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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates31,669Searchable applications
269Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,885 approved or refused records
2,540Refused applications
26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning & Building StandardsLocal plan Local Development Plan (LDP 1)Pre-application advice Pre-Application EnquiryConservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Scheduled Monuments
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriescustomer.service@westlothian.gov.ukCouncil 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/0359/A/99
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign
115 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 12 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0268/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
26 Market Street Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AA
Received 9 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0265/FUL/99
Substitution of house types on plots 46, 47, 9(a) & 16(a)
Site 3A Adambrae Road, Phase I & II, Adambrae, Livingston
Received 9 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0370/FUL/00
Erection of a 2.4m high security fence
1/2 Freskyn Place, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 3 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0328/H/00
Erection of a conservatory
'The Croft' Torphichen Road, Ballencrieff Toll, Bathgate
Received 3 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0327/H/00
Installation of a dormer and amendment to conservatory
17 Millburn Road, Bathgate
Received 3 Apr 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0619/NID/00
Erection of a single stream primary school with nursery and community provisions (1st Phase)
- Kirk Lane, Livingston Village, Livingston
Received 27 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0616/H/00
Extension to house
2 Beechwood Gardens, Blackburn
Received 27 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0617/H/00
Two storey extension to house
78 Bankton Park West, Livingston
Received 27 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0606/FUL/00
Change of use of glazed link building to form food unit (Class 3)
- Freeport Shopping And Leisure Village, Westwood, West Calder
Received 27 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0640/FUL/00
Variation of planning permission 0087/99 to allow for extended driveway/access arrangements
8 Ballencrieff Mill, Balmuir Road, Bathgate
Received 27 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0527/FUL/00
Formation of a golf driving range and erection of professional shop and bar/bistro
- Freeport Shopping & Leisure Village, Westwood, West Calder
Received 26 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0978/FUL/99
Erection of office for Works Department
37 Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 13 Dec 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0388/FUL/99
Change of use to Class 2 for use as a licensed betting shop (Tandem App 1)
35 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 19 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0384/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
103 Springfield Road, Linlithgow
Received 19 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0284/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
213 Waverley Crescent Livingston West Lothian EH54 8JT
Received 16 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0394/FUL/99
Change of use and alterations from byre to form a house extension
Standhill Farm -, Westcraigs, Blackridge
Received 16 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0292/FUL/99
Erection of a storage building
- Braehead, Linlithgow
Received 15 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0286/A/99
Erection of various illuminated directory boards, roads signage and orientation totems
Sites 6, 7 & 8 Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 15 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0287/A/99
Erection of various illuminated directory boards, roads signage and orientation totems
Sites 4 & 11 Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 15 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0288/A/99
Erection of various illuminated directory boards, roads signage and orientation totems
Sites 9 & 10 Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 15 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0279/P/99
Outline permission for construction of Class 4 or class 5 newbuild facilities
Sites V1, V5A & V6, -, Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 15 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0184/FUL/99
Change of use from shop (Class 1) to bank (Class 2)
54 Almondvale South, Almondvale Centre, Livingston
Received 12 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0328/FUL/99
Erection of a house
Plot 15 Newlands (Birchwood Grange), Ritchie Camp, Kirknewton
Received 30 Apr 1999
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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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