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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
31,669Searchable 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26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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

  1. DecidedLIVE/0898/FUL/97

    Erection of one detached house

    26 Fountainhead Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4DG

    Received 24 Nov 1997
  2. DecidedLIVE/0906/FUL/97

    Erection of agricultural shed

    Westfield Farm, Forrestfield, Blackridge

    Received 24 Nov 1997
  3. DecidedLIVE/0725/FUL/97

    Erection of a house and garage

    80 Lower Bathville, Armadale

    Received 11 Sept 1997
  4. DecidedLIVE/0741/H/97

    Extension to house

    29 Combfoot Cottages, Mid Calder

    Received 11 Sept 1997
  5. DecidedLIVE/0714/ARM/97

    Erection of 2 houses

    1/2 Bridgecastle Cottages, Bridgehouse, Bathgate

    Received 10 Sept 1997
  6. DecidedLIVE/0709/H/97

    Extension to house

    38 Belsyde Court, Linlithgow

    Received 10 Sept 1997
  7. DecidedLIVE/0754/H/97

    Formation of a driveway

    96 Burngrange Cottages, West Calder

    Received 10 Sept 1997
  8. DecidedLIVE/0703/FUL/97

    Part change of use to form ATM point and service room

    Unit 10A Almondvale Centre (Phase 2), Almondvale, Livingston

    Received 10 Sept 1997
  9. DecidedLIVE/0804/FUL/97

    Change of use to form shared residential accomodation

    29 West Main Street, Uphall

    Received 15 Oct 1997
  10. DecidedLIVE/0802/A/97

    Erection of illuminated fascia signs and a projecting sign

    Unit B6, Freeport Shopping & Leisure Village, Westwood, West Calder

    Received 15 Oct 1997
  11. DecidedLIVE/0935/FUL/97

    To culvert surface water burn

    Plot 14 Murieston Woods, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 8 Dec 1997
  12. DecidedLIVE/0937/FUL/97

    Erection of a house and garage

    Plot 20, Badger Wood, Dechmont

    Received 8 Dec 1997
  13. DecidedLIVE/0986/H/97

    Erection of a garage with workshop

    6 Redhouse Cottages, Threemiletown

    Received 8 Dec 1997
  14. DecidedLIVE/0508/H/98

    Erection of front & back garden fencing (in retrospect)

    108 Staunton Rise, Dedridge, Livingston

    Received 8 Dec 1997
  15. DecidedLIVE/0756/FUL/97

    Erection of a house

    Plot 23A Willow Park, Fauldhouse

    Received 23 Sept 1997
  16. DecidedLIVE/0752/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    7 Heatherbank, Ladywell, Livingston

    Received 23 Sept 1997
  17. DecidedLIVE/0732/A/97

    Erection of a fascia and free standing sign

    3A Fleming Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston

    Received 12 Sept 1997
  18. DecidedLIVE/0778/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    25 Maukeshill Court, Livingston Village, Livingston

    Received 22 Sept 1997
  19. DecidedLIVE/0759/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    39 Gleneagles Court, Whitburn

    Received 22 Sept 1997
  20. DecidedLIVE/0834/H/95

    Replacement doors and windows

    59 Boghall Drive, Bathgate

    Received 4 Dec 1995
  21. DecidedLIVE/0834/FUL/94

    Erection of 28 houses

    Pardovan Holdings Main Street, Philpstoun

    Received 2 Nov 1994
  22. DecidedLIVE/0834/FUL/93

    Erection of a house

    Cleuchbrae Holding , West Calder

    Received 30 Nov 1993
  23. DecidedLIVE/0833/FUL/96

    Erection of a bungalow

    25 Longridge Road, Whitburn, EH48 2HT

    Received 19 Sept 1996
  24. DecidedLIVE/0833/FUL/95

    Conversion of barns to 3, 2 storey houses

    Overshiel Farm , East Calder, EH53 0HT

    Received 4 Dec 1995

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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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