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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

DecidedLIVE/0772/FUL/00
Extension and alterations to public house
The Rendezvous, Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 3 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0792/FUL/00
Extension and alterations to restaurant
- Bankton Centre, Murieston, Livingston
Received 2 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0743/FUL/00
Erection of a 1610 sqm two storey office building with car parking
- Kirkton South Rd/Meikle Rd, Livingston
Received 2 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0732/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
88 Huron Avenue, Howden, Livingston
Received 2 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0759/H/00
Erection of a 6ft high fence
15 St Johns Avenue, Linlithgow
Received 2 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0760/FUL/00
Extension to office
2 Main Street, Winchburgh
Received 2 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0651/H/00
Two storey extension to house and erection of a garage
41 Race Road, Bathgate
Received 6 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0689/FUL/00
Formation of temporary haul road
- A7066, East Of Standhill Cottages, Bathgate
Received 6 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0567/H/00
Erection of a garage
9 Byreside, Seafield
Received 24 May 2000
DecidedLIVE/0144/FUL/01
Erection of a conservatory and change of use from public open space to private garden ground
28 Garry Walk, Craigshill, Livingston
Received 12 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/0115/H/01
Erection of a porch
2 Latch Farm Cottages, Kirknewton
Received 12 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/0114/A/01
Erection of 3 illuminated fascia signs
- Armadale Road, Whitburn
Received 12 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/0329/H/01
Erection of a garage
54 Main Street, Blackridge
Received 9 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/0105/H/01
Erection of a pitched roof over existing flat roof and erection of a porch
181 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow
Received 9 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/0181/LBC/01
Planning permission and listed building consent for the construction of disabled access ramp
4 High Street, Linlithgow Police Station, Linlithgow
Received 11 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/0015/FUL/01
Siting of replacement stacking portacabins
- Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder
Received 11 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/0066/FUL/01
Erection of a house
- South Birniehill, West Calder
Received 10 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/1100/FUL/00
Renewal of planning permission for the conversion of existing farm buildings to 4 houses
- Pardovan Holdings, Philpstoun
Received 4 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1130/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
31 Millburn Crescent, Armadale
Received 18 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1129/H/00
First floor extension to house
14 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow
Received 18 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/0955/FUL/01
Installation of a 15m high telecommunications mast with associated compound and equipment cabins
22 Longridge Road, Whitburn
Received 1 Oct 2001
DecidedLIVE/0899/H/01
Erection of 1.8m high boundary fence and gates (in retrsospect)
Parkhall -, Harburn
Received 28 Sept 2001
DecidedLIVE/1147/FUL/01
Erection of a 223 sq.m building to provide a 'Young Peoples Healthy Living Centre
- Gardners Lane, Bathgate
Received 13 Dec 2001
DecidedLIVE/0015/FUL/02
Demolition of warehouse and erection of a 730sqm bingo hall and associated works
41 Greendykes Road, Broxburn
Received 13 Dec 2001

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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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