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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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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/1117/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    7 Hamilton Park, Linlithgow

    Received 22 Nov 2000
  2. DecidedLIVE/0921/H/00

    Extension to house

    18 Carse Knowe, Linlithgow

    Received 29 Sept 2000
  3. DecidedLIVE/0857/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    45 Jones Green, Knightsridge, Livingston

    Received 1 Sept 2000
  4. DecidedLIVE/0841/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    9 Firbank Grove, East Calder

    Received 1 Sept 2000
  5. DecidedLIVE/0840/P/00

    Outline planning permission for the erection of a house and renovation of lodge house to form a garage

    South Lodge Craigbinnie, Dechmont

    Received 1 Sept 2000
  6. DecidedLIVE/0883/H/00

    Erection of a pigeon loft

    35 The Avenue, Whitburn

    Received 1 Sept 2000
  7. DecidedLIVE/0847/H/00

    Installation of replacement windows

    132 West Main Street, Uphall

    Received 1 Sept 2000
  8. DecidedLIVE/1105/FUL/00

    Proposed ramped access to church hall and new road access to car park

    St Philomenas RC Church Niddry Road, Winchburgh

    Received 7 Dec 2000
  9. DecidedLIVE/1014/FUL/00

    Erection of 85 flats and townhouses and associated works

    - Hunter Road, Kirkton, Livingston

    Received 3 Nov 2000
  10. DecidedLIVE/1015/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    93 Glenburn Gardens, Whitburn

    Received 3 Nov 2000
  11. DecidedLIVE/1013/H/00

    Erection of a porch

    2 Burgh Mills Lane, Linlithgow

    Received 3 Nov 2000
  12. DecidedLIVE/1011/FUL/00

    Erection of 3 houses

    - Westcraigs Road, Blackridge

    Received 3 Nov 2000
  13. DecidedLIVE/1004/H/00

    Two storey extension to house

    36 Overton Crescent, East Calder

    Received 2 Nov 2000
  14. DecidedLIVE/0061/H/01

    Erection of a garage

    'Balquhidder', Bridgecastle Cottages, Bridgecastle

    Received 26 Jan 2001
  15. DecidedLIVE/0062/FUL/01

    Erection of a house and formation of a new acess

    38-40 West Main Street, Blackburn

    Received 26 Jan 2001
  16. DecidedLIVE/0167/LBC/01

    Planning permission and listed building consent for the installation of lighting and alterations to access ramp

    29-31 High Street, Linlithgow

    Received 26 Jan 2001
  17. DecidedLIVE/0063/H/01

    Two storey extension to house

    7 Glenalmond, Whitburn

    Received 26 Jan 2001
  18. DecidedLIVE/1136/FUL/00

    Erection of 95 houses with garages and associated works

    - Byrehope Road, Broxburn

    Received 19 Dec 2000
  19. DecidedLIVE/1133/FUL/00

    Substitution of house type

    Plot 5 Craiglea Court, Blackridge

    Received 19 Dec 2000
  20. DecidedLIVE/0474/FUL/01

    Erection of 3 houses

    16-22 Main Street, Blackridge

    Received 31 May 2001
  21. DecidedLIVE/0421/FUL/01

    Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of two storey extension to house

    53 Burghmuir Court, Linlithgow

    Received 11 May 2001
  22. DecidedLIVE/0405/H/01

    Erection of a pitched roof over flat roof extension

    10 Rosemount Drive, Uphall

    Received 11 May 2001
  23. DecidedLIVE/0407/P/01

    Outline planning permission for a 648 sqm Class 4 business unit with associated car parking and landscaping

    - Almond West, Craigshill, Livingston

    Received 11 May 2001
  24. DecidedLIVE/1018/A/01

    Erection of a freestanding signboard

    - Easter Inch, Bathgate

    Received 26 Oct 2001

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Researching a proposal in West Lothian

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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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