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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- DecidedLIVE/0634/FUL/93
Erection of a house
Plot 2 Church Street, Broxburn
Received 9 Sept 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0634/FUL/92
Change of use from residential accommodation to office use
13B Marmion Road, Bathgate
Received 2 Sept 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0633/LBC/95
Listed building consent and planning permission for erection of a garage
Champfleurie Schoolhouse Kingscavil, Linlithgow, EH49 6NA
Received 29 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0633/A/92
Erection of a hoarding
Old Market Inn West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 2 Sept 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0558/FUL/92
Rehabilitation of steading to form 15 houses and erection of 5 houses
Greendykes Farm Grange, Linlithgow
Received 30 Jul 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0719/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
120 Huntley Avenue, Livingston
Received 9 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0719/FUL/95
Proposed student accommodation
Oatridge Agricultural College , Ecclesmachan, EH52 6NH
Received 2 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0719/FUL/94
Alterations to roof to form upper floor
11 Forkneuk Road, Uphall
Received 30 Sept 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0696/H/96
Extension to house
28 Friars Way, Linlithgow
Received 6 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0696/FUL/95
Refurbishment and extension to school
West Calder High School , Polbeth, EH55 8QN
Received 20 Sept 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0696/FUL/94
Erection of a garage
87 Burns Avenue, Armadale, EH48 3PF
Received 21 Sept 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0686/FUL/93
Alterations and additions to existing nursery school
Site At Bonnington Road, Wilkieston
Received 30 Sept 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0686/FUL/92
Installation of a dormer
10 Birniehill Terrace, Bathgate, EH48 2RT
Received 24 Sept 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0685/P/95
Outline planning permission for residential development
Burnside Old Edinburgh Road, Threemiletown, EH49 6RA
Received 13 Sept 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0635/FUL/95
Change of use to amusement arcade
6 Station Road, Broxburn
Received 30 Aug 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0635/FUL/94
Conversion of existing building to form flat and erection of conservatory
The Birks , Bridgecastle
Received 29 Aug 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0732/FUL/93
Siting of temporary office accommodation
Unit 20 Houstoun Mains Holdings, Uphall, EH52 6PA
Received 20 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0732/FUL/92
Alterations and extension to house
The Kennels Craigs Lodge, Torphichen, EH48 4NY
Received 14 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0731/LBC/94
Listed Building Consent for conversion of outhouses to utility room
Calderbank House, Pumpherston Road, Mid Calder
Received 4 Oct 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0731/H/96
Extension to house
10 Victoria Park, Fauldhouse
Received 16 Aug 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0731/FUL/95
House extension
5 Thompson Grove, Uphall
Received 10 Oct 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0731/FUL/93
Extension to house
3 Elm Park, Blackburn, EH47 7QY
Received 20 Oct 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0731/FUL/92
Siting of mobile snack bar
Harris Garage West Main Street, Armadale
Received 14 Oct 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0730/FUL/96
Erection of flagpoles and entrance feature
- Freeport Shopping & Leisure Village, Westwood, West Calder
Received 15 Aug 1996
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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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