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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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0011/FUL/01

    Erection of a house

    - St Michaels Wynd, Linlithgow

    Received 23 Nov 2000
  2. DecidedLIVE/0178/H/01

    Extension to house for disabled occupant

    87 Baronshill Avenue, Linlithgow

    Received 2 Mar 2001
  3. DecidedLIVE/0691/FUL/00

    Change of use and conversion of existing storage building to form a house

    25 East Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 19 Jun 2000
  4. DecidedLIVE/0591/H/00

    Installation of a dormer window

    19 Rivaldsgreen Crescent, Linlithgow

    Received 19 Jun 2000
  5. DecidedLIVE/0620/FUL/00

    Change of use from garage to tanning parlour with internal alterations

    20 Blackfaulds Place, Fauldhouse

    Received 19 Jun 2000
  6. DecidedLIVE/0592/P/00

    Outline Planning Permission for flats

    - Braehead Road, Linlithgow

    Received 19 Jun 2000
  7. DecidedLIVE/0025/A/01

    Erection of a fascia and projecting sign (in retrospect)

    107 High Street, Linlithgow

    Received 15 Jan 2001
  8. DecidedLIVE/0023/NID/01

    Erection of an entrance porch

    - Polkemmet Country Park, Whitburn

    Received 15 Jan 2001
  9. DecidedLIVE/0135/NID/01

    Change of use from retail (Class 1) to office (Class 2) to house employment and training advice centre

    Unit E, Christopher Place, Whitburn

    Received 15 Jan 2001
  10. DecidedLIVE/0021/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    43 Kettilstoun Grove, Linlithgow

    Received 15 Jan 2001
  11. DecidedLIVE/1118/FUL/00

    Variation of Condition 5 of planning permission 0642/99 to allow up to 15 houses to be occupied in any one academic year between 1 August and 31 July

    Ardnaree Murieston Road, Livingston

    Received 7 Dec 2000
  12. DecidedLIVE/0995/H/01

    Extension, installation of dormers and alterations to house

    12 Newlands, Kirknewton

    Received 5 Nov 2001
  13. DecidedLIVE/0628/LBC/01

    Listed Building Consent for the formation of a new window opening for sash and case window

    1 Main Street, Livingston Village, Livingston

    Received 11 Jul 2001
  14. DecidedLIVE/0630/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    74 Easter Bankton, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 11 Jul 2001
  15. DecidedLIVE/0697/NID/01

    Overcladding and upgrading of flats including pitched roofs over existing flat roofs

    - Craig Avenue/West Main Street, Whitburn

    Received 11 Jul 2001
  16. DecidedLIVE/0545/FUL/01

    Demolition of exisiting cottage and stable and erection of new house and garaging.

    Buchcote Cottage Broompark, Torphichen

    Received 18 Jun 2001
  17. DecidedLIVE/0547/FUL/01

    Change of use from pavement to external seating area for the consumption of food and drink associated with public house

    Unit 32 Designer Outlet Village, Livingston

    Received 18 Jun 2001
  18. DecidedLIVE/0544/FUL/01

    Upgrading works to existing fuel island facilities.

    Tesco Distribution Centre Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 18 Jun 2001
  19. DecidedLIVE/0543/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    22 St. Magdalenes, Linlithgow

    Received 18 Jun 2001
  20. DecidedLIVE/0542/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    3 Redhouse Cottages, Threemiletown

    Received 18 Jun 2001
  21. DecidedLIVE/0538/FUL/01

    Erection of single storey detached house

    Plot 8 Dalziel Court, Stoneyburn

    Received 15 Jun 2001
  22. DecidedLIVE/0086/FUL/01

    Construct a pitched roof over an existing flat roof

    Unit 1 Polbeth Industrial Estate, Polbeth

    Received 2 Feb 2001
  23. DecidedLIVE/1160/FUL/00

    Erection of a new primary school with nursery provision

    Doomsdale Primary School Doomsdale/Recreation Ground, Linlithgow

    Received 27 Dec 2000
  24. DecidedLIVE/1106/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    63 Murraysgate Crescent, Whitburn

    Received 7 Dec 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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