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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
270Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,882 approved or refused records
2,540Refused applications

26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 1992 to 29 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 4 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/1126/FUL/00

    Substitution of house types on plots 51-56, 88-102 and 186

    - Loaninghill, Uphall

    Received 5 Dec 2000
  2. DecidedLIVE/1128/FUL/00

    Erection of barrel store

    7A East Main Street, Whitburn

    Received 5 Dec 2000
  3. DecidedLIVE/1040/FUL/00

    Remix of house types on plots 1-4 and 19-34

    - Glenwood Drive, Armadale

    Received 14 Nov 2000
  4. DecidedLIVE/1049/FUL/00

    Change of use and alterations of redundant farm building to a house

    Glendevon Farm -, Winchburgh

    Received 14 Nov 2000
  5. DecidedLIVE/0160/H/01

    Extension to house

    11 Main Street, Linlithgow Bridge

    Received 27 Feb 2001
  6. DecidedLIVE/0170/H/01

    Extension to house

    9 Woodlands Grove, Armadale

    Received 27 Feb 2001
  7. DecidedLIVE/1063/H/01

    Raising of roofline and internal alterations to form additional living accommodation

    1A Gowanbrae, Fauldhouse

    Received 20 Nov 2001
  8. DecidedLIVE/1064/H/01

    Erection of sun lounge

    14 Redmill Court, East Whitburn

    Received 20 Nov 2001
  9. DecidedLIVE/0637/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    4 Hunter Gardens, Broxburn

    Received 22 Jun 2000
  10. DecidedLIVE/0608/FUL/00

    Change of use from offices (Class 4) to retail (Class 1) and part change of use of storage building to offices

    Freeport Shopping And Leisure Village, Westwood, West Calder

    Received 22 Jun 2000
  11. DecidedLIVE/0765/H/99

    Erection of a garage

    58 Muir Road, Bathgate

    Received 1 Oct 1999
  12. DecidedLIVE/0854/FUL/99

    Engineering operations to form a riding arena

    7 Milrig Holdings, Kirknewton

    Received 1 Oct 1999
  13. DecidedLIVE/0684/H/99

    Erection of an external stair

    4 Clarendon Mews, Linlithgow

    Received 31 Aug 1999
  14. DecidedLIVE/0679/H/99

    Extension and alterations to house

    56 Kirk Road, Bathgate

    Received 30 Aug 1999
  15. DecidedLIVE/0576/H/99

    Extension to house

    20 Hallcraigs, Kirknewton

    Received 27 Jul 1999
  16. DecidedLIVE/0574/FUL/99

    Substitution of house type

    - Crosshill Drive, Bathgate

    Received 23 Jul 1999
  17. DecidedLIVE/0603/FUL/99

    Change of use from shop to office

    19-21 High Street, Linlithgow

    Received 23 Jul 1999
  18. DecidedLIVE/0570/FUL/99

    Extension to production area

    - Nettlehill Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 22 Jul 1999
  19. DecidedLIVE/0492/FUL/99

    Extension to sales building to house an automatic teller machine

    Livingston Service Station Howden West, Livingston

    Received 18 Jun 1999
  20. DecidedLIVE/0363/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    20 Mansfield Court, Kirkton, Livingston

    Received 12 Apr 2000
  21. DecidedLIVE/0268/FUL/00

    Installation of a roller shutter door and external compressed air housings

    1 Bell Square, Brucefield Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 16 Mar 2000
  22. DecidedLIVE/0260/FUL/00

    Formation of new shop entrance

    8 West Port, Linlithgow

    Received 15 Mar 2000
  23. DecidedLIVE/0261/FUL/00

    Erection of a bus facility

    - Almondvale Avenue, Livingston

    Received 15 Mar 2000
  24. DecidedLIVE/0403/FUL/01

    Erection of a 2 storey office reception area between two wings of an existing office block

    Axwel House Westerton Road, Broxburn

    Received 11 May 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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