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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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/0307/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
1 Laverock Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AT
Received 29 Mar 2000
DecidedLIVE/0306/H/00
Erection of a garage
123 Foxknowe Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TZ
Received 28 Mar 2000
DecidedLIVE/0305/FUL/00
Erection of a house and stables
Plot 8 Easter Longridge Farm, Longridge
Received 28 Mar 2000
DecidedLIVE/0873/FUL/00
Extension to shop and alterations to access for flat
26A Pumpherston Road, Uphall Station
Received 20 Jun 2000
DecidedLIVE/0598/FUL/00
Change of house types on 16 plots at AD 2C
- Adambrae (AD2C), Adambrae, Livingston
Received 20 Jun 2000
DecidedLIVE/0027/FUL/01
Erection of a stable block
1 Bickerton Crofts, Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 17 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/0029/FUL/01
Erection of 1900 sqm managed light industrial/ units (Class 4)
1 Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate
Received 17 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/0177/A/01
Erection of a 19m high double sided illuminated sign
Centrex 2000 Ltd, Hardie Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 26 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/0058/H/01
Construction of 2 dormer bay windows
9 Burgess Hill, Linlithgow
Received 25 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/1127/FUL/00
Change of use to re-establish former local authority use as depot for outdoor storage of construction materials
Paddockhall (A904), Linlithgow
Received 18 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1131/A/00
Erection of illuminated fascia and projecting signs
9 East Main Street, Uphall
Received 18 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1156/H/00
Extension to house
19 Duncan Green, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 18 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/0080/FUL/01
Installation of LPG tank, security fencing and dispenser
Lizzie Brice Filling Station Lizzie Brice Roundabout, Dedridge, Livingston
Received 18 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/0733/FUL/00
Change of use from domestic garage to childrens nursery (Class 10)
- Pardovan Holdings, Philpstoun
Received 31 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0731/FUL/00
Construction of industrial access road and wet retention pond
- J4M8 Distribution Park, Pottishaw, Bathgate
Received 31 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0730/H/00
Formation of a driveway
62 Parkhead Crescent, West Calder
Received 31 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0728/H/00
Extension to house and installation of a dormer
3 Hillhouse Farm Steadings, Linlithgow
Received 31 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0725/H/00
Extension to house
64 Beech Place, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 31 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/1096/H/01
First floor extension to house
9 Balmuir Avenue, Bathgate
Received 28 Nov 2001
DecidedLIVE/1171/FUL/01
Erection of a 10m high ground based telecommunications mast and associated equipment cabin
- Main Street (South), Longridge
Received 28 Nov 2001
DecidedLIVE/0992/A/01
Erection of a directional signboard
- Grange Road, Livingston
Received 2 Nov 2001
DecidedLIVE/1036/FUL/01
Installation of a 15m high ground based telecommunications mast with associated compound and equipment cabins
- Railway Bridge, Breich
Received 2 Nov 2001
DecidedLIVE/1023/P/01
Outline planning application for a 0.85ha employment development site for Classes 4, 5 & 6 (Business, General Industrial & Storage or Distribution)
- Whitrigg, East Whitburn
Received 2 Nov 2001
DecidedLIVE/0996/H/01
Extension to house
28 Kaim Crescent, Bathgate
Received 2 Nov 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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