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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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0017/A/02
Erection of a free standing illuminated pylon sign
7 East Main Street, Uphall
Received 28 Dec 2001
DecidedLIVE/0050/H/02
Erection of a garage with store room
44 Easter Bankton, Murieston, Livingston
Received 28 Dec 2001
DecidedLIVE/0003/FUL/02
Site reclamation and earthworks
- Wester Inch, Bathgate
Received 27 Dec 2001
DecidedLIVE/0057/A/01
Erection of illuminated projecting sign and window sign
52 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate
Received 24 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/0045/FUL/01
Construction of new access road from Bonsyde Lane
- Blackness Road, Linlithgow
Received 23 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/0046/H/01
Extension to house
55 Hawthorn Bank, Seafield
Received 23 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/0048/FUL/01
Alterations to elevations and service areas and formation of additional parking spaces
6 Macintosh Road, Livingston
Received 23 Jan 2001
DecidedLIVE/1140/H/00
Erection of a sun room and garden store
- Riverside Court, Mill Road, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 14 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1124/H/00
First floor extension to house
85 Langton View, East Calder
Received 14 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1125/A/00
Erection of various illuminated fascia and freestanding signs
16 Greendykes Road, Broxburn
Received 14 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1161/FUL/00
Demolitions, alterations, new extensions and refurbishment to improve school facilities and create a single stream primary with nursery provision
Linlithgow Primary School Preston Road, Linlithgow
Received 27 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1159/LBC/00
Listed Building Consent & Planning Permission for demolitions, alterations, new extension and refurbishment to improve primary school facilities
Lowport Primary School, Blackness Road, Linlithgow
Received 27 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/1157/FUL/00
Demolitions, alterations, refurbishment and new build extension to modernise existing secondary school
Whitburn Academy, Shanks Road, Whitburn
Received 27 Dec 2000
DecidedLIVE/0612/FUL/00
Creation of childrens play area
- Kirkhill, Broxburn
Received 22 Jun 2000
DecidedLIVE/0603/H/00
Erection of conservatory
7 Braehead Park, Linlithgow
Received 21 Jun 2000
DecidedLIVE/0621/FUL/00
Extension to house
25 Redmill Cottages, East Whitburn
Received 21 Jun 2000
DecidedLIVE/0661/P/00
Outline planning permission for a residential development
- Lower Bathville, Armadale
Received 21 Jun 2000
DecidedLIVE/0644/FUL/00
Erection of 3 houses with garages
Kirkhill Nursery Lumsden Court, Broxburn
Received 21 Jun 2000
DecidedLIVE/0516/A/00
Erection of an external illuminated pole sign
- Eliburn Road, Livingston
Received 25 May 2000
DecidedLIVE/1022/FUL/00
Erection of two houses
- Fountainhead Road, Bathgate
Received 7 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/1051/FUL/00
Change of use from warehouse (Class 6) to shop (Class 1)
Fallas Farm, Main Street, Fauldhouse
Received 6 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/1019/H/00
Extension to ground floor flat
1 Cardross Avenue, Broxburn
Received 6 Nov 2000
DecidedLIVE/0138/H/01
Extension to farmhouse
Quarter Farm -, Bathgate
Received 16 Feb 2001
DecidedLIVE/0139/H/01
Erection of a 6ft fence
20 Old Golf Course Road, Sovereign Court, Armadale
Received 16 Feb 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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