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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/0507/NID/97

    Change of use to vehicle storage

    6 Nairn Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 18 Jun 1997
  2. DecidedLIVE/0481/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory/porch

    7 Burnside Road, Bathgate

    Received 18 Jun 1997
  3. DecidedLIVE/0497/H/97

    Extension to house

    12 Roman Camp Cottages, Broxburn

    Received 18 Jun 1997
  4. DecidedLIVE/0480/FUL/97

    Proposed Church Hall

    - Livery Street, Bathgate

    Received 18 Jun 1997
  5. DecidedLIVE/0482/FUL/97

    Erection of a house and garage

    Croft 1 Hens Nest Road, East Whitburn

    Received 16 Jun 1997
  6. DecidedLIVE/0467/H/97

    Erection of a porch

    80 Shaw Avenue, Armadale

    Received 13 Jun 1997
  7. DecidedLIVE/0461/H/97

    Erection of a garage

    4 Churchill Way, Kirknewton, EH27 8AE

    Received 13 Jun 1997
  8. DecidedLIVE/0464/FUL/97

    Erection of a house and double garage

    Plot 6 Murieston Woods, Murieston, Livingston

    Received 13 Jun 1997
  9. DecidedLIVE/0070/H/98

    Extension to house

    69 Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow

    Received 3 Feb 1998
  10. DecidedLIVE/0071/FUL/98

    Substitution of house type

    Plot 7 Newlands (Birchwood Grange), Ritchie Camp, Kirknewton

    Received 3 Feb 1998
  11. DecidedLIVE/0069/A/98

    Fascia and post mounted signs

    Avr 1, Almondvale Road, Almondvale, Livingston

    Received 3 Feb 1998
  12. DecidedLIVE/0082/FUL/98

    Change of use to form hot food take-away

    41 West Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 3 Feb 1998
  13. DecidedLIVE/0185/A/98

    Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels

    A899 At Houston House Hotel, (Westbound), Uphall

    Received 11 Mar 1998
  14. DecidedLIVE/0184/A/98

    Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels

    Adj 56-58 West Main Street, (Eastbound), Broxburn

    Received 11 Mar 1998
  15. DecidedLIVE/0183/A/98

    Erection of a bus shelter with two advertising panels

    A899 Nr Dunnet Way, (Eastbound), Broxburn

    Received 11 Mar 1998
  16. DecidedLIVE/0364/FUL/98

    Erection of additional office accommodation

    Westwood Works, Westwood, West Calder

    Received 30 Apr 1998
  17. DecidedLIVE/0039/FUL/99

    Replacement shop fronts

    174/176 South Mid Street, Bathgate

    Received 25 Jan 1999
  18. DecidedLIVE/0030/H/99

    Installation of 2 windows

    3B Union Road, Linlithgow

    Received 22 Jan 1999
  19. DecidedLIVE/0034/FUL/99

    Change of use from shop to mosque

    1A Stanley Road, Greenrigg

    Received 22 Jan 1999
  20. DecidedLIVE/0028/H/99

    Extension and alterations to house

    20 Main Street, Longridge

    Received 22 Jan 1999
  21. DecidedLIVE/0903/FUL/98

    Change of use of existing out buildings to form commercial garage

    Mossbank Cottage -, Caputhall, Bathgate

    Received 20 Oct 1998
  22. DecidedLIVE/0859/LBC/98

    Listed Building Consent for the conversion of garage to form apartment and fitting of hardwood French doors

    30 The Maltings, Linlithgow

    Received 20 Oct 1998
  23. DecidedLIVE/0849/FUL/98

    Change of use from Class 1 shop to Tone Tanning & Beauty shop (Class 2)

    1 Jarvey Street, Bathgate

    Received 20 Oct 1998
  24. DecidedLIVE/0848/FUL/98

    Erection of a house

    - Inchcross, Bathgate

    Received 20 Oct 1998

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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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