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Scotland · Local authority
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26,342 approved · 2,537 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0407/FUL/02
Extension to house
32 Avondale Crescent, Armadale
Received 12 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0417/FUL/02
Substitution of house types on plots 2,3,5,6,9,10,23,29 & 52
- Fauldhouse Road, Greenrigg
Received 11 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0406/H/02
Extension to house
32 Langton Gardens, East Calder
Received 11 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0299/FUL/02
Formation of additional parking and alterations to elevation, entrance and fencing details
6 Macintosh Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 19 Mar 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0271/A/02
Erection of a signboard
Site 4 Murieston Valley, Livingston
Received 18 Mar 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0270/A/02
Erection of a signboard
Site 3 Murieston Valley, Livingston
Received 18 Mar 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0269/A/02
Erection of a signboard
Site 2 Murieston Valley, Livingston
Received 18 Mar 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0684/H/02
Extension to house
'Machan House', -, Ecclesmachan
Received 24 Jun 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0688/H/02
Extension to house
18 Elm Park, Blackburn
Received 24 Jun 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0052/H/02
Extension to house
42 Hope Park Gardens, Bathgate
Received 16 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0069/FUL/02
Change of use from general industrial (Class 5) to office and product display
2 Baird Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 15 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0048/FUL/02
Erection of a 5.5 sqm bin store and formation of access ramp
Bus Facility Building Almondvale Avenue, Livingston
Received 15 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0644/FUL/02
Erection of a 57 sq.m. extension, sun porch extension and installation of dormers to rear of nursery premises
12 Manse Road, Whitburn
Received 12 Jun 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0643/FUL/02
Substitution of house type
Plot 5, Adambrae 4A, Adambrae, Livingston
Received 12 Jun 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0646/H/02
Erection of a garage
14 Hartwood Road, West Calder
Received 11 Jun 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0560/LBC/02
Listed Building Consent for the provision of access ramps, steps and handrails and alterations to main and side entrance door
County Buildings High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EZ
Received 17 May 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0561/FUL/02
Demolition of existing house and erection of a house with garage
Hillhead Cottages -, Avonbridge
Received 17 May 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0849/FUL/02
Formation of a soccer academy including an academy building and indoor synthetic pitch, synthetic floodlit pitch, 10 no. 5 a-side floodlit pitches, goalkeepers training pitch, 7 no. grass pitches and associated parking
- Craigswood/Grange Road, Craigshill, Livingston
Received 9 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0847/FUL/02
Erection of 1 1/2 storey house
Plot 1 Puir Wife's Brae, Bathgate
Received 9 Aug 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0709/ARM/02
Approval of reserved matters of planning permission 661/P/00 for the erection of 385 houses and garages
- Lower Bathville, (Former Ibstock Brickworks), Armadale
Received 1 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0710/ARM/02
Approval of reserved matters of planning permission 661/P/00 for the formation of infrastructure works
- Lower Bathville, (Former Ibstock Brickworks), Armadale
Received 1 Jul 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0667/FUL/02
Retention of 1m diameter satellite dish
34-36 Main Street, Winchburgh
Received 10 Jun 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0624/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
7 Fells Rigg, Carmondean, Livingston
Received 7 Jun 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0625/H/02
Extension to house
7 Overton Crescent, East Calder
Received 7 Jun 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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