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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 · 28,878 approved or refused records
2,538Refused applications
26,340 approved · 2,538 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 1992 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0669/FUL/02
Formation of a 4 car parking space and erection of a 1.1m high fence
- St. Michaels Wynd, Linlithgow
Received 19 Jun 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0616/FUL/02
Siting of static caravan to provide living accomodation
15 Raw Holdings, East Calder
Received 24 May 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0621/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
6 Easter Bankton, Murieston, Livingston
Received 6 Jun 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0619/H/02
Formation of a driveway with boundary wall
17 Meadowbank View, Kirknewton
Received 6 Jun 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0540/FUL/02
Installation of an ATM
9 Main Street, Deans, Livingston
Received 10 May 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0119/A/02
Erection of an illuminated hoarding
1 West Main Street, Uphall
Received 30 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0105/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
38 Palmer Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 30 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0106/H/02
Erection of a sun-porch
243 Langside Gardens, Polbeth
Received 30 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0346/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
43 Falconer Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 30 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0103/FUL/02
Change of use from motorcycle showroom and workshop to form a betting shop (class 2) and alterations to shop front
6 Main Street, Fauldhouse
Received 30 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0104/H/02
Installation of dormer windows
38 Main Street, East Calder
Received 30 Jan 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0511/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
14 Loaninghill Road, Uphall
Received 10 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0402/H/02
Formation of a driveway
3 Blairmuir Terrace, Broxburn
Received 10 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0433/H/02
Erection of a domestic garage
111 Crofters Gate, East Whitburn
Received 10 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0408/H/02
Extension to house
4 Kaims Place, Kirkton, Livingston
Received 10 Apr 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0675/H/02
Alterations to flat and installation of velux and gable windows
32 Tippet Knowes Park, Winchburgh
Received 18 Jun 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0664/H/02
Formation of a bay window
36 White Street, Whitburn
Received 17 Jun 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0661/FUL/02
Conversion of steading to form 2 houses
Tarrareoch Farm -, Armadale
Received 17 Jun 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0364/FUL/02
Erection of a garage/car port
Burgh Mills House, Burgh Mills Lane, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 26 Mar 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0330/FUL/02
Change of use from youth centre (class 10) to shop (class 1) and installation of new shop front
162 Nigel Rise, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 26 Mar 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0439/FUL/02
Part change of use from public footpath to provide external caf� seating area and alterations to shop front
Safeway Store, Almondvale Boulevard, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 26 Mar 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0343/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
1 Burngrange Court, West Calder
Received 26 Mar 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0229/FUL/02
Erection of 7 houses and garages
Langton Farm -, East Calder
Received 4 Mar 2002 - DecidedLIVE/0236/FUL/02
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a boundary fence
85 Oldwood Place, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 4 Mar 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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