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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/0300/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
1 Roosevelt Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AD
Received 27 Mar 2000
DecidedLIVE/0797/FUL/01
Erection of boiler house and oil tank
West Lothain Courier Stadium Almondvale, Livingston
Received 24 Aug 2001
DecidedLIVE/0791/LBC/01
Listed Building Consent for modification to location of windows on East elevation and additional rooflights to West elevation
Easter Inch Farm -, Bathgate
Received 24 Aug 2001
DecidedLIVE/0721/H/01
Extension to house
24 Goodall Crescent, Dechmont
Received 15 May 2001
DecidedLIVE/0456/FUL/01
Erection of a house and garage
- Bankton Square, Murieston, Livingston
Received 15 May 2001
DecidedLIVE/0402/FUL/01
Erection of primary school with nursery and construction of access road
Doomsdale Primary School Doomsdale/Recreation Ground, Linlithgow
Received 14 May 2001
DecidedLIVE/0343/FUL/01
Erection of 80 houses and garages with associated works
- Murieston West 3, Murieston, Livingston
Received 24 Apr 2001
DecidedLIVE/0263/H/01
Extension to side of house
1 Oatlands Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AS
Received 28 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0304/FUL/01
Change of use of potting shed to joiners workshop & garage (in retrospect)
Swineabbey -, East Whitburn
Received 28 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0251/FUL/01
Change of use from Class 4 (Business) to Class 5 (General Industrial)
2A Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate
Received 27 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0243/A/01
Erection of illuminated entrance sign
- Starlaw Park, Starlaw Road, Livingston
Received 26 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0250/FUL/01
Amendment to application reference 1139/00 including alteration to elevations and pedestrian link to existing shopping centre
Almondvale Centre -, Livingston
Received 26 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0929/P/00
Outline planning permission for the erection of 2 houses
- Muirs Court, Uphall
Received 2 Oct 2000
DecidedLIVE/0936/FUL/00
Erection of 2 No. 3362sqm office buildings
Almondvale Stadium, Alderstone Road, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 2 Oct 2000
DecidedLIVE/0922/NID/00
Erection of a 3 classroom extension plus internal alterations to form a nursery
Williamston Primary School, Bankton Lane, Murieston, Livingston
Received 29 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0863/H/00
Extension to house to provide a granny flat
9 Pardovan Holdings, Philpstoun
Received 17 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0786/A/00
Erection of a fascia sign
Regent House, Blackness Road, Linlithgow
Received 17 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0784/FUL/00
Change of use from shop (Classs 1) to art gallery (Class 10)
59 Almondvale South, Almondvale Centre, Livingston
Received 17 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0785/FUL/00
Demolition of existing home and erection of new housing for the elderly comprising 22 flats, 8 cottages, associated core facility and car parking
- North Street/McNeil Crescent, Armadale
Received 17 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0787/H/00
Erection of a 6ft fence
51 Braeside Park, Mid Calder
Received 17 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0805/A/00
Erection of illuminated fascia and freestanding signs
Buchanan House, Kirkton Road North, Kirkton, Livingston
Received 17 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0773/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
3 Earls Place, Fauldhouse
Received 16 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0707/H/00
Installation of a dormer
35 Dean Place, Seafield
Received 24 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0064/H/01
Erection of garage
9 Byreside, Seafield
Received 26 Jan 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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