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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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0392/FUL/98

    Re-establishment of Class 5 (General Industrial) use and use for Class 6 (Storage & Distribution)

    9 Westhall Gardens, Uphall

    Received 22 Apr 1998
  2. DecidedLIVE/0327/H/98

    Erection of a conservatory

    34 Harburn Road, West Calder

    Received 21 Apr 1998
  3. DecidedLIVE/0021/H/99

    Extension to house

    Sandygate Cottage, Murieston Rd, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 19 Jan 1999
  4. DecidedLIVE/0020/FUL/99

    Conversion of retail property to form 4 flats

    84 North Bridge Street, Bathgate

    Received 18 Jan 1999
  5. DecidedLIVE/0453/FUL/98

    Erection of 8 bedroom healthcare house for adults with learning difficulties

    - Kirkhill Road, Broxburn

    Received 1 Jun 1998
  6. DecidedLIVE/0452/FUL/98

    Change of use to form a public house

    17 George Place, Bathgate

    Received 1 Jun 1998
  7. DecidedLIVE/0592/H/98

    Erection of a garage (in retrospect)

    25 Greenburn Road, Fauldhouse

    Received 1 Jun 1998
  8. DecidedLIVE/0456/H/98

    Erection of a garage

    13 Aitken Orr Drive, Broxburn

    Received 1 Jun 1998
  9. DecidedLIVE/0455/H/98

    Alterations & extension to house

    2 Fulmar Brae, Ladywell, Livingston

    Received 29 May 1998
  10. DecidedLIVE/0868/H/98

    Extension to house

    51 Northfield Meadows, Longridge

    Received 23 Oct 1998
  11. DecidedLIVE/0869/FUL/98

    Demolition of existing canopy and erection of a new canopy

    Dedridge Health Centre, Nigel Rise, Livingston

    Received 23 Oct 1998
  12. DecidedLIVE/0863/A/98

    Erection of hanging and fascia signs

    40 West Main Street, Whitburn

    Received 22 Oct 1998
  13. DecidedLIVE/0865/A/98

    Erection of fascia sign and illuminated projecting signs

    52 West Main Street, Whitburn

    Received 22 Oct 1998
  14. DecidedLIVE/0682/FUL/98

    Erection of temporary locker room accomodation and tea room facility

    Bridgecastle Golf Course Bridgecastle Road, Armadale

    Received 31 Jul 1998
  15. DecidedLIVE/0635/H/98

    Formation of dormer windows

    Longford Farm Cottage -, West Calder

    Received 31 Jul 1998
  16. DecidedLIVE/0634/A/98

    Erection of an illuminated projecting sign

    - Bankton Centre, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 31 Jul 1998
  17. DecidedLIVE/0984/A/98

    Installation of illuminated projecting & fascia signs

    29 Whitburn Road, Bathgate

    Received 10 Dec 1998
  18. DecidedLIVE/0973/FUL/98

    Construction of roundabout on B792 road along with 130m site access, minor alteration to A7066 slip roads and associated landscaping

    Easter Inch Blackburn Road, Bathgate

    Received 10 Dec 1998
  19. DecidedLIVE/0999/H/98

    Erection of a garage

    22 Whiteside, Bathgate

    Received 10 Dec 1998
  20. DecidedLIVE/0974/NID/98

    Provision of childrens play area

    - Herd Green, Knightsridge, Livingston

    Received 10 Dec 1998
  21. DecidedLIVE/0970/A/98

    Erection of a fascia sign

    Almondvale Stadium, Alderstone Road, Livingston

    Received 9 Dec 1998
  22. DecidedLIVE/1011/H/98

    First floor extension to house

    60 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow

    Received 9 Dec 1998
  23. DecidedLIVE/0975/FUL/98

    Erection of a house

    Plot 15 Newlands (Birchwood Grange), Ritchie Camp, Kirknewton

    Received 9 Dec 1998
  24. DecidedLIVE/0825/M/98

    Opencast coal mining

    Stonehead Farm -, Fauldhouse

    Received 9 Oct 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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