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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
31,672Searchable 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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/1010/A/96

    Erection of 2 hoardings

    Mains Park, Mains Road, Linlithgow

    Received 18 Nov 1996
  2. DecidedLIVE/1009/FUL/96

    Erection of fencing and barriers

    Mains Park, Mains Road, Linlithgow

    Received 19 Nov 1996
  3. DecidedLIVE/1008/FUL/96

    Change of use to Class 3 (hot food takeaway) Unit 2

    Newyearfield Farm Fulmar Brae, Ladywell, Livingston

    Received 18 Nov 1996
  4. DecidedLIVE/1007/FUL/96

    Erection of a house

    Plot 1 McIntosh Court, Broxburn

    Received 18 Nov 1996
  5. DecidedLIVE/0909/FUL/97

    Erection of a snack bar/shop

    - Rutherford Square, Brucefield Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 25 Nov 1997
  6. DecidedLIVE/0334/A/97

    Installation of various fascia & projecting signs

    65 - 67 High Street, Four Marys Public House, Linlithgow

    Received 12 May 1997
  7. DecidedLIVE/0335/H/97

    Extension to house - 34 Mill Road, Linlithgow

    34 Mill Road, Linlithgow Bridge

    Received 12 May 1997
  8. DecidedLIVE/0339/H/97

    Erection of a fence

    2 Starlaw Terrace, Bathgate

    Received 12 May 1997
  9. DecidedLIVE/0324/A/97

    Hanging sign

    29 Main Street, Mid Calder, EH53 8AW

    Received 12 May 1997
  10. DecidedLIVE/0323/FUL/97

    Change of use, to include hotel facilities with existing public house and installation of dormers

    The Balbardie Bloomfield Place, Bathgate, EH48 1PB

    Received 12 May 1997
  11. DecidedLIVE/0333/LBC/97

    Repaint frontage

    65 - 67 High Street, Four Marys Public House, Linlithgow

    Received 12 May 1997
  12. DecidedLIVE/0331/P/97

    Outline permission for a house and new entrance

    South Lodge Craig Binning, Dechmont

    Received 12 May 1997
  13. DecidedLIVE/0330/FUL/97

    Alteration to shop front

    94 East Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 12 May 1997
  14. DecidedLIVE/0327/H/97

    Erection of a porch

    8 Caroline Park, Mid Calder

    Received 12 May 1997
  15. DecidedLIVE/0326/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    71 Priory Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6BP

    Received 12 May 1997
  16. DecidedLIVE/0951/M/97

    Importation and tipping of top soil

    The Firs, Langside Gardens, Polbeth

    Received 8 Dec 1997
  17. DecidedLIVE/0384/FUL/98

    Extension to warehouse and formation of ancillary offices

    - Maxwell Square, Brucefield Industrial Park, Livingston

    Received 16 Feb 1998
  18. DecidedLIVE/0126/FUL/98

    Substitution of 23 house types on plots 29-31, 39, 40, 43, 44, 46-51 & 53-61

    - Tantallon Gardens, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 16 Feb 1998
  19. DecidedLIVE/0105/H/98

    Erection of a summer house

    9 Greenside, Torphichen

    Received 16 Feb 1998
  20. DecidedLIVE/0900/H/97

    Demolition of a porch and erection of a conservatory

    Blaeberry Hill Farmhouse, Blaeberry Hill, Whitburn

    Received 24 Nov 1997
  21. DecidedLIVE/0894/FUL/97

    Erection of 15 houses

    - Maclean Terrace, Blackridge

    Received 24 Nov 1997
  22. DecidedLIVE/0896/H/97

    Installation of replacement windows and door

    226 High Street, Linlithgow

    Received 24 Nov 1997
  23. DecidedLIVE/0891/H/97

    Erection of a fence

    Greendykes Cottage, Greendykes Road, Broxburn

    Received 21 Nov 1997
  24. DecidedLIVE/0892/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    35 The Loan, Torphichen

    Received 21 Nov 1997

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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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