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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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0500/H/00

    Extension to garage

    16 Kaims Place, Livingston

    Received 22 May 2000
  2. DecidedLIVE/0393/FUL/00

    Erection of a house with garage

    97 Muir Road, Bathgate

    Received 20 Apr 2000
  3. DecidedLIVE/0773/P/01

    Outline planning permission for the formation of house plots

    New Calder Paper Mill -, Livingston

    Received 10 Jul 2001
  4. DecidedLIVE/0623/H/01

    Two storey extension to house

    92 Overton Crescent, East Calder

    Received 9 Jul 2001
  5. DecidedLIVE/0621/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    1 Hermand Gardens, West Calder

    Received 9 Jul 2001
  6. DecidedLIVE/0552/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory

    28 Kettilstoun Crescent, Linlithgow

    Received 20 Jun 2001
  7. DecidedLIVE/0550/FUL/01

    Change of use from shop (Class 1) to form ice cream/pizza caf� and take-away

    Unit 63 Almondvale Centre, Almondvale, Livingston

    Received 19 Jun 2001
  8. DecidedLIVE/0408/A/01

    Erection of a signboard

    19 Houston Mains, Uphall

    Received 11 May 2001
  9. DecidedLIVE/0470/FUL/01

    Formation of golf driving range with covered bays/office building and associated parking

    19 Houston Mains, Uphall

    Received 11 May 2001
  10. DecidedLIVE/0422/FUL/01

    Erection of a house and garage

    - Station Road, Kirknewton

    Received 11 May 2001
  11. DecidedLIVE/0404/H/01

    Erection of a hut

    31 Ochiltree Drive, Mid Calder

    Received 11 May 2001
  12. DecidedLIVE/0934/FUL/00

    Proposed erection of a house and associated works

    'Ardura', Bathgate Road, East Whitburn

    Received 5 Oct 2000
  13. DecidedLIVE/0935/FUL/00

    Waiver of Condition 5 of planning permission 0100/00 which restricts building to no more than 9 houses in any academic year

    - Maclean Terrace, Blackridge

    Received 5 Oct 2000
  14. DecidedLIVE/0852/FUL/00

    Renewal of planning permission 822/95 for the erection of a house

    41 Ecclesmachan Road, Uphall

    Received 5 Sept 2000
  15. DecidedLIVE/0851/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    57 Macfarlane Place, Uphall

    Received 5 Sept 2000
  16. DecidedLIVE/0854/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    37 Ivanhoe Rise, Dedridge, Livingston

    Received 5 Sept 2000
  17. DecidedLIVE/0853/LBC/00

    Listed building consent for the part demolition of wall to form a new access

    Nether Parkley, Manse Road, Linlithgow

    Received 5 Sept 2000
  18. DecidedLIVE/0783/FUL/00

    Change of use from shop (Class 1) to sunbeds & fitness room (Class 2)

    2 Ochilview Square, Armadale

    Received 9 Aug 2000
  19. DecidedLIVE/0879/FUL/00

    Erection of 99 houses and associated works

    - Burngrange Cottages, West Calder

    Received 9 Aug 2000
  20. DecidedLIVE/0906/FUL/00

    Change of use from arable land to form an additional nine golf holes

    Overton Farm -, Winchburgh

    Received 8 Aug 2000
  21. DecidedLIVE/0995/FUL/00

    Change of use from public open space to private garden ground

    72 Cedric Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6JS

    Received 16 Oct 2000
  22. DecidedLIVE/1063/LBC/00

    Listed Building Consent for the variation of external finish of retaining walls

    Knightsridge House -, Deer Park, Livingston

    Received 21 Nov 2000
  23. DecidedLIVE/1061/H/00

    Installation of a dormer

    16 Main Street, Blackridge

    Received 21 Nov 2000
  24. DecidedLIVE/1058/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    6 Bankton Grove, Livingston

    Received 21 Nov 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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