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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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0330/H/01

    First floor and single storey extension to house

    30 Belsyde Court, Linlithgow

    Received 17 Apr 2001
  2. DecidedLIVE/0323/H/01

    Erection of a garage

    26 Dick Place, Stoneyburn

    Received 17 Apr 2001
  3. DecidedLIVE/0354/H/01

    Planning permission and conservation area consent for the demolition of existing conservatory and erection of new conservatory

    13 Ecclesmachan Road, Uphall

    Received 17 Apr 2001
  4. DecidedLIVE/0326/H/01

    Erection of a garage

    10 Glen Court, Deans, Livingston

    Received 17 Apr 2001
  5. DecidedLIVE/0322/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    10 Sunnyside Avenue, Bathgate

    Received 17 Apr 2001
  6. DecidedLIVE/0320/FUL/01

    Extension to 'crew' room

    Drive Thru Restaurant Almondvale Avenue, Livingston

    Received 17 Apr 2001
  7. DecidedLIVE/0321/FUL/01

    Alterations and change of use from garage to offices (Class 4) and storage (Class 6)

    159A West Main Street, Whitburn

    Received 17 Apr 2001
  8. DecidedLIVE/0325/FUL/01

    Erection of a new entrance porch and alterations to fa�ade

    Bathgate Farm Inn Starlaw Road, Bathgate

    Received 17 Apr 2001
  9. DecidedLIVE/1148/FUL/01

    Erection of 28 houses and 12 flats with associated roads and landscaping

    - Craigshill Road, Livingston

    Received 14 Dec 2001
  10. DecidedLIVE/1078/LBC/01

    Listed Building Consent for the Erection of sunroom

    The Smiddy -, Ecclesmachan

    Received 20 Nov 2001
  11. DecidedLIVE/1110/NID/00

    Installation of replacement windows

    Armadale Academy -, Armadale

    Received 13 Nov 2000
  12. DecidedLIVE/1045/FUL/00

    Reinstatement of wall

    'Friarhill', Friarsbrae, Linlithgow

    Received 10 Nov 2000
  13. DecidedLIVE/0148/FUL/01

    Erection of 2 houses

    - Barlaw Gardens, Armadale

    Received 21 Feb 2001
  14. DecidedLIVE/0130/FUL/01

    Extension to public house to form bistro restaurant, upgrading of car park and associated soil tipping

    The Firs Public House -, Polbeth

    Received 20 Feb 2001
  15. DecidedLIVE/0134/H/01

    Extension to house

    47 Crofters Way, East Whitburn

    Received 20 Feb 2001
  16. DecidedLIVE/0131/FUL/01

    Proposed extension to form a betting shop

    87A South Street, Armadale

    Received 20 Feb 2001
  17. DecidedLIVE/0141/FUL/01

    Part change of use from garden centre to coffee shop

    Rawfarm Garden Centre -, Rawfarm, East Calder

    Received 20 Feb 2001
  18. DecidedLIVE/0043/H/01

    Extension to house

    58 Westwood Park, Deans, Livingston

    Received 22 Jan 2001
  19. DecidedLIVE/0042/LBC/01

    Planning permission and listed building consent for the formation of disabled access and toilet

    Torphichen Kirk, Bowyett, Torphichen

    Received 22 Jan 2001
  20. DecidedLIVE/0455/H/00

    Installation of a dormer and erection of a garage

    36 Bridge Street, Fauldhouse

    Received 26 Apr 2000
  21. DecidedLIVE/0547/H/00

    Erection of a shed

    23 Meadow Place, Stoneyburn

    Received 26 Apr 2000
  22. DecidedLIVE/0320/H/00

    Extension to house

    Avoncrook -, Westfield

    Received 29 Mar 2000
  23. DecidedLIVE/0321/H/00

    Extension to house

    38 Napier Avenue, Bathgate

    Received 29 Mar 2000
  24. DecidedLIVE/0318/H/00

    Erection of a garage, stable and store building with entrance gate and pillars

    'SWN-Y-Nant' Hermand Estate, Harburn Road, West Calder

    Received 29 Mar 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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