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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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0973/FUL/01
Extension to bowling pavillion
Limefield Bowling Pavilion Limefield Park, Polbeth
Received 24 Oct 2001
DecidedLIVE/1029/FUL/01
Change of use of industrial unit to form a waste transfer station
Unit 10A Mosshall Industrial Estate, Blackburn
Received 24 Oct 2001
DecidedLIVE/0908/H/01
Extension to house
12 Blaeberryhill Road, Whitburn
Received 1 Oct 2001
DecidedLIVE/0794/H/02
Erection of a conservatory
13 Langton View, East Calder
Received 1 Oct 2001
DecidedLIVE/0901/FUL/01
Removal of existing surface finish and repair of existing stonework and painting
11 Market Street, Mid Calder
Received 1 Oct 2001
DecidedLIVE/0095/FUL/02
Erection of an 18m high ground based telecommunications mast and associated compound, equipment cabins and access
Learielaw Farm -, Broxburn
Received 28 Nov 2001
DecidedLIVE/1037/H/00
Extension to house
58 Bailielands, Linlithgow
Received 14 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/1050/FUL/00
Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission 0783/00 to allow opening hours between 9.00am to 9.30pm
2 Ochilview Square, Armadale
Received 14 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/1035/H/00
Two storey extension to house
15 Jocks Hill Crescent Jocks Hill Crescent, Linlithgow
Received 13 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/1144/H/00
Extension to house
West Ochiltree Cottage Ochiltree, Linlithgow, EH49 6PQ
Received 21 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1141/FUL/00
Erection of 48 houses with garages and associated works
- Balmuir Road, Bathgate
Received 21 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1139/FUL/00
Re-development of part of shopping centre to form 1st floor mall with class 1 retail and form enlarged class 1 Asda store with non-licensed restaurant plus amend consent 0474/99 inc. alterations to elevations, servicing access, car parking & assoc. works
Asda Almondvale Centre, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 20 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/0877/FUL/00
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 14 Daisyhill, Blackburn
Received 30 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0789/H/00
Erection of a porch
49 Braehead Terrace, Linlithgow
Received 3 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0290/FUL/00
Erection of house, garage and stables
Plot 5 Easter Longridge Farm, Longridge
Received 23 Mar 2000
DecidedLIVE/0291/FUL/00
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground to form a driveway
67 Nelson Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6BZ
Received 23 Mar 2000
DecidedLIVE/0613/FUL/00
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
108 Rowan Street, Blackburn
Received 16 Jun 2000
DecidedLIVE/0615/FUL/00
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and the erection of a garage
100 Fells Rigg, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 16 Jun 2000
DecidedLIVE/0601/H/00
House extension and formation of disabled access at
104 West Main Street, Armadale
Received 16 Jun 2000
DecidedLIVE/0701/FUL/00
Formation of a floodlit riding arena
4 Humbie Holdings, Kirknewton
Received 16 Jun 2000
DecidedLIVE/0501/FUL/00
Formation of revised access road
18 West Main Street, Broxburn
Received 22 May 2000
DecidedLIVE/0530/FUL/00
Erection of temporary office accommodation and storage of scaffolding
Letham Road Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 22 May 2000
DecidedLIVE/0490/H/00
Erection of a porch
20 Redcraigs Road, East Calder
Received 19 May 2000
DecidedLIVE/1006/FUL/00
Extension to Clubhouse to form new office, locker rooms and ancilliary accommodation
Linlithgow Golf Club Braehead, Linlithgow
Received 2 Nov 2000

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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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