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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0411/P/97

    Outline permission for a house

    8 Pardovan Holdings, Philpstoun

    Received 26 May 1997
  2. DecidedLIVE/0403/H/97

    Installation of dormer windows and demolition/re-build of conservatory

    17 Milburn Road, Bathgate

    Received 26 May 1997
  3. DecidedLIVE/0495/FUL/97

    Alterations and change of use to form a house.

    - Halfway House, Polkemmet, Whitburn

    Received 26 May 1997
  4. DecidedLIVE/0399/LBC/97

    Listed Building and planning permission to paint frontage of building and replace existing windows with laminated plain glass

    103 High Street, Linlithgow

    Received 26 May 1997
  5. DecidedLIVE/0414/H/97

    Erection of a garage and shed

    13 Bridgecastle Road, Armadale, EH48 3NY

    Received 26 May 1997
  6. DecidedLIVE/0459/FUL/97

    Change of use to Fast Fit Car Centre

    Unit 6 Kelvin Square, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston

    Received 11 Jun 1997
  7. DecidedLIVE/0485/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    12 St Magdalenes, Linlithgow, EH49 6AQ

    Received 11 Jun 1997
  8. DecidedLIVE/0463/FUL/97

    Restoration and extension to house and change of use from Smithy to house

    30 Calder Road, Bellsquarry

    Received 11 Jun 1997
  9. DecidedLIVE/0460/H/97

    Erection of pitched roof over existing flat roof garage

    49 Avontoun Park, Linlithgow

    Received 11 Jun 1997
  10. DecidedLIVE/0500/H/97

    Erection of a conservatory

    15 Sutherland Way, Knightsridge, Livingston

    Received 10 Jun 1997
  11. DecidedLIVE/0448/FUL/97

    Erection of a house

    Plot 3 Stoneheap Farm, Stoneyburn

    Received 10 Jun 1997
  12. DecidedLIVE/0475/LBC/97

    Replacement of windows in east, west & north elevations

    - St Johns Hall, Manse Road, Torphichen

    Received 10 Jun 1997
  13. DecidedLIVE/0877/FUL/97

    Change of use from public open space to private garden ground

    9 Fergusson Road, Broxburn

    Received 14 Nov 1997
  14. DecidedLIVE/0873/FUL/97

    Relocation of a commercial garage

    Shuttlehall, Hermand, West Calder

    Received 14 Nov 1997
  15. DecidedLIVE/0684/FUL/97

    Erection of temporary residential accommodation

    - Balmuir Farm, Bathgate

    Received 3 Sept 1997
  16. DecidedLIVE/0700/FUL/97

    Change of use to hot food take-away and installation of new shop front

    23 West Main Street, Uphall

    Received 3 Sept 1997
  17. DecidedLIVE/0740/FUL/97

    Extension to hall

    St Philomena Hall, Niddry Road, Winchburgh

    Received 2 Sept 1997
  18. DecidedLIVE/0824/A/94

    Proposed hanging sign

    9 East Main Street, Armadale

    Received 2 Nov 1994
  19. DecidedLIVE/0824/FUL/96

    Demolition of existing shop and erection of 2 houses

    47A Avondale Crescent, Armadale

    Received 17 Sept 1996
  20. DecidedLIVE/0824/P/93

    Erection of 2 houses

    - Bridgend Park, Bathgate

    Received 22 Nov 1993
  21. DecidedLIVE/0824/FUL/92

    Installation of a driveway

    16 Burnside Road, Uphall

    Received 25 Nov 1992
  22. DecidedLIVE/0823/H/96

    Extension to house to form lift

    78 Ormiston Drive, East Calder

    Received 18 Sept 1996
  23. DecidedLIVE/0823/FUL/95

    Erection of temporary sales caravan and car parking spaces

    - Mill Road, Linlithgow Bridge

    Received 27 Nov 1995
  24. DecidedLIVE/0823/FUL/94

    Alteration to shopfront

    9 East Main Street, Armadale

    Received 2 Nov 1994

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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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