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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
31,667Searchable applications
271Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,881 approved or refused records
2,539Refused applications

26,342 approved · 2,539 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 1992 to 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/0669/FUL/00

    Erection of a house with bed and breakfast accommodation

    Belsyde -, Linlithgow

    Received 17 Jul 2000
  2. DecidedLIVE/0715/H/00

    Erection of a garage

    53 Main Street, Dechmont

    Received 27 Jul 2000
  3. DecidedLIVE/0719/H/00

    Partial removal of existing extension, erection of new extension and alteration to property

    55 Main Street, Kirknewton

    Received 27 Jul 2000
  4. DecidedLIVE/0979/H/00

    Extension to house

    46 Kirk Road, Bathgate

    Received 20 Oct 2000
  5. DecidedLIVE/0886/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    36 Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow

    Received 18 Sept 2000
  6. DecidedLIVE/0889/NID/00

    Erection of a 2 classroom extension

    Whitdale Primary School Spruce Drive, Whitburn

    Received 18 Sept 2000
  7. DecidedLIVE/0585/FUL/00

    4000 sqft extension to Block C

    - Freeport Shopping & Leisure Village, Westwood, West Calder

    Received 8 Jun 2000
  8. DecidedLIVE/0497/FUL/00

    Erection of a 929sqm post production facility

    - Whiteside Industrial Estate, Bathgate

    Received 12 May 2000
  9. DecidedLIVE/0470/FUL/00

    Extension to nursing home

    Peacock Nursing Home Garden Place, Livingston

    Received 12 May 2000
  10. DecidedLIVE/0469/LBC/00

    Listed Building Consent for reslating of roof, including replacement of flashings and new lead watergates

    Courtyard House, Hermand Estate, Harburn Road, West Calder

    Received 12 May 2000
  11. DecidedLIVE/0468/H/00

    Two storey extension to house

    123 Bailielands, Linlithgow

    Received 12 May 2000
  12. DecidedLIVE/0460/FUL/00

    Formation of disabled ramp access to church and hall

    St Philomenas R C Church Niddry Road, Winchburgh

    Received 12 May 2000
  13. DecidedLIVE/0551/FUL/00

    Change of use of disused shop to unlicensed restaurant and hot food take-away

    1 Marrfield Terrace, Uphall Station

    Received 12 May 2000
  14. DecidedLIVE/0428/H/00

    Formation of a driveway

    63 Gardner Crescent, Whitburn

    Received 13 Apr 2000
  15. DecidedLIVE/0907/H/99

    Extension to garage

    13 Forkneuk Road, Uphall

    Received 17 Nov 1999
  16. DecidedLIVE/0901/H/99

    Extension to house and conversion of garage

    45 Beechwood, Linlithgow

    Received 16 Nov 1999
  17. DecidedLIVE/0902/FUL/99

    Extension to building to provide new offices

    30 Whitestone Place, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate

    Received 16 Nov 1999
  18. DecidedLIVE/0361/FUL/00

    Erection of a garage

    67 Tippet Knowes Road, Winchburgh

    Received 11 Apr 2000
  19. DecidedLIVE/0356/H/00

    Installation of a dormer

    235 Main Street, East Calder

    Received 11 Apr 2000
  20. DecidedLIVE/0643/FUL/00

    Change of use from shop (Class 1) to bank (Class 2) and offices (Class 4) including installation of new shopfront

    57 East Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 30 Jun 2000
  21. DecidedLIVE/0647/A/00

    Erection of 2 illuminated fascia and projecting sign

    Regent Centre Blackness Road, Linlithgow

    Received 30 Jun 2000
  22. DecidedLIVE/0646/P/00

    Outline Permission for the erection of 2 houses

    Reeves Cottage North Reeves, Whitburn

    Received 30 Jun 2000
  23. DecidedLIVE/0648/H/00

    Extension to house

    East Lodge -, Kirknewton

    Received 30 Jun 2000
  24. DecidedLIVE/0687/H/00

    Erection of a garage

    3 Heatherfield, Seafield

    Received 30 Jun 2000

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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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