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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26,342 approved · 2,539 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0516/FUL/01

    Change of use to form a beer garden

    90 High Street, Linlithgow

    Received 6 Jun 2001
  2. DecidedLIVE/0513/H/01

    First floor extension to house, erection of a conservatory and erection of a stable block

    Parkhall Cottage -, Harburn

    Received 6 Jun 2001
  3. DecidedLIVE/0918/NID/99

    Construction of new access and loading area

    - Railway Wood, Uphall Station

    Received 16 Nov 1999
  4. DecidedLIVE/0893/FUL/99

    Removal of phasing condition attached to planning permission for housing development

    - East Main Street, Armadale

    Received 26 Oct 1999
  5. DecidedLIVE/0892/FUL/99

    Change of use from warehouse to childrens soft play centre

    20 Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 15 Nov 1999
  6. DecidedLIVE/0942/FUL/99

    Erection of a house

    222 (Plot 1) East Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 30 Nov 1999
  7. DecidedLIVE/0246/FUL/00

    Relaxation of previous condition to allow on site storage of caravans

    - St Thomas Industrial Units, Blackburn Road, Addiewell

    Received 14 Mar 2000
  8. DecidedLIVE/0140/H/00

    First floor extension to house and installation of dormers

    33 Harrysmuir Road, Pumpherston

    Received 15 Feb 2000
  9. DecidedLIVE/0133/H/00

    Erection of a garage

    32 Crossgreen Drive, Uphall

    Received 14 Feb 2000
  10. DecidedLIVE/0211/FUL/00

    Change of use to form hot food take-away and alteration to shop front

    40 King Street, Bathgate

    Received 14 Feb 2000
  11. DecidedLIVE/0142/H/00

    Extension to house

    1 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow Bridge

    Received 14 Feb 2000
  12. DecidedLIVE/0040/NID/00

    Siting of an automatic public convenience

    Blackburn Shopping Centre, Ash Grove, Blackburn

    Received 18 Jan 2000
  13. DecidedLIVE/0041/H/00

    Extension to house

    38 Loanfoot Road, Uphall

    Received 18 Jan 2000
  14. DecidedLIVE/0091/H/00

    Planning permission and conservation area consent for part demolition and extension to house

    65 Main Street, Mid Calder

    Received 18 Jan 2000
  15. DecidedLIVE/0990/FUL/99

    Erection of a new clubhouse

    - Cobbinshaw Reservoir, -, West Calder

    Received 11 Nov 1999
  16. DecidedLIVE/0891/H/99

    Extension to house

    1 Madderfield Mews, Linlithgow

    Received 11 Nov 1999
  17. DecidedLIVE/0874/H/99

    Erection of a garage

    Bowden Cottage, Upper Woodcockdale, Linlithgow

    Received 10 Nov 1999
  18. DecidedLIVE/0128/FUL/00

    Erection of a house

    92 Pumpherston Road, Uphall Station

    Received 10 Feb 2000
  19. DecidedLIVE/0127/H/00

    Extension to house

    11 Milrig Holding, Kirknewton

    Received 10 Feb 2000
  20. DecidedLIVE/0129/FUL/00

    Substitution of house type to Plot 7 and enlargement of house type to Plot 8

    - West Dyke Holdings, Greenrigg

    Received 10 Feb 2000
  21. DecidedLIVE/0201/FUL/00

    Erection of a house with garage, formation of a new access road and siting of temporary caravan

    - -, Stoneyburn

    Received 9 Feb 2000
  22. DecidedLIVE/0114/A/00

    Erection of an illuminated fascia sign

    58-60 North Bridge Street, Bathgate

    Received 9 Feb 2000
  23. DecidedLIVE/0126/FUL/00

    Removal of earth bund

    - Dunnet Way, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn

    Received 13 Jan 2000
  24. DecidedLIVE/0048/FUL/00

    Erection of a new product store

    - Brocks Way, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn

    Received 12 Jan 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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