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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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0798/H/00
Installation of dormer windows
151 Pumpherston Road, Uphall Station
Received 11 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0684/FUL/00
Erection of a temporary 40 metre high anemometer mast
Leven Seat Hill, Handaxwood Farm, Breich
Received 11 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0681/H/00
Erection of a 2 metre high fence
1 Deanburn Park, Linlithgow
Received 10 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0030/H/01
Erection of a conservatory
1 Bankton Wood, Murieston, Livingston
Received 16 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/0024/A/01
Erection of a free standing sign
- Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow
Received 15 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/1138/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
36 Muir Road, Bathgate
Received 20 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1060/A/00
Erection of 2 signs
57-59 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 21 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/1059/H/00
Extension to house and erection of boundary wall
12 The Maltings, Linlithgow
Received 21 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/1152/FUL/00
Change of use from shop (Class 1) to form office accommodation (Class 4)
47 West Main Street, Armadale
Received 20 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/1062/FUL/00
Extension and alterations to Accident & Emergency Department and erection of temporary accommodation for staff
St Johns Hospital Howden West Road Howden Livingston EH54 6PP
Received 20 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/0166/FUL/01
Erection of a 200 sqm extension to training facility
- Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 28 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/0165/NID/01
Erection of a 690 sqm two storey office development
Peel House, Ladywell East Road, Ladywell, Livingston
Received 28 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/0164/FUL/01
Erection of 23 houses with garages and associated works
EER4, Eliburn East Road, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 28 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/0161/H/01
Extension to side of house
18 Burghmuir Court, Linlithgow
Received 27 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/0119/FUL/01
Erection of a greenhouse
Hopetoun House -, Hopetoun Estate, South Queensferry
Received 26 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/0494/FUL/00
Substitution of house type and revision of plot boundaries
Plot 2 Lady Place, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 19 May 2000
DecidedLIVE/0493/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
Plot 33 Lady Place, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 19 May 2000
DecidedLIVE/0484/H/00
Extension to house
1 Hunter Grove, Bathgate
Received 19 May 2000
DecidedLIVE/0385/FUL/00
Erection of a house
- Burnhead, Longridge
Received 19 Apr 2000
DecidedLIVE/0386/FUL/00
Erection of a store/workroom
34 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 19 Apr 2000
DecidedLIVE/0454/H/00
Re-location of boundary fence
57 Robertson Way, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 19 Apr 2000
DecidedLIVE/0352/H/00
Extension to house
31 Kirkfield View, Livingston Village, Livingston
Received 27 Mar 2000
DecidedLIVE/0430/P/00
Outline planning permission for the rehabilitation of former farm cottage, conversion of farm steading into two houses and erection of a new house
Milrig Steading -, Kirknewton
Received 27 Mar 2000
DecidedLIVE/0301/FUL/00
Change of use from residential accomodation to form bedroom accomodation including an extension to Bankton Cottage
Bankton House Hotel -, Murieston, Livingston
Received 27 Mar 2000

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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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