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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 dates31,672Searchable applications
266Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,890 approved or refused records
2,542Refused applications
26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 1992 to 30 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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/0853/FUL/95
Demolition of outbuildings and change of use and upgrading of former hotel to 7 flats and erection of 2 houses
Caledonian Hotel Caledonian Terrace, Fauldhouse
Received 12 Dec 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0375/LBC/97
Listed building consent for demolition of existing extension, re-roofing, internal alterations and stone cleaning/repairs.
Suosogno Champfleurie Estate, Linlithgow, EH49 6NB
Received 22 May 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0374/H/97
Extension to house
22 Tennant Park, Mid Calder
Received 22 May 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0372/H/97
Erection of a conservatory
13 Gleneagles Court, Whitburn
Received 22 May 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0370/FUL/97
Erection of a house
Plot 6 The Steading, South Lodge Avenue, Mid Calder
Received 22 May 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0369/FUL/97
Redevelopment of petrol filling station
Carmondean Filling Station Carmondean Centre Road, Livingston, EH54 8PG
Received 22 May 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0953/A/97
Erection of various facia and illuminated box signs
Units 2A & 2B Almondvale Retail Park, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 15 Dec 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0956/H/97
Erection of a conservatory
49 Burghmuir Court, Linlithgow
Received 15 Dec 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0964/FUL/97
Erection of a 2 storey retail development
63 Almondside, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 12 Dec 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0009/P/98
Outline permission for extension to golf course to form an additional 9 holes, club house and green keeping facilities
. Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston Golf Club, Pumpherston
Received 12 Dec 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0952/FUL/97
Conversion of 3 existing shop units to a single unit with extensions at ground and first floor levels
Units 33-35 Almondvale Centre, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 12 Dec 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0947/A/97
Erection of a signboard
Unit 3 Almondvale Retail Park, Almondale, Livingston
Received 12 Dec 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0769/FUL/94
Alterations to chalet
9 Craigs Chalet Park, Linlithgow
Received 18 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0769/FUL/93
Erection of a house
Willowdene St Ninians Road, Linlithgow
Received 2 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0769/FUL/92
Extension to house
4 Sommers Park, Mid Calder
Received 2 Nov 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0768/LBC/93
Listed Building Consent and planning permission for cement render basecoat to frontage stone wall
212/214 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 13 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0768/A/93
Erection of signboard
Junction Of A904 And B9109, South Queensferry
Received 2 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0768/FUL/96
Extension to forge shop
Factory (Hunting Park) Nettlehill Road, Livingston, EH54 5DL
Received 29 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0768/FUL/95
Change of use from public open space to garden ground
3 Limefield Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 1BC
Received 31 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0768/FUL/92
Erection of a pigeon loft
37 Athol Terrace, Bathgate
Received 2 Nov 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0767/M/95
Infilling of land with top soil and rubble
West Of Willowdean, Bridgend
Received 31 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0767/A/93
Erection of signboard
Junction Of A904 And B8046, South Queensferry
Received 2 Nov 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0767/FUL/96
Erection of a house - Plot 3
Rear Of 14 Pumpherston Road, Mid Calder
Received 29 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0767/FUL/94
Change of use from restaurant to offices and workshop
25 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 13 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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