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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0437/P/97

    Outline planning permission for one house

    - Cappers Farm, Armadale

    Received 4 Jun 1997
  2. DecidedLIVE/0613/H/97

    Erection of dog kennels.

    26 Burnside Crescent, Fauldhouse

    Received 4 Jun 1997
  3. DecidedLIVE/0439/H/97

    Extension to house forming garage & study

    29 Willowbrae, Fauldhouse

    Received 4 Jun 1997
  4. DecidedLIVE/0445/LBC/97

    Listed building consent for the demolition of St Magdalenes Distillery

    - St Magdalenes Distillery, Linlithgow

    Received 3 Jun 1997
  5. DecidedLIVE/0446/FUL/97

    Erection of 32 flats

    - St Magdalenes Distillery, Linlithgow

    Received 3 Jun 1997
  6. DecidedLIVE/0498/M/97

    Construction of tar waste repository and stabilisation of tar wastes

    - Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston

    Received 3 Jun 1997
  7. DecidedLIVE/0486/FUL/97

    Change of use from public open space to private garden ground.

    81 Elie Avenue, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8EU

    Received 3 Jun 1997
  8. DecidedLIVE/0430/H/97

    Erection of a car port

    91 Pentland Avenue, Boghall, Bathgate

    Received 2 Jun 1997
  9. DecidedLIVE/0199/FUL/98

    Change of use to form a tea room

    276A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ER

    Received 13 Mar 1998
  10. DecidedLIVE/0193/H/98

    Extension to house

    3 The Glen, Torphichen Road, Bathgate

    Received 12 Mar 1998
  11. DecidedLIVE/0686/FUL/97

    Change of use from filling station with workshop & car sales to shop/0ff-licence with workshop & car sales

    Almond West Service Station -, Craigshill, Livingston

    Received 26 Aug 1997
  12. DecidedLIVE/0711/FUL/97

    Change of use from domestic garage to commercial vehicle repairs

    11-13 Limefield Road, Polbeth

    Received 26 Aug 1997
  13. DecidedLIVE/0672/FUL/97

    Installation of automatic cash dispenser

    11 East Main Street, Uphall

    Received 25 Aug 1997
  14. DecidedLIVE/0671/FUL/97

    Installation of automatic cash dispenser

    2 Sycamore Walk, Blackburn

    Received 25 Aug 1997
  15. DecidedLIVE/0680/H/97

    Installation of a dormer

    13 Garden City, Stoneyburn

    Received 25 Aug 1997
  16. DecidedLIVE/0670/FUL/97

    Relocation of bank cash dispenser machine

    - Freeport Shopping & Leisure Village, Westwood, West Calder

    Received 25 Aug 1997
  17. DecidedLIVE/0477/H/97

    Extension to house

    21 Meadow Park Road, Bathgate

    Received 18 Jun 1997
  18. DecidedLIVE/0525/A/97

    Pole mounted projecting sign

    - Polbeth Service Station, Polbeth

    Received 18 Jun 1997
  19. DecidedLIVE/0474/H/97

    Erection of a radio antenna

    102 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow

    Received 18 Jun 1997
  20. DecidedLIVE/0462/LBC/97

    Listed Building Consent for the restoration & extension to house and smithy

    30 Calder Road, Bellsquarry

    Received 2 Jun 1997
  21. DecidedLIVE/0458/H/97

    Erection of 2No. radio antennas

    4 Ravenswood Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6PE

    Received 2 Jun 1997
  22. DecidedLIVE/0452/FUL/99

    Erection of a house and garage

    Plot 9 Murieston South 1D, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 7 Jun 1999
  23. DecidedLIVE/0453/H/99

    Erection of a conservatory

    5 Glenside Court, Armadale

    Received 7 Jun 1999
  24. DecidedLIVE/0349/H/99

    Installation of a dormer

    16 Letham Park, Pumpherston

    Received 5 May 1999

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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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