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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26,348 approved · 2,542 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0391/FUL/92

    Erection of a house

    2 Lothian Street, Bathgate, EH55 8AP

    Received 28 May 1992
  2. DecidedLIVE/0390/FUL/96

    Change of use from club to public house licence, Clyde House

    Oatridge Agricultural College , Ecclesmachan, EH52 6NH

    Received 13 May 1996
  3. DecidedLIVE/0390/FUL/95

    Change of use to riding school and erection of new stables

    Brunton Farm, Torphichen

    Received 1 Jun 1995
  4. DecidedLIVE/0381/FUL/95

    Erection of a conservatory

    11 The Glebe, West Calder

    Received 30 May 1995
  5. DecidedLIVE/0381/FUL/94

    Erection of a conservatory

    8 Grange View, Linlithgow

    Received 23 May 1994
  6. DecidedLIVE/0381/FUL/93

    Alterations and extension

    Golden Circle Hotel, Blackburn Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EL

    Received 10 Jun 1993
  7. DecidedLIVE/0380/A/94

    Erection of hoarding

    Shoprite Car Park Falkirk Road, Linlithgow

    Received 23 May 1994
  8. DecidedLIVE/0380/FUL/96

    Erection of agricultural shed

    Coxydene Farm -, Kirknewton

    Received 8 May 1996
  9. DecidedLIVE/0380/FUL/95

    Erection of house and garage

    Plot 24 Braehead Park, Linlithgow

    Received 30 May 1995
  10. DecidedLIVE/0597/FUL/94

    Erection of a sun lounge

    Bridgend Park, Bathgate

    Received 10 Aug 1994
  11. DecidedLIVE/0596/LBC/96

    Listed Building Consent for internal alterations

    13 The Cross, Linlithgow

    Received 8 Jul 1996
  12. DecidedLIVE/0596/FUL/95

    Change of use to Coffee Shop

    47 Whitburn Road, Bathgate

    Received 14 Aug 1995
  13. DecidedLIVE/0586/H/96

    Erection of a garage

    39 Mallard Brae, Livingston

    Received 4 Jul 1996
  14. DecidedLIVE/0586/FUL/95

    Proposed change of use from general store to cafe/delicatessen

    15 Market Place, Whitburn

    Received 7 Aug 1995
  15. DecidedLIVE/0586/FUL/94

    Re-location of fence

    86 Overton Crescent, East Calder, EH53 0RH

    Received 9 Aug 1994
  16. DecidedLIVE/0586/FUL/93

    Proposed change of use from house to a residential care home

    69-71 Goschen Place, Broxburn, EH52 5JJ

    Received 20 Aug 1993
  17. DecidedLIVE/0586/FUL/92

    Erection of a wall, garage and formation of a driveway

    28 Burnsknowe, Livingston

    Received 12 Aug 1992
  18. DecidedLIVE/0585/P/96

    Outline planning permission for erection of a house

    Inchcross , Bathgate

    Received 4 Jul 1996
  19. DecidedLIVE/0585/LBC/95

    Listed Building Consent for demolition of outbuildings and erection of office extension

    Alderstone House Kirkton South, Livingston, EH54 7AW

    Received 7 Aug 1995
  20. DecidedLIVE/0585/FUL/94

    Repairs and maintenance work in respect of overcladding parapets and sills

    Regent Centre , Linlithgow

    Received 9 Aug 1994
  21. DecidedLIVE/0585/FUL/93

    Proposed extension to house

    Brackendale Addiewell Station, West Calder

    Received 20 Aug 1993
  22. DecidedLIVE/0709/FUL/94

    Installation of a satellite dish

    25 West Main Street, Whitburn

    Received 28 Sept 1994
  23. DecidedLIVE/0658/A/95

    Erection of service free standing signs

    McDonalds Restaurant Almondvale Avenue, Livingston

    Received 6 Sept 1995
  24. DecidedLIVE/0658/FUL/94

    Formation of synthetic grass play surface complete with perimeter fencing and floodlighting

    - Blackness Road, Springfield, Linlithgow, EH49 7LR

    Received 8 Sept 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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