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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected

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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/0033/H/99

    Erection of a double garage

    5 Northfield Meadows, Longridge

    Received 21 Jan 1999
  2. DecidedLIVE/0031/FUL/99

    Erection of a timber garage

    5 Woodend Cottages, Newton

    Received 21 Jan 1999
  3. DecidedLIVE/0147/H/98

    Extension to house

    6 Caroline Gardens, Mid Calder

    Received 27 Feb 1998
  4. DecidedLIVE/0077/H/98

    Erection of front porch and bay window

    2 Harthill Road, Fauldhouse

    Received 5 Feb 1998
  5. DecidedLIVE/0080/FUL/98

    Extension to yard and erection of boundary fence

    1 Letham Road, Livingston

    Received 5 Feb 1998
  6. DecidedLIVE/0081/FUL/98

    Extension to workshop to provide first floor offices over existing car parking

    - Nettlehill Road, Livingston

    Received 5 Feb 1998
  7. DecidedLIVE/0078/H/98

    Erection of a garage

    Colmarene, Mill Road, Bathgate

    Received 5 Feb 1998
  8. DecidedLIVE/0074/H/98

    Formation of a driveway

    69 Bathgate Road, Blackburn

    Received 4 Feb 1998
  9. DecidedLIVE/0075/H/98

    Erection of a porch

    3 Burnside Lane, Polbeth

    Received 4 Feb 1998
  10. DecidedLIVE/0072/FUL/98

    Subdivision and conversion of upper floors to form seven flats

    53 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate

    Received 3 Feb 1998
  11. DecidedLIVE/0360/H/97

    Extension to House

    35 Spottiswoode Gardens, Mid Calder, Livingston, EH53 Oju

    Received 22 May 1997
  12. DecidedLIVE/0358/FUL/97

    Erection of a House & Garage

    Plot 2 Highrig, Torphichen

    Received 22 May 1997
  13. DecidedLIVE/0357/P/97

    Outline Planning Permission for Housing Development

    - Site SF4, Seafield

    Received 22 May 1997
  14. DecidedLIVE/0356/FUL/97

    Substitution of House Types on plots plots 17 -70, 78 - 92, 98 - 152

    - Eliburn North 3, Livingston

    Received 22 May 1997
  15. DecidedLIVE/0597/P/97

    Outline permission for the erection of 1 house

    160 Uphall Station Road, Pumpherston

    Received 15 Jul 1997
  16. DecidedLIVE/0621/FUL/97

    Installation of an electricty substation

    Sac Plots Murieston Woods, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 14 Jul 1997
  17. DecidedLIVE/0563/FUL/97

    Erection of two office blocks

    Starlaw Business Park Starlaw Road, Livingston

    Received 11 Jul 1997
  18. DecidedLIVE/0584/FUL/97

    Extension to factory

    - Nettlehill Road, Houstoun Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 11 Jul 1997
  19. DecidedLIVE/0422/H/97

    Erection of a porch

    12 Craighouse Cottages, Bridgehouse, Westfield

    Received 26 May 1997
  20. DecidedLIVE/0382/FUL/97

    Erection of 4 houses

    - Ballantyne Place, Eliburn, Livingston

    Received 22 May 1997
  21. DecidedLIVE/0380/H/97

    Erection of a garage

    25 Drysdale Avenue, Whitburn

    Received 22 May 1997
  22. DecidedLIVE/0383/FUL/97

    Change of use to form Retiral Accommodation

    18 Preston Road, Linlithgow

    Received 22 May 1997
  23. DecidedLIVE/0378/FUL/97

    Installation of roller shutter to entrance door

    29 Whitburn Road, Bathgate

    Received 22 May 1997
  24. DecidedLIVE/0522/FUL/97

    Change of use from public open space to private garden

    51 Garry Walk, Craigshill, Livingston

    Received 27 Jun 1997

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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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