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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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0085/FUL/01
Erection of a 269 sqm plant repair wokshop
Unit 1 Polbeth Industrial Estate, Polbeth
Received 2 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/0703/FUL/00
Formation of commercial yard facility and erection of a 225sqm ancillary building
Oakbank Oakbank Road, Mid Calder
Received 24 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0694/H/00
Erection of conservatory and extension to house
12 Windyknowe Park, Bathgate
Received 21 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0705/FUL/00
Amend site layout and change 11 house types at plots 9,11,13,14,15,18,21,24,25,26 & 28 with minor amendments to plots 8 & 12
- Onslow Street, Livingston
Received 21 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0734/FUL/00
Change of use from Class 1 (Travel Agency) to Class 10 (Computer Training Facilities)
49B High Street, Linlithgow
Received 21 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0836/FUL/00
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
25 St Andrews Way, Deans, Livingston
Received 21 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/1155/H/00
Installation of a dormer window and erection of a garage
Burnside Cottage Starlaw, Bathgate
Received 27 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/0110/NID/01
Overcladding and upgrading of flats including pitched roofs over existing flat roofs
2/20 & 22/40 Craig Avenue, Whitburn
Received 7 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0859/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
28 Heatherfield Glade, Livingston
Received 7 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0855/H/00
Installation of a dormer
24 Carmelaws, Linlithgow
Received 7 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0766/A/00
Erection of 2 freestanding illuminated signboards
16 Houston Mains, Uphall
Received 10 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0764/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
2 Greenhill Court, Fauldhouse
Received 10 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0770/FUL/00
Erection of 2 houses
Beechville Farquhar Square, Blackridge
Received 10 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0780/FUL/00
Refurbishment of petrol filling station
12 Station Road, Armadale
Received 10 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0763/FUL/00
Erection of a house with garage
Plot 15 The Fieldings, East Whitburn
Received 10 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0799/FUL/00
Erection of a house
Site Off Armadale/Blackridge Road (A89), Armadale
Received 10 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/1120/A/00
Erection of illuminated fascia and projecting signs
167-171 Main Street, East Calder
Received 12 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1119/A/00
Erection of illuminated fascia, projecting and aluminium panel signs
22 Main Street, West Calder
Received 12 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1116/P/00
Outline planning permission for a residential development
- Napier Square, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 11 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1143/FUL/00
Erection of building for occupational health department
St Johns Hospital Howden West Road Howden Livingston EH54 6PP
Received 11 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1041/FUL/00
Erection of 218 houses, local shop and associated infrastructure works
- North Logiebrae, Westfield
Received 7 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/1075/H/00
Two storey extension to house
6 Redhouse Cottages, Threemiletown
Received 23 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/1142/FUL/00
Alterations to existing parking and internal road layout (including formation of additional parking spaces), erection of a pay station shelter & parking barriers and associated parking control works (in retrospect)
St Johns Hospital Howden West Road Howden Livingston EH54 6PP
Received 23 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/1085/FUL/00
Conversion of barn to form a house
Tarrareoch Farm -, Armadale
Received 23 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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