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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected

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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/0055/H/98

    Extension to house

    30 Muir Road, Bathgate

    Received 28 Jan 1998
  2. DecidedLIVE/0051/FUL/98

    Erection of 14 flats/houses and up-grading of access road/car park

    1-5 South Street, Armadale

    Received 28 Jan 1998
  3. DecidedLIVE/0047/H/98

    Erection of a garden wall and fence

    1 Stromness Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston

    Received 28 Jan 1998
  4. DecidedLIVE/0681/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    20 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow

    Received 1 Sept 1997
  5. DecidedLIVE/0722/P/97

    Outline planning permission for the erection of a house

    Lyrona, Faucheldean, Winchburgh

    Received 1 Sept 1997
  6. DecidedLIVE/0677/A/97

    Installation of fascia and projecting signs

    Unit 1 Whitburn Road, Bathgate

    Received 29 Aug 1997
  7. DecidedLIVE/0679/FUL/97

    Erection of a house

    Plot 4 Blackburn Road, Blackburn House Farm, Seafield

    Received 29 Aug 1997
  8. DecidedLIVE/0509/H/97

    Extension to house

    2 Kaimes Grove, Kirknewton

    Received 25 Jun 1997
  9. DecidedLIVE/0503/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    24 Deanburn Road, Linlithgow

    Received 24 Jun 1997
  10. DecidedLIVE/0575/FUL/97

    Change of use from public landscaped area to private garden space.

    11 Gowanbank, Ladywell, Livingston

    Received 24 Jun 1997
  11. DecidedLIVE/0504/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    Hardhill Farm -, Bathgate

    Received 24 Jun 1997
  12. DecidedLIVE/0488/H/97

    Extension to house

    81 Baronshill Avenue, Linlithgow

    Received 23 Jun 1997
  13. DecidedLIVE/0782/H/97

    Formation of a bay window and erection of a conservatory

    7 Honeyman Court, Armadale

    Received 1 Oct 1997
  14. DecidedLIVE/0771/H/97

    Extension to house

    9 Bonnytoun Avenue, Linlithgow

    Received 30 Sept 1997
  15. DecidedLIVE/0781/FUL/97

    Substitution of house types on plots 203-224 & 243

    Site At Lochmill, Linlithgow Bridge

    Received 30 Sept 1997
  16. DecidedLIVE/0772/FUL/97

    Erection of an office building

    - Dunnet Way, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn

    Received 30 Sept 1997
  17. DecidedLIVE/0910/H/97

    Erection of front porch

    95 Springfield Road, Linlithgow

    Received 28 Nov 1997
  18. DecidedLIVE/0911/P/97

    Renewal of outline planning permission for a residential development

    - Avonmill Road, West Lothian, Linlithgow Bridge

    Received 27 Nov 1997
  19. DecidedLIVE/0941/H/97

    Formation of a driveway and erection of a garage

    64 Ramsay Crescent, Bathgate

    Received 27 Nov 1997
  20. DecidedLIVE/0904/FUL/97

    Erection of portable office and toilets and formation of car parking

    Hopetoun Fisheries Swineburn Wood, Newton

    Received 27 Nov 1997
  21. DecidedLIVE/0727/FUL/97

    Shop front alterations

    1 West Main Street, Uphall

    Received 16 Sept 1997
  22. DecidedLIVE/0717/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    36 Bankton Way, Murieston West, Livingston

    Received 16 Sept 1997
  23. DecidedLIVE/0846/A/97

    Erection of 2 No. illuminated signboards

    - Houston Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 16 Oct 1997
  24. DecidedLIVE/0809/FUL/97

    Proposed depot and store

    - Muir Road Depot, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 16 Oct 1997

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Researching a proposal in West Lothian

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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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