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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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0507/H/00

    Erection of replacement garage

    137 Mount Pleasant, Armadale

    Received 23 May 2000
  2. DecidedLIVE/0411/FUL/00

    Change of use from office to house

    Upper Westrig Mains Road, Linlithgow

    Received 25 Apr 2000
  3. DecidedLIVE/0410/H/00

    Construction of dormer and re-cladding of existing dormer

    35 Main Street, Newton

    Received 25 Apr 2000
  4. DecidedLIVE/0409/H/00

    Extension to house

    62 Barnes Green, Knightsridge, Livingston

    Received 25 Apr 2000
  5. DecidedLIVE/0399/FUL/00

    Change of use and conversion of outbuilding to form additional workspace for business use

    3 Raw Holdings, East Calder

    Received 25 Apr 2000
  6. DecidedLIVE/0401/H/00

    Installation of a dormer and erection of a conservatory

    21 Harthill Road, Westcraigs, Blackridge

    Received 25 Apr 2000
  7. DecidedLIVE/0398/NID/00

    Erection of 2 additional classrooms

    Toronto Primary School -, Howden, Livingston

    Received 25 Apr 2000
  8. DecidedLIVE/1055/A/00

    Erection of 2 fascia signs

    26/32 West Main Street, Armadale

    Received 17 Nov 2000
  9. DecidedLIVE/1057/FUL/00

    Erection of a house

    8 Daisyhill Court, Broxburn

    Received 17 Nov 2000
  10. DecidedLIVE/0159/H/01

    Erection of a garage

    Seafield Farmhouse Redhouse Road, Seafield

    Received 23 Feb 2001
  11. DecidedLIVE/0158/H/01

    Extensions to house

    34 Lovells Glen, Linlithgow Bridge

    Received 23 Feb 2001
  12. DecidedLIVE/0157/H/01

    Installation of a dormer

    31 Main Street, Newton

    Received 23 Feb 2001
  13. DecidedLIVE/0151/NID/01

    Extension to school to form 2 classrooms/staff room and learning support room

    Seafield Primary School, Redhouse Road, Seafield

    Received 23 Feb 2001
  14. DecidedLIVE/0152/FUL/01

    Conversion of farm outbuildings to form 4 houses

    East Torphin Farm -, West Calder

    Received 23 Feb 2001
  15. DecidedLIVE/0156/FUL/01

    Alterations to shopfront

    167 Main Street, East Calder

    Received 23 Feb 2001
  16. DecidedLIVE/0153/FUL/01

    Proposed temporary relocation of commercial yard facility building

    - Oakbank Road, Mid Calder

    Received 23 Feb 2001
  17. DecidedLIVE/0169/LBC/01

    Listed building and advertisement consent for the erection of fascia and window signs

    19/21 High Street, Linlithgow

    Received 23 Feb 2001
  18. DecidedLIVE/0911/H/00

    Extension to house and erection of a garage

    10 Rosemount Drive, Uphall

    Received 25 Sept 2000
  19. DecidedLIVE/0910/A/00

    Erection of illuminated fascia, totem and parking signs

    - Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston

    Received 25 Sept 2000
  20. DecidedLIVE/0909/FUL/00

    Erection of a house and garage

    Plot 11 Hamilton Way (The Fieldings), Hens Nets Road, East Whitburn

    Received 25 Sept 2000
  21. DecidedLIVE/1133/FUL/01

    Substitution of 33 house types on plots 13-34 & 42-53 and increase total number approved by 3 houses to 53

    - Hunter Grove, Bathgate

    Received 19 Nov 2001
  22. DecidedLIVE/1170/H/01

    Extension and alterations to house/garage

    81 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow

    Received 24 Dec 2001
  23. DecidedLIVE/1081/FUL/01

    Erection of 35 houses and associated works

    - Camps Junction, Kaimes, Kirknewton

    Received 27 Nov 2001
  24. DecidedLIVE/1100/H/01

    Two storey extension to house

    15 Moriston Drive, Murieston Valley, Livingston

    Received 27 Nov 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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