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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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0154/H/01
Erection of a garage and porch (in retrospect)
1 Burns Crescent, Greenrigg
Received 26 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/0656/FUL/00
Waiver of Condition 6 of planning permission 0668/P/1995 and Condition 4 of reserved matters planning permission 0409/1996 requiring the erection of shops
- Fauldhouse Road, Longridge
Received 6 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0665/A/00
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign
Regent House, Blackness Road, Linlithgow
Received 6 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0657/FUL/00
Erection of new accesses, car parking and landscaping proposals
Kaim Park Hotel, Edinburgh Road, Bathgate
Received 6 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0650/FUL/00
Erection of a house and garage
- Cappers Farm, Armadale
Received 5 Jul 2000
DecidedLIVE/0915/FUL/00
Erection of stable block
- Gormyre, Torphichen
Received 27 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0916/H/00
Extension to house
The Bridgehouse -, Mid Calder
Received 27 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0914/FUL/00
Substitution of house types on plots 132-139
- Avalon Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 26 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0820/FUL/00
Erection of an 83 square metre temporary office building
2 Fraser Road, Livingston
Received 30 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0824/FUL/00
Erection of 3 houses
Plots 8, 10 & 11 Meadow Park Estate, Seafield
Received 30 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0830/FUL/00
Erection of four houses
5-7 Mungle Street, West Calder
Received 28 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/1096/H/00
Extension to house
The Spinney -, Royston, Bathgate
Received 4 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1097/H/00
Formation of new dormer and reconstruction of rear extension
Robbs Cottage West Main Street, Blackburn
Received 4 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/0036/H/01
Front, rear and two storey side extension to house
23 Eldrick Crescent, Fauldhouse
Received 4 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1104/FUL/00
Erection of a 3 storey office unit
Building 6 Almondvale Business Park, Livingston
Received 4 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1094/FUL/00
Formation of a car park
St Johns Hospital Howden West Road Howden Livingston EH54 6PP
Received 4 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1095/FUL/00
Alterations and extension to vetinary surgery
6-8 Preston Road, Linlithgow
Received 4 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/0050/FUL/01
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
12 Calderburn Road, Polbeth
Received 16 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/0903/FUL/00
Amendment to Condition 1 of planning permission 0721/P/97 to extend expiry date to 18/12/02 and reserved matters expiry date to 18/12/04 for office development
- Almondvale Business Park, Livingston
Received 25 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0832/FUL/00
Formation of access
1A North Wood, Adj To A89, Dechmont
Received 24 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0843/FUL/00
Change of use from public open space to the formation of hard standing and re-location of fence
78A & 78B Barclay Way, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 24 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0812/H/00
Erection of 2 storey extension and porch
23 Eldrick Crescent, Fauldhouse
Received 24 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0887/FUL/00
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a new house & garage
11A North Street, Armadale
Received 24 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0888/P/00
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
East Blacklaws -, Bathgate
Received 24 Aug 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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