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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26,342 approved · 2,539 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/0078/FUL/00

    Erection of a detached garage

    Ten Acres -, Bridgehouse, Westfield

    Received 27 Jan 2000
  2. DecidedLIVE/0080/ARM/00

    Erection of a house and garage

    Plot 1 Easter Longridge Farm, Longridge

    Received 27 Jan 2000
  3. DecidedLIVE/0473/FUL/01

    Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a fence

    9 Palmer Rise, Livingston

    Received 16 May 2001
  4. DecidedLIVE/0440/FUL/01

    Siting of a mobile snack bar

    19 Houston Mains, Uphall

    Received 16 May 2001
  5. DecidedLIVE/0356/A/01

    Erection of 2 No. signboards

    - Kirkton North 8 (KN8), Kirkton, Livingston

    Received 24 Apr 2001
  6. DecidedLIVE/0347/H/01

    Extension to house

    'Meadow View', Main Street, Blackridge

    Received 24 Apr 2001
  7. DecidedLIVE/0585/H/01

    Erection of a shed for storage of a disability scooter

    41 Harburn Drive, West Calder

    Received 24 Apr 2001
  8. DecidedLIVE/0370/H/01

    Erection of a double garage

    29 Polkemmet Road, Whitburn

    Received 24 Apr 2001
  9. DecidedLIVE/0346/H/01

    Extension to house and installation of a dormer

    Afton Cottage -, Dechmont

    Received 24 Apr 2001
  10. DecidedLIVE/0387/H/01

    Extension to garage

    43 New Holygate, Broxburn

    Received 24 Apr 2001
  11. DecidedLIVE/0097/FUL/01

    Change of use from shop (Class 1) to office (Class 4)

    The Shop McLeod Street, Broxburn

    Received 7 Feb 2001
  12. DecidedLIVE/0500/FUL/01

    Change of use to form first floor flat and installation of a new shopfront

    56/58 North Bridge Street, Bathgate

    Received 7 Feb 2001
  13. DecidedLIVE/0149/P/00

    Outline Planning Permission for an extension of existing access road and formation of 8 house plots

    Seafield Farm -, Seafield

    Received 16 Feb 2000
  14. DecidedLIVE/0150/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    1 Carrick Gardens, Livingston

    Received 16 Feb 2000
  15. DecidedLIVE/0047/FUL/00

    Erection of a house and garage

    - Sawmill Field, East Broomhill, West Calder

    Received 20 Jan 2000
  16. DecidedLIVE/0143/FUL/00

    Extension to form office accommodation

    - Lower Bathville, Old Brickworks, Armadale

    Received 20 Jan 2000
  17. DecidedLIVE/0100/FUL/00

    Erection of 17 houses

    - Maclean Terrace, Blackridge

    Received 20 Jan 2000
  18. DecidedLIVE/0042/P/00

    Outline Planning Permission for the erection of a house

    19 Langton Road, East Calder

    Received 19 Jan 2000
  19. DecidedLIVE/0947/H/99

    Installation of replacement windows

    87 East Main Street, Uphall

    Received 3 Dec 1999
  20. DecidedLIVE/0035/LBC/00

    Advertisement consent and listed building consent for the erection of illuminated signboards

    9 High Street, Linlithgow

    Received 2 Dec 1999
  21. DecidedLIVE/0946/NID/99

    Erection of a resource centre for people with physical disabilities including a Housing Area Office and Council Information Service Point

    - Carmondean Centre Road, Carmondean, Livingston

    Received 1 Dec 1999
  22. DecidedLIVE/0940/FUL/99

    Erection of 7 houses and garages

    - Ballencrieff Mill, Balmuir Road, Bathgate

    Received 30 Nov 1999
  23. DecidedLIVE/0943/H/99

    Erection of a garage

    2 Newhouses Road, Broxburn

    Received 30 Nov 1999
  24. DecidedLIVE/0585/FUL/99

    Extension to travel agents

    29/31 King Street, Bathgate

    Received 29 Jul 1999

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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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