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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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected

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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/1109/FUL/01

    Erection of a semi detached house

    - East Blacklaws, Longridge

    Received 27 Nov 2001
  2. DecidedLIVE/1136/FUL/01

    Erection of a 9m high telecommunications mast with associated equipment cabin

    - Alderstone Road, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 26 Nov 2001
  3. DecidedLIVE/1003/NID/01

    Formation of a childrens play park

    - Mayfield Drive, Armadale

    Received 1 Nov 2001
  4. DecidedLIVE/0993/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    62 Herd Green, Livingston

    Received 1 Nov 2001
  5. DecidedLIVE/0991/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    23 Sundew Glade, Livingston

    Received 1 Nov 2001
  6. DecidedLIVE/0927/P/01

    Outline planning permission for the conversion of a barn into a house

    8 Parkhead Holdings, Linlithgow

    Received 11 Oct 2001
  7. DecidedLIVE/0928/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    2 Bankton Gardens, Livingston

    Received 11 Oct 2001
  8. DecidedLIVE/0946/H/01

    Removal of car port and extension to house

    3 Millbrae, Mid Calder

    Received 10 Oct 2001
  9. DecidedLIVE/0137/A/01

    Erection of illuminated sign

    Unit 1 Rosebank Park, Livingston

    Received 19 Feb 2001
  10. DecidedLIVE/0140/FUL/01

    Erection of a garage

    13 Armadale Road, Whitburn

    Received 19 Feb 2001
  11. DecidedLIVE/0129/FUL/01

    Temporary deposit of surplus excavation from adjacent site, levelled and hyroseeded

    - Calder Road (BR3), Brucefield Industry Park, Livingston

    Received 16 Feb 2001
  12. DecidedLIVE/0090/A/01

    Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels

    - Alderstone Road (South Bound), Almondvale, Livingston

    Received 1 Feb 2001
  13. DecidedLIVE/0089/A/01

    Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels

    - Simpson Parkway (West Bound), Kirkton Campus, Livingston

    Received 1 Feb 2001
  14. DecidedLIVE/0088/A/01

    Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels

    - Simpson Parkway (East Bound), Kirkton Campus, Livingston

    Received 1 Feb 2001
  15. DecidedLIVE/0077/H/01

    Repair of wall and replace with timber gates (in retrospect)

    'Westerlea', Friarsbrae, Linlithgow

    Received 31 Jan 2001
  16. DecidedLIVE/1153/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    50 Glenisla Court, Whitburn

    Received 27 Dec 2000
  17. DecidedLIVE/0032/FUL/01

    Formation of a car park

    Broxburn Baptist Church, Freeland Avenue, Broxburn

    Received 27 Dec 2000
  18. DecidedLIVE/1154/FUL/00

    Change of use from agricultural to grazing/paddock land

    Kildimmery Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow

    Received 27 Dec 2000
  19. DecidedLIVE/1149/H/00

    Erection of a garage

    Plot 3 Torbane Drive, East Whitburn

    Received 27 Dec 2000
  20. DecidedLIVE/1148/H/00

    Extension to house

    Ardlaghan -, Bridgecastle

    Received 27 Dec 2000
  21. DecidedLIVE/0400/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    30 Bonnytoun Terrace, Linlithgow

    Received 25 Apr 2000
  22. DecidedLIVE/1025/FUL/00

    Extension to ground floor flat

    74/78 Main Street, East Calder

    Received 8 Nov 2000
  23. DecidedLIVE/1024/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    1 Kirkfield East, Livingston

    Received 8 Nov 2000
  24. DecidedLIVE/1023/FUL/00

    Installation of a 1200 litre LPG tank

    Canal Cottage Drumshoreland, Broxburn

    Received 8 Nov 2000

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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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