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26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/0524/NID/97

    Extension to school to form new nursery, primary 1 & 2, gym, community and associated facilities

    Broxburn Primary School West Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 26 Jun 1997
  2. DecidedLIVE/0514/A/97

    Installation of a projecting sign

    7 George Place, Bathgate

    Received 26 Jun 1997
  3. DecidedLIVE/0515/H/97

    Dormer extension to house

    11 Melbourne Road, Broxburn

    Received 26 Jun 1997
  4. DecidedLIVE/0517/A/97

    Installation of a projecting sign

    Unit 8 Almondvale Centre, Almondvale, Livingston

    Received 26 Jun 1997
  5. DecidedLIVE/0827/FUL/96

    Erection of a factory unit

    - Nettlehill Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DL

    Received 19 Sept 1996
  6. DecidedLIVE/0827/FUL/95

    Installation of roof canopies

    Hillcroft Hotel Main Street, Whitburn

    Received 1 Dec 1995
  7. DecidedLIVE/0827/FUL/92

    Application for house type substitution to plots 165-168, 188-193, 211-213, 225-238

    Site At Pyothall , Broxburn

    Received 26 Nov 1992
  8. DecidedLIVE/0826/A/94

    Proposed projecting sign

    31 West Main Street, Armadale

    Received 2 Nov 1994
  9. DecidedLIVE/0807/FUL/97

    Extension to public house and formation of a beer garden

    56/58 East Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 19 Sept 1997
  10. DecidedLIVE/0738/H/97

    Extension to house

    58 Muir Road, Bathgate

    Received 19 Sept 1997
  11. DecidedLIVE/0558/H/97

    Extension to house

    47 Elm Grove, Blackburn

    Received 8 Jul 1997
  12. DecidedLIVE/0580/FUL/97

    Re-mix of housetypes on 22 plots to replace 8 flats and 15 houses

    - Kirkton South 1B, Kirkton, Livingston

    Received 8 Jul 1997
  13. DecidedLIVE/0559/FUL/97

    Substitution of house types on 29 plots and erection of 5 additional houses

    - Kirkton South 1C, Kirkton, Livingston

    Received 8 Jul 1997
  14. DecidedLIVE/0570/FUL/97

    Extension to guest house

    Ashcroft Raw Holdings, East Calder

    Received 8 Jul 1997
  15. DecidedLIVE/0579/H/97

    Erection of a garage

    23 Greig Crescent, Armadale

    Received 8 Jul 1997
  16. DecidedLIVE/0583/P/97

    Outline permission for the erection of a house

    'Nelson Cottage', Balmuir Road, Bathgate

    Received 7 Jul 1997
  17. DecidedLIVE/0547/FUL/97

    Removal of existing tray store and replacement with tray wash building

    Whitburn Road Complex Whitburn Road, Bathgate

    Received 7 Jul 1997
  18. DecidedLIVE/0683/H/97

    Extension to house and installation of a dormer

    9 The Glebe, Linlithgow

    Received 3 Sept 1997
  19. DecidedLIVE/0491/FUL/97

    Erection of a house

    45 West Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 23 Jun 1997
  20. DecidedLIVE/0549/H/97

    Erection of a garage

    148 Glenalmond, Whitburn, EH47 8NS

    Received 20 Jun 1997
  21. DecidedLIVE/0759/FUL/96

    Proposed restaurant with hot food takeaway

    10/12 King Street, Bathgate

    Received 27 Aug 1996
  22. DecidedLIVE/0759/FUL/95

    Temporary erection of Marquee for use as function room

    Houstoun House Hotel -, Uphall

    Received 27 Oct 1995
  23. DecidedLIVE/0946/H/96

    Erection of a porch

    2 Parkhead Holdings, Linlithgow

    Received 29 Oct 1996
  24. DecidedLIVE/0946/FUL/94

    Rehabilitation of a barn to form a house on lowland croft

    Croft 2 Blackfaulds, Avonbridge, FK1 2JZ

    Received 20 Dec 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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