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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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
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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/0317/FUL/97

    Residential development

    Former Sibcas Site Hardhill Road, Armadale

    Received 15 May 1997
  2. DecidedLIVE/0313/H/97

    Erection of new roof & dormer window`

    38 Houston Gardens, Uphall

    Received 15 May 1997
  3. DecidedLIVE/0436/H/98

    Erection of a conservatory

    57 Lennox Gardens, Linlithgow Bridge

    Received 26 May 1998
  4. DecidedLIVE/0434/FUL/98

    Erection of 24 houses & 10 flats and formation of pedestrian boulevard

    - Lyarthall, Farinsfell & Galmeilen, Kirkhill, Broxburn

    Received 26 May 1998
  5. DecidedLIVE/0433/FUL/98

    Erection of 62 houses, formation of roads & associated works

    - Murieston West 4B&C, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 25 May 1998
  6. DecidedLIVE/0430/A/98

    Installation of a fascia sign

    276A High Street, Linlithgow

    Received 22 May 1998
  7. DecidedLIVE/0431/H/98

    Demolition of porch and extension to house

    31 Baronshill Avenue, Linlithgow

    Received 22 May 1998
  8. DecidedLIVE/0448/H/98

    Erection of a garage and extension to house

    30 Hawthornbank, Seafield

    Received 22 May 1998
  9. DecidedLIVE/0445/FUL/98

    Extension to premises to form a hot food take-away and upgrading of car park

    Unit 50 Forestbank, Ladywell, Livingston

    Received 22 May 1998
  10. DecidedLIVE/0424/H/98

    Erection of porch

    8 Bonnytoun Avenue, Linlithgow

    Received 21 May 1998
  11. DecidedLIVE/0475/FUL/98

    Installation of a roller shutter door

    5 Bridge Street, Fauldhouse

    Received 21 May 1998
  12. DecidedLIVE/0425/H/98

    Extension to house

    31 Hunter Grove, Bathgate

    Received 21 May 1998
  13. DecidedLIVE/0427/H/98

    Demolition of a porch and erection of a sun lounge

    Strathalmond, Drumshoreland Road, Broxburn

    Received 21 May 1998
  14. DecidedLIVE/0387/H/98

    Erection of conservatory and garden outbuilding (in retrospect)

    32 Bervie Drive, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 6 May 1998
  15. DecidedLIVE/0230/FUL/98

    Extend ground to cover existing culvert, infill and form new banking

    - Fairways Business Park, Deer Park Drive, Livingston

    Received 24 Mar 1998
  16. DecidedLIVE/0224/FUL/98

    Change of use to form a coffee shop with take away (class 3)

    60 George Street, Bathgate

    Received 24 Mar 1998
  17. DecidedLIVE/0225/FUL/98

    Erection of a house and garage

    Plot 2 Northfield Meadows, Longridge

    Received 24 Mar 1998
  18. DecidedLIVE/0226/FUL/98

    Erection of a single storey house

    Plot 14 Manse Grove, Stoneyburn

    Received 23 Mar 1998
  19. DecidedLIVE/0250/FUL/98

    Erection of a 2 storey extension to shop on ground floor and flat above

    54-56 East Main Street, Whitburn

    Received 23 Mar 1998
  20. DecidedLIVE/0227/FUL/98

    Substitution of house types on plots 64, 65, 69 & 70

    - Glenwood Drive, Armadale

    Received 23 Mar 1998
  21. DecidedLIVE/0223/FUL/98

    Plant room extension and formation of car parking

    5 Macintosh Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston

    Received 23 Mar 1998
  22. DecidedLIVE/0222/H/98

    Erection of a garden store

    194 Deanswood Park, Deans, Livingston

    Received 23 Mar 1998
  23. DecidedLIVE/0962/H/98

    Extension to house

    8 Craigrigg Terrace, Westfield

    Received 3 Dec 1998
  24. DecidedLIVE/0978/FUL/98

    Alterations and extension to existing community hall

    Salvation Army Hall Blackfaulds Place, Fauldhouse

    Received 2 Dec 1998

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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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