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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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. UnknownLIVE/0729/NID/97

    Change of use from office use (Class 4) to general industrial use (Class 5)

    1 Bell Square, Brucefield Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 11 Sept 1997
  2. DecidedLIVE/0539/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    3 Northfield Meadows, Longridge

    Received 2 Jul 1997
  3. DecidedLIVE/0616/H/97

    Erection of a garden shed (in retrospect)

    64 Wester Bankton, Livingston

    Received 29 Jul 1997
  4. DecidedLIVE/0610/H/97

    Erection of a garage

    112 West Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 29 Jul 1997
  5. DecidedLIVE/0653/FUL/97

    Installation of air conditioning equipment and security fence

    Unit 8 Almondvale Retail Park, Almondvale, Livingston

    Received 28 Jul 1997
  6. DecidedLIVE/0609/FUL/97

    Installation of satellite antenna

    - Inchcross, Bathgate

    Received 28 Jul 1997
  7. DecidedLIVE/0608/P/97

    Outline permission for the formation of 12 No. lowland crofts

    Easter Longridge Farm -, Longridge

    Received 28 Jul 1997
  8. DecidedLIVE/0726/FUL/97

    Erection of a house

    Plot 12 (Phase 3) Lanrigg Road, Fauldhouse

    Received 25 Jul 1997
  9. DecidedLIVE/0612/FUL/97

    Installation of Pumping Station and drainage system with outfall into Swineburn

    Site At Former Railway Station Station Road, Winchburgh

    Received 25 Jul 1997
  10. DecidedLIVE/0400/A/97

    Fascia Sign

    103 High Street, Linlithgow

    Received 29 May 1997
  11. DecidedLIVE/0424/H/97

    Extension to house

    - Newbigging Farmhouse, Ecclesmachan, EH52 6PN

    Received 28 May 1997
  12. DecidedLIVE/0415/FUL/97

    Extension to rear of shop

    31 Douglas Avenue, Linlithgow

    Received 28 May 1997
  13. DecidedLIVE/0667/FUL/98

    Erection of a house with garage

    Plot 19 Heatherwood, Seafield

    Received 13 Aug 1998
  14. DecidedLIVE/0534/FUL/97

    Installation of replacement shop fronts and roller shutter

    47-53 East Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 3 Jul 1997
  15. DecidedLIVE/0532/H/97

    Extension to house

    8 Burghmuir Court, Linlithgow

    Received 3 Jul 1997
  16. DecidedLIVE/0502/FUL/97

    Part change of use to form instore veterinary surgery

    Unit 4 Almondvale Retail Park, Almondale, Livingston

    Received 23 Jun 1997
  17. DecidedLIVE/0820/P/92

    Outline planning permission for residential development

    Stoneyburn Farm , Stoneyburn

    Received 24 Nov 1992
  18. DecidedLIVE/0820/H/96

    Erection of a conservatory

    8 West Bankton Place, Livingston

    Received 17 Sept 1996
  19. DecidedLIVE/0820/H/95

    Erection of porch

    37 Polbeth Road, Polbeth

    Received 27 Nov 1995
  20. DecidedLIVE/0820/A/94

    Erection of a hanging sign

    33A West Main Street, Armadale

    Received 2 Nov 1994
  21. DecidedLIVE/0820/FUL/93

    Extension to house

    3 Crosshill Drive, Bathgate

    Received 22 Nov 1993
  22. DecidedLIVE/0819/H/95

    Erection of a garage

    Site At Harburn Road, West Calder

    Received 27 Nov 1995
  23. DecidedLIVE/0819/A/93

    Erection of signboard

    - King Street, Bathgate

    Received 22 Nov 1993
  24. DecidedLIVE/0819/FUL/96

    Construction of a public house and hotel with related car parking, access roads, infrastructure and landscaping

    Starlaw -, Bathgate

    Received 13 Sept 1996

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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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