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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/0392/FUL/93

    Extensions to house

    80 Gardner Crescent, Whitburn

    Received 16 Jun 1993
  2. DecidedLIVE/0392/FUL/92

    Change of use from house to office

    96 East Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0PT

    Received 29 May 1992
  3. DecidedLIVE/0658/H/96

    Erection of an extension over existing garage

    29 Overton Crescent, East Calder

    Received 24 Jul 1996
  4. DecidedLIVE/0608/FUL/94

    Erection of garage/utility room

    24 Belfield Avenue, East Calder, EH53 OQ7

    Received 15 Aug 1994
  5. DecidedLIVE/0649/A/94

    Proposed banner

    West Main Street, Fauldhouse

    Received 6 Sept 1994
  6. DecidedLIVE/0649/FUL/95

    Amendment to planning permission to increase height of house

    Plot 3 Manse Grove, Stoneyburn

    Received 5 Sept 1995
  7. DecidedLIVE/0649/FUL/93

    Installation of bunded tank

    Nelson Of Armadale Bathgate Road, Armadale

    Received 16 Sept 1993
  8. DecidedLIVE/0649/FUL/92

    Erection of a garage

    18 Loch Awe Way, Whitburn, EH47 0RJ

    Received 9 Sept 1992
  9. DecidedLIVE/0598/FUL/93

    Change of use of part of house to day care nursery

    1 The Glebe, Linlithgow, EH49 6SG

    Received 26 Aug 1993
  10. DecidedLIVE/0598/FUL/92

    Change of use to bed and breakfast

    7 North Street, Armadale, EH48 3QB

    Received 19 Aug 1992
  11. DecidedLIVE/0597/P/92

    Outline planning permission for two houses to the rear of

    Pretoria Cottages , East Whitburn

    Received 18 Aug 1992
  12. DecidedLIVE/0597/LBC/93

    Planning permission and Listed Building Consent for erection of a conservatory

    Williamcraigs House , Linlithgow, EH49 6QF

    Received 25 Aug 1993
  13. DecidedLIVE/0597/H/96

    Formation of a vehicular access

    Rosebank High Brae, Torphichen

    Received 8 Jul 1996
  14. DecidedLIVE/0597/FUL/95

    Change of use of farm buildings to plant nursery/garden centre

    Raw Farm -, East Calder

    Received 14 Aug 1995
  15. DecidedLIVE/0628/FUL/94

    Alterations to shop front and side elevations

    60 East Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 22 Aug 1994
  16. DecidedLIVE/0628/FUL/92

    Proposed dormer extensions

    26 Friars Way, Linlithgow

    Received 1 Sept 1992
  17. DecidedLIVE/0627/M/92

    Importation of material and reinstatement of site

    Drumshoreland Road, Pumpherston, EH53 0LQ

    Received 31 Aug 1992
  18. DecidedLIVE/0627/FUL/96

    Part change of use from garden ground to play area, erection of security fencing and the painting of a mural

    31 Elizabeth Drive, Bathgate

    Received 15 Jul 1996
  19. DecidedLIVE/0711/FUL/93

    Proposed extension

    1 Albyn Terrace, Broxburn

    Received 11 Oct 1993
  20. DecidedLIVE/0710/P/93

    Change of use from residential home to house

    Guildyhaugh House Edinburgh Road, Bathgate

    Received 8 Oct 1993
  21. DecidedLIVE/0710/FUL/96

    Erection of a storage facility

    Factory (Hunting Park) Nettlehill Road, Livingston, EH54 5DL

    Received 9 Aug 1996
  22. DecidedLIVE/0710/FUL/95

    Extension to house and erection of a flagpole

    25 The Raw, East Calder

    Received 22 Sept 1995
  23. DecidedLIVE/0710/FUL/94

    Erection of a conservatory

    9 Kirkbrae, Bathgate

    Received 28 Sept 1994
  24. DecidedLIVE/0686/FUL/95

    Erection of a garage and porch

    17 Millburn Crescent, Armadale

    Received 14 Sept 1995

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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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