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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0707/FUL/92

    Erection of canopy over shop front

    11 East End, West Calder

    Received 5 Oct 1992
  2. DecidedLIVE/0706/FUL/96

    Erection of an agricultural shed

    Moss End Farm , West Calder

    Received 6 Aug 1996
  3. DecidedLIVE/0706/FUL/95

    Installation of dormer windows

    79 Priory Road, Linlithgow

    Received 21 Sept 1995
  4. DecidedLIVE/0706/FUL/94

    Demolition of outhouses and erection of 2 houses

    43 Main Street, Fauldhouse

    Received 23 Sept 1994
  5. DecidedLIVE/0706/FUL/93

    Change of use of outhouses to form a house

    Rowantree Cottage Hillhouse, Linlithgow

    Received 7 Oct 1993
  6. DecidedLIVE/0706/FUL/92

    Erection of a conservatory and porch

    48 Parklands, Broxburn

    Received 2 Oct 1992
  7. DecidedLIVE/0655/FUL/94

    Proposed domed corrugated metal shed

    Victoria Mill, Fauldhouse

    Received 7 Sept 1994
  8. DecidedLIVE/0655/FUL/93

    Installation of a battery charging station

    Bells Distillery East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn

    Received 17 Sept 1993
  9. DecidedLIVE/0696/FUL/93

    Erection of a garage

    01 Gardner Terrace, Stoneyburn

    Received 5 Oct 1993
  10. DecidedLIVE/0645/LBC/96

    Listed building consent and planning permission for erection of a conservatory

    29 Ecclesmachan Road, Uphall, EH52 6HP

    Received 17 Jul 1996
  11. DecidedLIVE/0645/FUL/94

    Erection of a house

    Sawmont Harburn, West Calder

    Received 31 Aug 1994
  12. DecidedLIVE/0331/FUL/93

    Erection of 2 houses

    Inchcross House Standhill Road, Bathgate

    Received 24 May 1993
  13. DecidedLIVE/0331/FUL/92

    Formation of new access to licensed premises

    Brucefield Farm Bistro , Bellsquarry

    Received 6 May 1992
  14. DecidedLIVE/0330/FUL/96

    Erection of a house

    Longridge Road, Whitburn

    Received 24 Apr 1996
  15. DecidedLIVE/0330/FUL/95

    Erection of a house

    Balmuir Road, Bathgate

    Received 18 May 1995
  16. DecidedLIVE/0330/FUL/94

    Proposed dormer extension

    108 Priory Road, Linlithgow

    Received 4 May 1994
  17. DecidedLIVE/0330/FUL/93

    Erection of a house

    Plot 4 Bridgend House, East Whitburn

    Received 24 May 1993
  18. DecidedLIVE/0330/FUL/92

    Change of use of public open space to garden

    10 Avonmill View, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7SH

    Received 6 May 1992
  19. DecidedLIVE/0329/P/93

    Outline planning permission for a house

    Braehead Cottages -, Mossend, West Calder

    Received 24 May 1993
  20. DecidedLIVE/0329/LBC/96

    Listed Building Consent for restoration of existing 4 houses, conversion of barns into 6 houses

    Easter Inch Farm Blackburn Road, Bathgate

    Received 24 Apr 1996
  21. DecidedLIVE/0329/A/94

    Erection of signboards

    42 Main Street, Longridge

    Received 4 May 1994
  22. DecidedLIVE/0329/FUL/95

    Change of use to form hot food shop

    111 Main Street, East Calder

    Received 18 May 1995
  23. DecidedLIVE/0730/FUL/95

    House extension

    5 St. Ninians Avenue, Linlithgow

    Received 10 Oct 1995
  24. DecidedLIVE/0532/FUL/95

    Erection of a porch

    12 Jocks Hill Crescent, Linlithgow

    Received 25 Jul 1995

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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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