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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 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26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas10 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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/0810/H/99
First floor extension to house and erection of a car port
The Millers House Leithhead Farm, Kirknewton
Received 19 Oct 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0814/FUL/99
Extension to form a cloakroom
- Bankton Centre, Murieston, Livingston
Received 19 Oct 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0811/LBC/99
Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent for the installation of a 1.3 metre satellite antenna
39-41 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 19 Oct 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0815/FUL/99
Remix of house types on plots 500-506, 484-485 and plots 511 & 512
- Howden West R2, Howden, Livingston
Received 19 Oct 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0826/FUL/99
Change of use from store/workshop to car repair workshop
23 South Street, Armadale
Received 15 Oct 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0865/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
20 Macfarlane Place, Uphall
Received 5 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0949/P/99
Outline permission for extension to nursery school
- Bankton Square, Murieston, Livingston
Received 5 Nov 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0486/H/98
Erection of a double garage
41 Hawthorn Bank, Seafield
Received 11 Jun 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0485/H/98
Erection of a conservatory and alterations to roof
5 Fernlea, Uphall
Received 11 Jun 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0484/FUL/98
Installation of autoteller cash dispensing machine
- Stockbridge Filling Station, 29 Falkirk Road, Linlithgow
Received 11 Jun 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0264/FUL/98
Erection of 4 houses
- Heatherwood, Seafield
Received 30 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0415/H/99
Extension to farmhouse
Blackhill Farm West Calder EH55 8JF
Received 26 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0413/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
25 The Avenue, Whitburn
Received 26 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0412/H/99
Extension to house
9 Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn
Received 26 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0418/H/99
Erect garage and extension to house
51 Meadowpark Road, Bathgate
Received 26 May 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0312/A/99
Fascia sign
3 The Vennel Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EX
Received 26 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0657/LBC/99
Listed building consent and planning permission for the installation of replacement windows
1 Main Street, Livingston Village, Livingston
Received 26 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0512/H/99
Extensions to house
46 Bankton Park West, Murieston, Livingston
Received 29 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0509/FUL/99
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
3 Inchcross, Bathgate
Received 28 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0510/FUL/99
Rehabilitation of existing farmhouse conversion of existing steading and erection of 3 new houses to form courtyard development of 6 houses with garages
Swineabbey Farm -, East Whitburn
Received 28 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0582/H/00
Extension to house
15 Victoria Park, Fauldhouse
Received 14 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0584/H/00
Erection of a garage
12 Holygate Place, Broxburn
Received 14 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0588/H/00
Extension to house
6 Maidlands, Linlithgow
Received 14 Jun 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0583/FUL/00
Construction of a roadway
- Springfield, Linlithgow
Received 14 Jun 2000
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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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