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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26,342 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/0173/H/01

    Extension to house and erection of a conservatory

    76 Townhead Gardens Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8JJ

    Received 1 Mar 2001
  2. DecidedLIVE/0174/H/01

    Erection of a conservatory and entrance porch

    24 Harthill Road Blackridge Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3AL

    Received 1 Mar 2001
  3. DecidedLIVE/0171/H/01

    Extension to house

    17 Anderson Green, Knightsridge, Livingston

    Received 1 Mar 2001
  4. DecidedLIVE/0222/H/01

    Extensions to house

    48 Roosevelt Road, Kirknewton

    Received 1 Mar 2001
  5. DecidedLIVE/0186/NID/01

    Extension to school to provide additional 5 classrooms and the formation of a grass mound

    - Kirk Lane, Livingston Village, Livingston

    Received 1 Mar 2001
  6. DecidedLIVE/0682/H/00

    Erection of a conservatory

    69 Wood Terrace, Armadale

    Received 10 Jul 2000
  7. DecidedLIVE/0685/FUL/00

    Erection of 3 houses

    - Station Road, Winchburgh

    Received 10 Jul 2000
  8. DecidedLIVE/0658/FUL/00

    Erection of a house with garage

    Plot 4 The Fieldings, East Whitburn

    Received 10 Jul 2000
  9. DecidedLIVE/0654/FUL/00

    Change of use from house to holiday cottage self-catering rental business (in retrospect)

    Steading Cottage, -, Crosswoodhill Farm, West Calder

    Received 7 Jul 2000
  10. DecidedLIVE/0458/A/98

    Erection of a fascia sign

    33 King Street, Bathgate

    Received 2 Jun 1998
  11. DecidedLIVE/0520/A/98

    Erection of a hanging sign (in retrospect)

    27 Main Street, Mid Calder

    Received 2 Jun 1998
  12. DecidedLIVE/0472/FUL/98

    Change of use from public open space to private garden ground

    26 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder

    Received 2 Jun 1998
  13. DecidedLIVE/0906/H/98

    Extension to house and loft conversion

    19 Stewartfield Road, Broxburn

    Received 2 Nov 1998
  14. DecidedLIVE/0883/H/98

    Extension to house

    5 Kettilstoun Grove, Linlithgow

    Received 2 Nov 1998
  15. DecidedLIVE/0659/FUL/98

    Change of use to Class 6 (Storage & Distribution) and retention of temporary yard area

    2 Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate

    Received 6 Aug 1998
  16. DecidedLIVE/0654/H/98

    Demolition of conservatory and extension to house to form swimming pool

    Winnock, Burnside Road, Bathgate

    Received 5 Aug 1998
  17. DecidedLIVE/0652/FUL/98

    Continued operation of speedway motorcycle racing

    Armadale Stadium, Bathgate Road, Armadale

    Received 5 Aug 1998
  18. DecidedLIVE/0640/FUL/98

    Renewal of planning permission 376/94 for a clay pigeon shooting centre

    Colzium Farm -, Kirknewton

    Received 5 Aug 1998
  19. DecidedLIVE/0671/H/98

    Formation of a driveway

    2 Townhead Gardens, Whitburn

    Received 5 Aug 1998
  20. DecidedLIVE/0643/FUL/98

    Construction of an access road

    - Adambrae, Livingston

    Received 4 Aug 1998
  21. DecidedLIVE/0825/FUL/97

    Erection of a house

    Plot 2 Elizabeth Gardens, Stoneyburn

    Received 24 Oct 1997
  22. DecidedLIVE/0823/FUL/97

    Substitution of house type

    Plot 2 Newlands (Birchwood Grange), Ritchie Camp, Kirknewton

    Received 24 Oct 1997
  23. DecidedLIVE/0829/H/97

    Installation of a dormer

    36 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston

    Received 23 Oct 1997
  24. DecidedLIVE/0820/H/97

    Installation of a bay window and replacement of existing windows with UPVC double glazing

    12 Forkneuk Road, Uphall

    Received 23 Oct 1997

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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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