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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/1007/FUL/00
Part change of use from petrol filling station to car sales
12 Station Road, Armadale
Received 1 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/0324/P/01
Outline planning permission for a 2.5 ha residential development
- Woodmuir Road, Breich
Received 17 Apr 2001
DecidedLIVE/0327/FUL/01
Alterations and change of use to form licensed restaurant
7 North Street, Armadale
Received 17 Apr 2001
DecidedLIVE/0314/P/01
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
- Sherriffs Park, Linlithgow
Received 19 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0246/FUL/01
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
87 Braeside Park, Mid Calder
Received 19 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0227/FUL/01
Erection of 2 houses
- Dyke Brow, Greenrigg
Received 19 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0226/FUL/01
Erection of non food retail warehouses and garden centre (Class 1), restaurant (Class 3) with associated car parking and landscaping (1st Amendment)
- Dedridge North 2A/2B, Almondvale Road, Livingston
Received 19 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0219/LBC/01
Listed Building Consent for the external stonework to be cleaned using a water based application
Knightsridge House Deer Park, Livingston
Received 12 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0228/FUL/01
Erection of 4 portacabins to provide office, kitchen, toilet facilities and wash bay area
189 West Main Street, Broxburn
Received 19 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0273/H/01
Installation of replacement windows
16 Royal Terrace, Linlithgow
Received 19 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0254/H/01
Installation of replacement windows
134 West Main Street, Uphall
Received 16 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0663/LBC/00
Listed Building Consent & Planning Permission for the erection of a conservatory
Callater House -, Champfleurie, Linlithgow
Received 11 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0925/H/00
Erection of a 6ft high fence
30 Avenue Park, Mid Calder
Received 3 Oct 2000
DecidedLIVE/0924/H/00
Erection of a large domestic shed
2 Carledubs Avenue, Uphall
Received 2 Oct 2000
DecidedLIVE/1069/H/00
Erection of stables and store
East Mains Farmhouse, Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 16 Oct 2000
DecidedLIVE/0963/FUL/00
Extension for new Day Care Centre
Whitburn Pentecostal Church Reveston Lane, Whitburn
Received 13 Oct 2000
DecidedLIVE/0959/H/00
Extension to house
81 Aller Place, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 13 Oct 2000
DecidedLIVE/1029/FUL/00
Installation of a new shopfront including ATM cash machine
14 George Street, Bathgate
Received 13 Oct 2000
DecidedLIVE/0957/FUL/00
Erection of 34 houses and formation of 4 plots
- Inchcross, Bathgate
Received 12 Oct 2000
DecidedLIVE/0913/H/00
Extension to house
Woodhead Cottage, West End, Armadale
Received 13 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0927/P/00
Outline planning permission for the erection of 3 houses
Ashbank -, Oakbank, East Calder
Received 13 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0881/H/00
Erection of a porch
68 Quarry Road, Fauldhouse
Received 12 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0779/P/00
Outline planning permission for the refurbishment and extension to existing cottage
Buchcote House -, Broompark, Torphichen
Received 3 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0845/P/00
Outline planning permission for the erection of two houses
Buchcote House -, Broompark, Torphichen
Received 3 Aug 2000

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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
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Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

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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