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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26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0749/FUL/92
Erection of a wall
Parkley Craigs , Linlithgow, EH49 6PG
Received 22 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0748/NID/96
Alterations and part change of use to form offices and library storage
Our Lady Of Lourdes Primary School Hopefield Road, Blackburn
Received 22 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0748/FUL/95
Erection of a house and garage
Cleuch Brae, West Calder
Received 18 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0748/FUL/94
Installation of roller shutters
6 East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 7 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0748/P/93
Extension to existing factory for production space for meat processing
Meat Processing Factory East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5AW
Received 25 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0747/A/96
Erection of wall mounted signs
Unit A Freeport Shopping & Leisure Village, Westwood, West Calder
Received 22 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0743/A/97
Erection of a fascia sign
Thistle House, Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston
Received 22 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0860/A/97
Erection of a signboard
1 Burnside Road, Bathgate
Received 9 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0708/FUL/97
Substitution of house types
Plots 13 & 14 Kirkton South 1A(1), Kirkton, Livingston
Received 9 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0707/FUL/97
Installation of communications satellite antenna
17 East End, West Calder
Received 9 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0697/FUL/97
Erection of an industrial unit
- Mill Road Industrial Estate, Linlithgow Bridge
Received 8 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0698/FUL/97
Erection of a house and garage
26 Harburn Road, West Calder
Received 8 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0690/H/97
Remove existing dormer and form 1st floor extension
169 West Main Street, Broxburn
Received 5 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0695/FUL/97
Change of use of outbuilding to house, re-roofing of existing house & construction of swimming pool
2 Glebe Road, West Calder
Received 5 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0694/P/97
Outline permission for the erection of a house
- Easter Breich, West Calder
Received 5 Sept 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0761/LBC/94
Listed Building Consent and planning permission for erection of a conservatory
Champfleurie School House Kingscavil, Linlithgow
Received 11 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0761/FUL/96
Proposed erection of office and formation of a vehicular access
Oilfield Engineering Whitburn Road, Bathgate
Received 28 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0761/FUL/93
Installation of replacement windows
23 St Ninians Road, Linlithgow
Received 28 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0761/FUL/92
Installation of a dormer to rear
38 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston, EH53 Olp
Received 29 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0760/P/93
Erection of a house
58 Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse
Received 27 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0760/A/92
Erection of a sign
Windmill Lodge Hawk Brae, Livingston
Received 28 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0753/A/93
Erection of illuminated hoarding
Site At Edinburgh Road, Bathgate
Received 27 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0753/FUL/95
Extension to house
1 Sommerville Court, Pumpherston
Received 20 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0753/FUL/94
Change of use from open space to private gardens
Plots 31 And 32 Avonmill (Persimmon Homes), Linlithgow
Received 11 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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