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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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.

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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/0034/A/01
Erection of illuminated fascia and projecting signs
149 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston
Received 18 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/1123/H/00
Erection of a porch
33 Langside Gardens, Polbeth
Received 12 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1121/FUL/00
Erection of a house with garage
39 Main Street, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 12 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/0753/H/00
Erection of a double garage
53 Whitburn Road, Bathgate
Received 1 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0756/FUL/00
Renewal of planning permission 836/99 for the continued use an HGV parking area and siting of a portacabin
- Avontoun Works, Linlithgow
Received 1 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0742/FUL/00
Formation of car park, access and landscaping
- Starlaw Park, Livingston
Received 1 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0402/H/00
Extension to house
82 Lennox Gardens, Linlithgow
Received 25 Apr 2000
DecidedLIVE/0427/H/00
Erection of a conservatory and 2 storey extension to house
71 The Avenue, Whitburn
Received 25 Apr 2000
DecidedLIVE/0395/H/00
First floor extension to house
15 Overton Crescent, East Calder
Received 25 Apr 2000
DecidedLIVE/0394/P/00
Outline permission for conversion of barn and re-building of horse mill to form a house
North Mains Farm Steading -, Linlithgow
Received 25 Apr 2000
DecidedLIVE/0304/H/00
Extension to house
1 Polkemmet Road, Greenrigg
Received 28 Mar 2000
DecidedLIVE/0337/FUL/00
Erection of a temporary office building
- Fleming Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 28 Mar 2000
DecidedLIVE/0303/A/00
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign
Esso Service Station -, Centre Road South, Livingston
Received 28 Mar 2000
DecidedLIVE/0325/FUL/00
Change of use of public open space to private garden ground
47 Kirkfield View, Kirkton, Livingston
Received 28 Mar 2000
DecidedLIVE/0024/FUL/02
Erection of pre-fabricated building within existing farm shed for the intensive breeding and processing of rodents for animal feed and the formation of hard standing
Limefield Bathgate Hills, Bathgate
Received 5 Nov 2001
DecidedLIVE/0893/LBC/00
Listed building consent and planning permission for the installation of a 1.3m satellite dish
69A/71 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7ED
Received 18 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0892/FUL/00
Part change of use of ground floor from bingo club to public bar and part change of use of first floor from public bar to bingo club
- Almondvale Centre, Livingston, EH54 6NB
Received 18 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0885/NID/00
Change of use from flat and office to office accommodation
8-10 Main Street, Fauldhouse
Received 14 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0176/LBC/01
Alterations to house
The Farmhouse, Hartwood Mains, West Calder
Received 2 Mar 2001
DecidedLIVE/0083/H/01
Erection of a garage and installation of a bay window
1 Kaims Walk, Kirkton, Livingston
Received 31 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/0082/H/01
Erection of a garage
3 Forkneuk Steadings, Forkneuk Road, Uphall
Received 31 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/0087/H/01
Erection of a car port
22 King Street, Armadale
Received 31 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/0078/H/01
Two storey extension to house
1 Robertson Way, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 31 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/0074/FUL/01
Erection of a pitched roof over existing flat roof
Oatridge Agricultural College -, Ecclesmachan
Received 30 Jan 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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