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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26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0899/FUL/94

    Change of use to Pet Health Centre

    211 West Main Street, Whitburn

    Received 29 Nov 1994
  2. DecidedLIVE/0899/FUL/93

    Extension to rear

    9 Albyn Cottages, Broxburn

    Received 21 Dec 1993
  3. DecidedLIVE/0898/NID/96

    Change of use from village hall to nursery facilities

    3 School Lane, Mid Calder

    Received 11 Oct 1996
  4. DecidedLIVE/0898/FUL/94

    Shopfront improvements

    36 George Street, Bathgate

    Received 29 Nov 1994
  5. DecidedLIVE/0898/FUL/93

    Erection of a garage

    17 Auldhill Place, Bridgend, EH49 6NP

    Received 20 Dec 1993
  6. DecidedLIVE/0883/FUL/94

    Alterations to form bar and fire escape

    30-48 Jarvey Street, Bathgate

    Received 22 Nov 1994
  7. DecidedLIVE/0883/FUL/93

    Erection of a house

    Site At Redhouse Road, Seafield

    Received 15 Dec 1993
  8. DecidedLIVE/0883/FUL/92

    Erection of a garage

    26 Glebe Avenue, Uphall

    Received 31 Dec 1992
  9. DecidedLIVE/0882/A/94

    Erection of sign

    Church Fells Rigg, Livingston

    Received 22 Nov 1994
  10. DecidedLIVE/0882/FUL/96

    Erection of a cattle court

    Whiteside Farm , Bathgate, EH48 2HW

    Received 4 Oct 1996
  11. DecidedLIVE/0751/FUL/97

    Conversion of a farm building to a house

    - Bankhead Farm, Dechmont

    Received 10 Sept 1997
  12. DecidedLIVE/0702/FUL/97

    Engineering operations forming mounds to perimiter of site

    Sites DI34 & DI35 Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 10 Sept 1997
  13. DecidedLIVE/0715/FUL/97

    Installation of portacabins and erection of a link corridor

    2 Nairn Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 10 Sept 1997
  14. DecidedLIVE/1104/FUL/96

    Blank Field

    Glasgow Road, Bathgate

    Received 20 Jan 1992
  15. DecidedLIVE/1103/FUL/96

    Change of use from garage to house

    8 School Lane, Mid Calder

    Received 31 Dec 1996
  16. DecidedLIVE/1102/FUL/96

    9 Hole pay as you play golf course, including reception and changing area, greenkeeper store and car park

    Oatridge College Farm , Broxburn

    Received 31 Dec 1996
  17. DecidedLIVE/1101/FUL/96

    Change of use from public open space to garden ground

    37 Abbotsford Rise, Livingston

    Received 31 Dec 1996
  18. DecidedLIVE/1100/FUL/96

    Erection of a house and garage

    - Murieston Valley, Livingston

    Received 3 Jan 1997
  19. DecidedLIVE/1099/H/96

    Extension to house

    7 Parkland Grove, Stoneyburn

    Received 31 Dec 1996
  20. DecidedLIVE/0828/NID/94

    Proposed synthetic sports pitch with floodlighting and fencing

    Whitburn Academy, Shanks Road, Whitburn

    Received 2 Nov 1994
  21. DecidedLIVE/0828/M/92

    Update existing planning consent for quarrying operations

    Atlas Brickworks Hardhill Road, Armadale

    Received 30 Nov 1992
  22. DecidedLIVE/0797/LBC/97

    Planning permission and Listed Building Consent for the erection of a carport, shed and conservarory

    The Coach House, Hartwood Mains, West Calder

    Received 22 Sept 1997
  23. DecidedLIVE/0749/FUL/97

    Installation of communications satellite antenna

    Unit 4 Almondvale South, Livingston

    Received 22 Sept 1997
  24. UnknownLIVE/0752/NPD/94

    Notice of Proposed Development to provide disabled facilities

    Linlithgow Sheriff Court High Street, Linlithgow

    Received 10 Oct 1994

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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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