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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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0128/A/01
Installation of uplighters to existing signs and enhancement of existing entrance signs
- Brucefield Industry Park, Livingston
Received 16 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/0124/FUL/01
Construction of a roundabout
- J4M8 Distribution Park, Pottishaw, Bathgate
Received 16 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/1064/FUL/00
Conversion of offices to form 2 flats
100 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 26 Sept 2000
DecidedLIVE/0838/FUL/00
Change of use from business (Class 4) to 24hr taxi operation
11 Grange Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 28 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0829/H/00
Two storey extension to house
160 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow
Received 28 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0835/FUL/00
Erection of a stable block, siting of a temporary caravan & portaloo, formation of a training ring with flood lighting & new access road
- East Torphin Bridge, West Calder
Received 25 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0864/FUL/00
Extension to house and erection of a linked house
9 James Street, Armadale
Received 25 Aug 2000
DecidedLIVE/0502/FUL/00
Alterations and change of use from office to youth centre
29 The Vennel, Linlithgow
Received 22 May 2000
DecidedLIVE/0506/FUL/00
Erection of sports fishery with manager's house and ancillary buildings
Ballencrieff Reservoir Ballencrieff, Bathgate
Received 22 May 2000
DecidedLIVE/0504/H/00
Extension to house
8 Victoria Park, Fauldhouse
Received 22 May 2000
DecidedLIVE/0489/H/00
Installation of dormers and attic conversion
51 Oakbank Place, Winchburgh
Received 22 May 2000
DecidedLIVE/0488/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
5 Raw Holdings, East Calder
Received 22 May 2000
DecidedLIVE/0487/H/00
Extension to house and erection of a conservatory
2 Humbie Holdings, Kirknewton
Received 22 May 2000
DecidedLIVE/0005/FUL/02
Installation of a 21m high telecommunications mast with associated antennae and equipment compound
2-8 Westerton Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 27 Dec 2001
DecidedLIVE/0007/FUL/02
Erection of a rooftop telecommunications installation including 3 no. atennae, 2 no. transmission dishes and an equipment cabinet
6 Whitburn Road, Emporium Buildings, Bathgate
Received 27 Dec 2001
DecidedLIVE/0021/H/02
Erection of a garage
12 Badger Wood, Dechmont
Received 27 Dec 2001
DecidedLIVE/0020/FUL/02
Siting of a portacabin for changing facilities (in retrospect)
- Middletonhall Bowling Club, Uphall
Received 27 Dec 2001
DecidedLIVE/1089/H/01
Erection of a conservatory
3 Hollybank Place, East Calder
Received 29 Nov 2001
DecidedLIVE/1090/H/01
Extend dormer window and extend ground floor kitchen
2 Parkview Cottages, Harburn
Received 29 Nov 2001
DecidedLIVE/1091/FUL/01
Formation of a new doorway and disabled access ramp and erection of door canopies
9/11 Elizabeth Drive, Bathgate
Received 29 Nov 2001
DecidedLIVE/0804/FUL/01
Erection of a garden shed and polytunnel
Croft 4 Easter Longridge Farm, Longridge
Received 29 Aug 2001
DecidedLIVE/0801/H/01
Two storey extension to house
83 Woodville Court, Broxburn
Received 29 Aug 2001
DecidedLIVE/0800/H/01
Erection of a conservatory
4 Camps Rigg, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 28 Aug 2001
DecidedLIVE/0799/FUL/01
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a boundary fence
44 Wood Place, Eliburn, Livingston
Received 6 Aug 2001

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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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