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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 dates31,663Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,879 approved or refused records
2,537Refused applications
26,342 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning 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
- Planning enquiriescustomer.service@westlothian.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
- DecidedLIVE/0362/H/02
Two storey extension to house
96 Tippetknowes Road, Winchburgh
Received 2 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0372/FUL/02
Change of use from office (Class 4) to barber shop (Class 1)
11 St Helens Place, Armadale
Received 2 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0365/H/02
Two storey extension to house
105 Belsyde Court, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 2 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0360/H/02
Extension to house
37 Clarendon Crescent, Linlithgow
Received 2 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0355/H/02
Extension to house
56 Deanburn Park, Linlithgow
Received 2 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0572/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
10 Dovecot Park, Linlithgow
Received 7 May 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0524/H/02
Formation of a driveway (in retrospect)
1 Harrysmuir Road, Pumpherston
Received 7 May 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0091/FUL/02
Erection of new entrance porch to store
- Almondvale Boulevard, Livingston
Received 29 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0093/FUL/02
Change of use from public open space to garden ground (in retrospect)
182 Raeburn Rigg, Livingston
Received 29 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0088/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
29 Northwood Park, Livingston
Received 29 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0387/FUL/02
Reclamation of former opencast and drift mining sites including restoration for forestry with public access and conservation features
- Woodmuir Plantation, Breich
Received 5 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0412/FUL/02
Erection of 5 houses with garages
- Kirkhill Road, Broxburn
Received 5 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0332/H/01
Extension to house and alterations to roof line
The Granary Hillend Farm Steadings, Ecclesmachan
Received 11 Apr 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0308/FUL/01
Extension to reception area
1 Macintosh Road, Livingston
Received 11 Apr 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0223/FUL/01
Change of use from office (Class 4) to childrens nursery (Class 10)
1 Cedric Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 16 Mar 2001 - DecidedLIVE/0226/H/02
Extension to house
'Roscrea', Edinburgh Road, Bathgate
Received 21 Feb 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0124/H/02
Formation of external stair
Glenlynne James Street, Armadale
Received 31 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0108/FUL/02
Erection of 3 houses on plots 60,61,and 62
- Heatherwood Estate, Seafield
Received 31 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0115/P/02
Outline planning permission for the erection of 2 houses
Slackend, Cathlaw Lane, Torphichen
Received 31 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0116/P/02
Outline planning permission for the demolition of existing office/manufacturing building and erection of residential development with associated access and ancillary works and facilites
Thales Preston Road, Linlithgow
Received 31 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0140/H/02
Removal of car port and erection of covered seating area including alterations to wall
6 Craigs Court, Torphichen
Received 31 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0374/H/02
Erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence
6 Friars Way, Linlithgow
Received 9 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0516/FUL/02
Car storage yard with ancillary office and associated access arrangements (in retrospect)
- Whitburn Road, Bathgate
Received 3 May 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0777/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
11 Colinshiel Street, Bathgate
Received 11 Jul 2002
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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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