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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0766/FUL/97

    Erection of a house and double garage

    Plot 5 Murieston South 1D, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 29 Sept 1997
  2. DecidedLIVE/0767/FUL/97

    Erection of a house and double garage

    Plot 2 Murieston South 1D, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 29 Sept 1997
  3. DecidedLIVE/0765/H/97

    Demolition of outbuildings and extension to house

    Newton House, Main Street, Newton

    Received 29 Sept 1997
  4. DecidedLIVE/0769/FUL/97

    Formation of additional car parking

    1 Bathgate Road, East End Garage, Armadale

    Received 29 Sept 1997
  5. DecidedLIVE/0866/FUL/97

    Substitution of house type

    Plot 24 Newlands (Birchwood Grange), Ritchie Camp, Kirknewton

    Received 10 Nov 1997
  6. DecidedLIVE/0865/FUL/97

    Engineering operation to a form riding arena and erection of 4 No. Floodlighting columns

    - Blackburn House Farm, Seafield

    Received 10 Nov 1997
  7. DecidedLIVE/0863/NID/97

    Re-location of school bus drop-off/pick up bay

    St Nicholas Primary School, Power Station Road, Broxburn

    Received 7 Nov 1997
  8. DecidedLIVE/0862/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    28 Burngrange Gardens, West Calder

    Received 7 Nov 1997
  9. DecidedLIVE/0859/FUL/97

    Change of use to operate 5 minibuses

    Croft 3 Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn

    Received 6 Nov 1997
  10. DecidedLIVE/0663/H/97

    Extension to house

    38 Moray Drive, Linlithgow

    Received 20 Aug 1997
  11. DecidedLIVE/0689/FUL/97

    Erection of a house and garage

    5A Houston Mains, Dechmont

    Received 20 Aug 1997
  12. DecidedLIVE/0622/FUL/97

    Erection of 6 houses, garages and associated roads

    - Barnes Green, Knightsridge, Livingston

    Received 31 Jul 1997
  13. DecidedLIVE/0631/FUL/97

    Extension to workshop

    Thistle House, Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 30 Jul 1997
  14. DecidedLIVE/0615/H/97

    Extension to house to form a garage

    6B Burnside View, Addiewell

    Received 29 Jul 1997
  15. DecidedLIVE/0614/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    18 Elm Park, Blackburn

    Received 29 Jul 1997
  16. DecidedLIVE/0595/FUL/98

    Alterations to widen access road

    - Old Brickworks, Lower Bathville, Armadale

    Received 21 Jul 1998
  17. DecidedLIVE/0531/FUL/97

    Erection of a storage building

    - Cawburn Carton Works, Drumshoreland, Broxburn

    Received 1 Jul 1997
  18. DecidedLIVE/0527/A/97

    Erection of illuminated free standing and fascia signs

    216 East Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 1 Jul 1997
  19. DecidedLIVE/0540/H/97

    Extension to house and erection of double garage

    26 Station Road, Broxburn

    Received 30 Jun 1997
  20. DecidedLIVE/0526/H/97

    2 storey extension to house and installation of a dormer

    10 The Marches, Armadale

    Received 30 Jun 1997
  21. DecidedLIVE/0543/P/97

    Renewal of outline planning permission for a petrol filling station.

    Burghmuir Junction Blackness Road, Linlithgow

    Received 30 Jun 1997
  22. DecidedLIVE/0542/P/97

    Outline permission for the erection of a storage shed

    - East Main Street, Blackburn

    Received 30 Jun 1997
  23. DecidedLIVE/0521/FUL/97

    Replacement of front windows at veterinary surgery

    8 Preston Road, Linlithgow

    Received 27 Jun 1997
  24. DecidedLIVE/0315/P/97

    Application for outline planning permission for class 4(business) & class 5 (industrial) use on the site

    - Deans Road/Appleton Parkway/Cousland Road, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 7DA

    Received 15 May 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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