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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26,345 approved · 2,540 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0779/H/95

    Erection of a car port

    3 Millbrae, Mid Calder

    Received 7 Nov 1995
  2. DecidedLIVE/0779/FUL/96

    Erection of 75 houses and garages

    - Tantallon Gardens, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 3 Sept 1996
  3. DecidedLIVE/0779/FUL/94

    Construction of 2 nitrification tanks

    Waste Water Treatment Works Almondell Terrace, East Calder

    Received 19 Oct 1994
  4. DecidedLIVE/0779/FUL/93

    Erection of 4 houses

    Hens Nest Road/Main Street , East Whitburn

    Received 4 Nov 1993
  5. DecidedLIVE/0779/FUL/92

    Erection of an outbuilding

    52 East Main Street, Blackburn

    Received 4 Nov 1992
  6. DecidedLIVE/1019/FUL/96

    Amendment to location of garages on 8 plots

    Race Road, Bathgate

    Received 20 Nov 1996
  7. DecidedLIVE/1018/P/96

    Outline planning permission for the erection of a house and garage and formation of driveway

    11 Duncan Green, Knightsridge, Livingston

    Received 20 Nov 1996
  8. DecidedLIVE/1017/LBC/96

    Planning permission and listed building consent to extend house to form accommodation for Housekeeper

    Easter Colzium By Harperrig Reservoir, Kirknewton

    Received 20 Nov 1996
  9. DecidedLIVE/1016/H/96

    Formation of a driveway and erection of a garage

    31 Bathgate Road, Blackburn

    Received 20 Nov 1996
  10. DecidedLIVE/1015/A/96

    Erection of a signboard

    62 High Street, Linlithgow, EH49 7AQ

    Received 20 Nov 1996
  11. DecidedLIVE/0346/H/97

    Extension to House

    10 Duncan Green, Knightsridge, Livingston

    Received 12 May 1997
  12. DecidedLIVE/0345/FUL/97

    Erection of a House

    Croft 7 Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn

    Received 12 May 1997
  13. DecidedLIVE/0344/FUL/97

    Erection of a House With Garage

    Plot 11 Murieston South 1D, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 12 May 1997
  14. DecidedLIVE/0343/H/97

    Extension to Garage

    28A Burnside Road, Uphall

    Received 12 May 1997
  15. DecidedLIVE/0342/H/97

    Formation of a vehicle access and car parking space

    203 West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5LJ

    Received 12 May 1997
  16. DecidedLIVE/0341/P/97

    Outline permission for the erection of a house

    - Redhouse Cottages, Blackburn

    Received 12 May 1997
  17. DecidedLIVE/0338/H/97

    2 Storey extension to house

    50 Pinewood Park, Deans, Livingston

    Received 12 May 1997
  18. DecidedLIVE/0340/H/97

    Extension to house

    2 Jacklin Green, Livingston

    Received 12 May 1997
  19. DecidedLIVE/0337/FUL/97

    Change of use from public open space to garden ground and erection of a conservatory & boundary fence

    53 Granby Avenue, Howden, Livingston

    Received 12 May 1997
  20. DecidedLIVE/0336/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    42A Main Street, Longridge

    Received 12 May 1997
  21. DecidedLIVE/0763/FUL/95

    Erection of two storey office extension

    97 East Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 27 Oct 1995
  22. DecidedLIVE/0763/FUL/94

    Extension to roof to accomodate upper floor

    14 Bailielands, Linlithgow

    Received 13 Oct 1994
  23. DecidedLIVE/0506/FUL/97

    Extension to warehouse

    - Firth Road, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 25 Jun 1997
  24. DecidedLIVE/0130/LBC/98

    Amendment to listed building consent 325/LBC/95 and planning permission 326/95 for the rehabilitation of a barn building to form a house

    3 Cauldhame, Linlithgow

    Received 18 Feb 1998

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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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