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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 dates31,672Searchable 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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning 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
- Planning enquiriescustomer.service@westlothian.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
- DecidedLIVE/0061/LBC/99
Listed Building Consent & Planning Permission for re-instatement of groom's house and stables
Murieston House -, Murieston, Livingston
Received 29 Jan 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0814/FUL/98
Erection of a house, siting of a temporary mobile home, erection of 7 cat houses and relocation of fence to allow the formation of a pond
Plot 7 Woodbank Crofts, Westfield
Received 15 Jul 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0219/LBC/98
Planning permission and Listed Building Consent for the demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a replacement including alterations to bathroom
Nether Parkley Lodge, Manse Road, Linlithgow
Received 20 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0217/FUL/98
Erection of new polytunnel, cabin and conservatory, coffee shop and extension of log cabin sales point
- Gavieside Nursery, West Calder
Received 19 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0218/FUL/98
Erection of a warehousing facility
- Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Industrial Estate, Bathgate
Received 19 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0212/H/98
Formation of a dormer
49 Oatlands Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AS
Received 19 Mar 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0421/FUL/99
Substitution of house type
Plot 26 Kaims Place, Kirkton, Livingston
Received 7 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0785/FUL/98
Change of use from class 5 (general industrial) to class 6 (storage & distribution) including provision for factory shop
Unit 12 Tartraven Place, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 24 Sept 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0796/FUL/98
Erection of a licenced grocers (demolition of existing premises)
72 Sheephousehill, Fauldhouse
Received 23 Sept 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0793/FUL/98
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground
7 Garry Walk, Craigshill, Livingston
Received 23 Sept 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0242/A/99
Erection of an illuminated fascia sign
Unit 2 Westerton Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 1 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0239/H/99
Erection of a garage
99 The Glebe, West Calder
Received 1 Apr 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0270/FUL/99
Change of use from agricultural land to private garden ground
6 & 7 Hillhouse Farm, Linlithgow
Received 31 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0153/FUL/99
Change of use from a house to hairdressers/beautician
144 Main Street, East Calder
Received 1 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0146/H/99
Installation of replacement windows
6 West Burnside, Broxburn
Received 1 Mar 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0145/FUL/99
Sub-division of maisonette flat into 4 flats
47 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate
Received 26 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0149/H/99
Extension to cottage
Cottage 3, Illieston Steading, Illieston Farm, Broxburn
Received 26 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0137/FUL/99
Construction of a vehicle valeting buiding for general maintenance of cars and light commercial vehicles
- East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 25 Feb 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0516/H/99
Extension to house
1 Hunter Grove, Whitburn
Received 4 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0855/FUL/99
Erection of stables and tack room/shelter
7 Milrig Holdings, Kirknewton
Received 4 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0449/NID/99
Upgrading external walls, roof, external structure and stairs
West Calder High School -, Limefield, Polbeth
Received 4 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0479/FUL/99
Installation of a 1.3m satellite antenna
11 West Main Street, Armadale
Received 4 Jun 1999 - DecidedLIVE/0709/FUL/98
Erection of a house and formation of a small holding
- Pardovan Holdings, Philpstoun
Received 1 Sept 1998 - DecidedLIVE/0781/FUL/98
Erection of a 1658m square two storey office building
Block 5 Almondvale Business Park, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 23 Sept 1998
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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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