extension to house

    30 Bervie Drive, Livingston

    Received 18 Jul 2001
  10. DecidedLIVE/0740/FUL/01

    Erection of a house

    105C Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse

    Received 18 Jul 2001
  11. DecidedLIVE/0662/FUL/01

    Sub-division of existing grooms cottage and change of use of garages & stables to form 3 houses and formation of 3 car parking spaces

    Grooms Cottage -, Murieston House, Livingston

    Received 18 Jul 2001
  12. DecidedLIVE/0647/H/01

    Extension to house

    16 Bonnytoun Avenue, Linlithgow

    Received 18 Jul 2001
  13. DecidedLIVE/0566/H/01

    Two storey extension to house

    16 Tippetknowes Park, Winchburgh

    Received 22 Jun 2001
  14. DecidedLIVE/0559/H/01

    Erection of a two storey extension to house

    95 Kettil'Stoun Mains, Linlithgow

    Received 22 Jun 2001
  15. DecidedLIVE/0565/FUL/01

    Installation of a 98cm diameter satellite dish

    Room At The Top, Whitburn Road, Bathgate

    Received 22 Jun 2001
  16. DecidedLIVE/0054/H/02

    Installation of a dormer

    32 Redmill Cottages, East Whitburn

    Received 10 Jan 2002
  17. DecidedLIVE/0502/H/04

    Extension and alterations to house

    12 Balmuir, Bridgecastle

    Received 10 Jan 2002
  18. DecidedLIVE/0032/H/02

    Demolition of garage and extension to house

    119 Baronshill Avenue, Linlithgow

    Received 10 Jan 2002
  19. DecidedLIVE/0558/FUL/01

    Formation of a car storage yard and erection of a 148 sq.m. ancillary office building

    - Whitburn Road, Bathgate

    Received 21 Jun 2001
  20. DecidedLIVE/0641/FUL/01

    Erection of a 73sqm storage shed

    13 Station Road, Kirknewton

    Received 21 Jun 2001
  21. DecidedLIVE/0693/A/01

    Erection of a signboard

    3 School Lane (Cunnigar Hall), Mid Calder

    Received 21 Jun 2001
  22. DecidedLIVE/0563/H/01

    Extension to house

    53 Philip Avenue, Linlithgow

    Received 21 Jun 2001
  23. DecidedLIVE/0561/P/01

    Outline planning permission for the formation of an 8.2ha single user general industrial site

    - West Mains, Bathgate

    Received 21 Jun 2001
  24. DecidedLIVE/0822/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    56 Bankton Green, Livingston

    Received 3 Sept 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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