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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26,342 approved · 2,539 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Standards Local plan Local Development Plan (LDP 1)Pre-application advice Pre-Application Enquiry Conservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Scheduled Monuments

Council contacts

Planning enquiriescustomer.service@westlothian.gov.uk Council 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

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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/0753/FUL/99
Extension to main building, erection of a playbarn and extension to car park
- Millfield, Livingston Village, Livingston
Received 29 Sept 1999
DecidedLIVE/0742/FUL/99
Loading bay extension to warehouse
- Firth Road (Mitsubishi), Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 28 Sept 1999
DecidedLIVE/0674/FUL/00
Erection of 17200sqm of 6No. industrial units for classes 4, 5 & 6
- Oakbank, Mid Calder
Received 19 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0827/H/00
Demolish porch and utility room and erection of new porch and house extension
27 Rivaldsgreen Crescent, Linlithgow
Received 24 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0819/H/00
Demolish garage, extension to house and erection of a conservatory
34 Parkwood Gardens, Broxburn
Received 24 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0735/FUL/00
Change of use of garage to form nursery playroom (Class 10)
16 Gideon Street, Bathgate
Received 28 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0713/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
5 Tippetknowes Park, Winchburgh
Received 28 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0953/LBC/00
Listed building consent for the erection of 6 houses, formation of a new access road and alterations to the walled garden
Preston House, Walled Garden, Linlithgow
Received 28 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0723/NID/00
Outline Permission for the construction of changing facilities
Linlithgow Academy, Braehead Road, Linlithgow
Received 28 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0714/FUL/00
Erection of a house
Plot 22 Inchcross Park, Bathgate
Received 28 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0982/FUL/00
Extension of existing building to provide a new 2625sqm warehouse
- Muir Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 25 Oct 2000
DecidedLIVE/0984/H/00
Erection of conservatory to rear of house
137 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 25 Oct 2000
DecidedLIVE/0920/H/00
Extension to house
22 Netherton Place, Whitburn
Received 21 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0902/FUL/00
Construction of industrial access road and retention ponds
- J4M8 Distribution Park, Pottishaw, Bathgate
Received 21 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/1082/H/00
Two storey extension to house
3 Athol Place, Bathgate
Received 29 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/0052/H/01
Extension to house
28 Player Green, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 28 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/0195/FUL/01
Erection of a 96 sqm MOT testing building
176 Armadale Road, Whitburn
Received 6 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0670/H/00
Extension to house
11 Jocks Hill Crescent, Linlithgow
Received 17 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0672/A/00
Erection of fascia sign, projecting sign and window screening
8 West Port, Linlithgow
Received 17 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0782/FUL/00
Planning Permissin for change of use from woodland, removal of trees and partial removal of wall to form extended cemetry
Abercorn Church, Hopetoun Estate, South Queensferry
Received 17 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0693/FUL/00
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
- Adambrae Area R1, Livingston
Received 17 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0333/FUL/01
Variation of conditions 3a, 3f & 3n(ii) of outline planning permission 721/P/97 to increase density & car parking numbers and alter landscaping
- Almondvale Business Park, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 26 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0501/H/01
Erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
1 Harrysmuir Terrace, Pumpherston
Received 6 Jun 2001
DecidedLIVE/0496/FUL/01
Erection of a house with garage
12 Millbank Place, Uphall
Received 6 Jun 2001

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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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