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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 dates31,667Searchable 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26,342 approved · 2,539 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/0545/FUL/00
Extension to warehouse
- Nettlehill Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 2 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0560/FUL/00
Erection of 2 houses
2 Westcraig Park, Blackridge
Received 9 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0447/H/00
Garage conversion and extension to house
48 Braekirk Avenue, Kirknewton
Received 9 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0524/FUL/00
Erection of 12 houses
- Eliburn East R3, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 8 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0986/FUL/99
Erection of a house and double garage
Plot 2 Birch Grove, Fauldhouse
Received 17 Dec 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0985/FUL/99
Alterations to existing shopfront to form new entrance
Unit 106A Almondvale South, Livingston
Received 16 Dec 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0003/FUL/00
Erection of a house
Plot 7 Birch Grove, Fauldhouse
Received 16 Dec 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0887/FUL/99
Extension to existing mast to accommodate additional telecommunications antannae and instalation of an equipment cabin
Transmitting Station, Houston Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5BZ
Received 11 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0883/FUL/99
Erection of pitched roof over existing flat roofs
1-6 Juniper Grove, Craigshill, Livingston
Received 11 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0886/P/99
Outline planning permission for the formation of a rail freight terminal
- Levenseat Quarry, Fauldhouse
Received 11 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0896/H/99
Formation of a driveway
64 Langton Road, East Calder
Received 11 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0895/H/99
Extension to house
73 West Main Street, Armadale
Received 11 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0556/H/99
Extension to house
31 Mill Road, Armadale
Received 19 Jul 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0564/FUL/99
Erection of 7 (general industrial) workshop units in 2 buildings
5A Houstoun Mains Holdings, Dechmont
Received 19 Jul 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0535/FUL/00
Construction of new staff car park
- Deans Industrial Estate, Caputhall Road, Livingston
Received 31 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0536/FUL/00
Erection of 2 covered trolley shelters
- Regent Centre, Linlithgow
Received 31 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0531/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
9 Forkneuk Road, Uphall
Received 30 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0575/FUL/00
Extension to gatehouse
Muirhall -, Addiewell
Received 30 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0529/H/00
Demolition of existing garage and porch and erection of two storey extension/porch
1 Gallabraes Crescent, Bathgate
Received 30 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0426/FUL/00
Installation of roller shutters
33 West Main Street, Broxburn
Received 4 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0340/LBC/00
Listed Building Consent & Planning Permissin for the formation of a new access and alterations to wall
Champfleurie House -, Champfleurie Estate, Linlithgow
Received 6 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0435/FUL/00
Installation of roller shutters
23 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate
Received 6 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0339/FUL/00
Alterations to existing car park
Alderstone House Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 6 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0210/FUL/01
Change of use and conversion of 1st & 2nd floor office (Class 4) to form 3 flats
40 George Street, Bathgate
Received 19 Oct 2000
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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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