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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26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0554/H/97

    Extension to house

    24 Barnes Green, Knightsridge, Livingston

    Received 8 Jul 1997
  2. DecidedLIVE/0160/FUL/98

    Dormer extension to form office/sleep in room

    1 St Andrews Drive, Uphall

    Received 6 Mar 1998
  3. DecidedLIVE/0161/FUL/98

    Substitution of house type

    Plot 1 Lady Place, Eliburn, Livingston

    Received 6 Mar 1998
  4. DecidedLIVE/0159/H/98

    Erection of a timber garage

    65 Burngrange Cottages, West Calder

    Received 6 Mar 1998
  5. DecidedLIVE/0158/H/98

    Erection of detached garage

    1 Main Street, Philpstoun

    Received 5 Mar 1998
  6. DecidedLIVE/0156/LBC/98

    Listed Building Consent and Planning Permission for regeneration/reinstatement works

    Linlithgow Railway Station, High Street, Station Gate, Linlithgow

    Received 5 Mar 1998
  7. DecidedLIVE/0154/FUL/98

    Erection of 2 houses

    - Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn

    Received 5 Mar 1998
  8. DecidedLIVE/0152/H/98

    Erection of a satellite dish

    6 Combfoot Cottages, Mid Calder

    Received 4 Mar 1998
  9. DecidedLIVE/0149/FUL/98

    Refurbishment of filling station, enclosure of car wash and revision of air/water and vacuum facilities

    Filling Station, Edinburgh Road, Bathgate

    Received 3 Mar 1998
  10. DecidedLIVE/0511/H/97

    Erection of a garage

    31 Gilchrist Crescent, Whitburn

    Received 25 Jun 1997
  11. DecidedLIVE/0565/FUL/97

    Extension to day care nursery

    12A Manse Road, Whitburn

    Received 25 Jun 1997
  12. DecidedLIVE/0603/A/97

    Erection of a fascia sign

    Unit 6 Almondvale Retail Park, Almondvale, Livingston

    Received 24 Jul 1997
  13. DecidedLIVE/0607/FUL/97

    Demolition of steading buildings and erection of new steading comprising 2 No. houses

    4 Parkhead Holdings, Linlithgow

    Received 23 Jul 1997
  14. DecidedLIVE/0600/A/97

    Erection of fascia signs

    Unit 9 Almondvale Retail Park, Almondvale, Livingston

    Received 23 Jul 1997
  15. DecidedLIVE/0594/H/97

    Extension to house

    53 Barclay Way, Knightsridge, Livingston

    Received 22 Jul 1997
  16. DecidedLIVE/0602/NID/97

    Installation of an automatic public convenience

    - East Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 22 Jul 1997
  17. DecidedLIVE/0596/FUL/97

    Change of use to provide cafe with amusement arcade facitities

    16A Main Street, Deans, Livingston

    Received 22 Jul 1997
  18. DecidedLIVE/0605/H/97

    Erection of a sun room

    24 Friars Way, Linlithgow

    Received 22 Jul 1997
  19. DecidedLIVE/0595/H/97

    Extension to house

    75 Baronshill Avenue, Linlithgow

    Received 22 Jul 1997
  20. DecidedLIVE/0409/LBC/97

    Listed building consent for the installation of internal security bars to windows

    1 The Square, Torphichen, Bathgate, EH48 4LY

    Received 26 May 1997
  21. DecidedLIVE/0406/FUL/97

    Erection of a house with garage

    Plot D Northfield Meadows, Longridge

    Received 26 May 1997
  22. DecidedLIVE/0412/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    32 Bonnytoun Terrace, Linlithgow

    Received 26 May 1997
  23. DecidedLIVE/0780/FUL/94

    Erection of signs

    Unit 2 Freskyn Place, Broxburn

    Received 20 Oct 1994
  24. DecidedLIVE/0780/FUL/92

    Erection of a house

    Plot 3 Hardhill Road, Bathgate

    Received 4 Nov 1992

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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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