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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26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0971/A/00
Erection of a signboard
- Ladywell West R2, Ladywell, Livingston
Received 3 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0424/H/00
Erection of a porch
3 Murieston Road, Murieston, Livingston
Received 3 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0425/FUL/00
Erection of 11 houses with associated vehicular access and landscaping
Depot Station Road, Kirknewton
Received 3 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0422/FUL/00
Erection of a 450sqm office and workshop
- Brocks Way, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 3 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0429/FUL/00
Change of use from hotel to public house
2 West Main Street (Turf Bar), Blackburn
Received 3 May 2000 - DecidedLIVE/0722/H/99
Erection of a conservatory
5 Bailielands, Linlithgow
Received 15 Sept 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0711/FUL/99
Installation of underground LPG storage tank and surrounding fence, 5m high lighting & CCTV column and formation of concrete tanker stance
- Deer Park Filling Station, Knightsridge, Livingston
Received 14 Sept 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0622/P/99
Outline planning permission for the erection of a building for the intensive breeding and processing of rodents for animal feed
Former Scotbuild Premises Lower Bathville, Armadale
Received 11 Aug 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0656/P/99
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
8 Raw Holdings, East Calder
Received 11 Aug 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0623/FUL/99
Change of use from Class 5 (Industrial) to Class 6 (Storage & Distribution)
Unit 7 Nairn Road, Livingston
Received 11 Aug 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0626/H/99
Erection of a porch
1 Rivaldsgreen Crescent, Linlithgow
Received 10 Aug 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0658/H/99
Extension to house
9 Burngrange Gardens, West Calder
Received 10 Aug 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0180/H/99
Installation of LPG tank in garden on cement base
2 Bridgeton Cottages Westfield Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3DL
Received 10 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0204/H/99
Extension and alterations to house
Woodcockdale Farm -, Linlithgow
Received 10 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0989/A/98
Erection of a fascia sign
Unit 25 Thistle Business Park, Broxburn
Received 14 Dec 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0109/H/99
Extension to house
39 Roosevelt Road, Kirknewton
Received 11 Dec 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0987/FUL/98
Proposed residential development to form 76 houses and associated roads and parking
- Dalling Road, Bathgate
Received 11 Dec 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0986/FUL/98
Change of use from cottage to office
Drumcrosshall Farm -, Bathgate
Received 11 Dec 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0008/FUL/99
Siting of a mobile snack bar
- Drovers Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 11 Dec 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0980/H/98
Extension to house
Ogilface Craigs Farm -, Blackridge
Received 10 Dec 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0983/A/98
Installation of illuminated projecting & fascia signs
3 The Vennel, Linlithgow
Received 10 Dec 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0982/A/98
Installation of illuminated projecting & fascia signs
75 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 10 Dec 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0747/FUL/98
Erection of a house
Plot 22 Heatherwood, Seafield
Received 10 Sept 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0736/P/98
Outline Planning Permission for residential development and conversion of existing house into 2 units
- West Dyke Holdings, Greenrigg
Received 10 Sept 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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