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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/0287/FUL/98

    Change of use from office to house and installation of roof lights

    35 Main Street Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AH

    Received 9 Apr 1998
  2. DecidedLIVE/0290/P/98

    Outline planning permission for a house and temporary permission for residential caravan

    - Wester Gormyre Farm, Torphichen

    Received 9 Apr 1998
  3. DecidedLIVE/0236/H/98

    Erection of a conservatory

    8 Burnside Avenue, Armadale

    Received 26 Mar 1998
  4. DecidedLIVE/0233/FUL/98

    Erection of a house

    Plot 7 Willow Park, Fauldhouse

    Received 25 Mar 1998
  5. DecidedLIVE/0981/A/98

    Installation of illuminated projecting & fascia signs and ATM surround

    75 Almondvale Centre, Almondvale, Livingston

    Received 10 Dec 1998
  6. DecidedLIVE/0240/H/99

    Erection of a garage

    6 Standhill Court, Bathgate

    Received 31 Mar 1999
  7. DecidedLIVE/0245/FUL/99

    Erection of a 6 bed respite care home with ancillary accomodation and staff quarters

    - Almond Road, Craigshill, Livingston

    Received 30 Mar 1999
  8. UnknownLIVE/0142/NPD/99

    Fitting of 9 security grills

    19 South Bridge Street, Bathgate

    Received 25 Feb 1999
  9. DecidedLIVE/0764/FUL/98

    Extension of existing industrial unit to form plant room for air handling plant

    2 Rennie Square, Brucefield Industrial Park, Livingston

    Received 17 Sept 1998
  10. DecidedLIVE/0765/NID/98

    Erection of a community centre

    - Strathbrock PL/St Andrews Dr, Uphall

    Received 17 Sept 1998
  11. DecidedLIVE/0763/FUL/98

    Erection of a house, linked ancillary accomodation and garage

    Plot 2 Woodbank, Armadale

    Received 16 Sept 1998
  12. DecidedLIVE/0534/H/98

    Erection of a conservatory

    28 Torridon Walk, Livingston

    Received 1 Jul 1998
  13. DecidedLIVE/0533/A/98

    Illuminated fascia and projective signs

    33-35 Almondvale South, Livingston

    Received 1 Jul 1998
  14. DecidedLIVE/0556/FUL/98

    Substitution of House Types on Plots 533 and 534

    - Waverley Crescent, Eliburn, Livingston

    Received 1 Jul 1998
  15. DecidedLIVE/0532/FUL/98

    Installation of a new shopfront

    33-35 Almondvale Centre, Almondvale, Livingston

    Received 1 Jul 1998
  16. DecidedLIVE/0531/H/98

    Erection of a conservatory

    7 Whitten Lane, Linlithgow

    Received 30 Jun 1998
  17. DecidedLIVE/0644/LBC/98

    Construction of 3m wide gateway through existing B Listed garden wall

    Plot 5 Murieston Mews, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 4 Aug 1998
  18. DecidedLIVE/0647/FUL/98

    Change of use to form restaurant/hot food take-away

    34 West Main Street, Armadale

    Received 4 Aug 1998
  19. DecidedLIVE/0648/FUL/98

    Change of use to form a take-away sandwich shop

    94F Christopher Place, West Main Street, Whitburn

    Received 4 Aug 1998
  20. DecidedLIVE/0334/FUL/98

    Construction of road layout

    - Adambrae, Livingston

    Received 23 Apr 1998
  21. DecidedLIVE/0333/A/98

    Erection of 3 signboards

    - Adambrae, Livingston

    Received 23 Apr 1998
  22. DecidedLIVE/0332/FUL/98

    Erection of a house and garage

    58 Main Street, Bents, Stoneyburn

    Received 23 Apr 1998
  23. DecidedLIVE/0331/FUL/98

    Extension to church to form meeting room

    - Glasgow Road, Bathgate

    Received 23 Apr 1998
  24. DecidedLIVE/0383/FUL/98

    Substitution of house types on plots 58 & 59

    - Ossian Drive, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 22 Apr 1998

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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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