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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
31,683Searchable applications
275Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,891 approved or refused records
2,543Refused applications

26,348 approved · 2,543 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 1992 to 4 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/0935/FUL/94

    Proposed new shop front

    2 West Main Street, Armadale

    Received 14 Dec 1994
  2. DecidedLIVE/0934/H/96

    Installation of replacement windows

    65B West Main Street, Broxburn

    Received 23 Oct 1996
  3. DecidedLIVE/0912/FUL/93

    Enlarge existing dormer extension

    Rockview Main Street, Dechmont

    Received 24 Dec 1993
  4. DecidedLIVE/0911/H/96

    Erection of a conservatory

    90 Huron Avenue, Livingston

    Received 15 Oct 1996
  5. DecidedLIVE/0668/FUL/94

    Erection of a double garage

    'Rochmore' Standhill Bridge, Armadale

    Received 13 Sept 1994
  6. DecidedLIVE/0668/FUL/93

    Erection of a greenkeepers store

    Uphall Golf Club , Broxburn

    Received 23 Sept 1993
  7. DecidedLIVE/0668/FUL/92

    Change of use from public open space to garden ground

    66 Church Court, Philpstoun, EH49 6RB

    Received 16 Sept 1992
  8. DecidedLIVE/0667/A/95

    Erection of free standing sign

    Site Off B9080 Opposite Bridgend Primary School, Bridgend

    Received 11 Sept 1995
  9. DecidedLIVE/0667/A/93

    Erection of signs

    55 Falkirk Road, Linlithgow

    Received 23 Sept 1993
  10. DecidedLIVE/0667/FUL/96

    Substitution of house types on plots 23, 25 & 26

    Fulmar Brae, Livingston

    Received 25 Jul 1996
  11. DecidedLIVE/0667/FUL/94

    Erection of a vehicle repair centre

    Motorway Cars Standhill, Bathgate

    Received 13 Sept 1994
  12. DecidedLIVE/0752/A/93

    Erection of illuminated hoarding

    BR Freight Yard Whitburn Road, Bathgate

    Received 27 Oct 1993
  13. DecidedLIVE/0752/FUL/95

    Proposed house, garage and outbuildings

    Plot 8 Stoneheap Farm, Stoneyburn

    Received 20 Oct 1995
  14. DecidedLIVE/0752/FUL/92

    Erection of garage and porch

    27 Ogilface Crescent, Blackridge

    Received 23 Oct 1992
  15. DecidedLIVE/0751/P/94

    Outline planning permission for a housing development

    - Muirhousedykes Mains, Loganlea, EH55 8HY

    Received 10 Oct 1994
  16. DecidedLIVE/0751/A/93

    Erection of signs

    Safeway Foodstore Site Almondvale North, Livingston

    Received 25 Oct 1993
  17. DecidedLIVE/1026/FUL/96

    Change of use from betting office to house

    6 Main Street, Winchburgh

    Received 28 Nov 1996
  18. DecidedLIVE/1025/P/96

    Outline planning permission for erection of 2 semi-detached houses

    26 Fountainhead Road, Bathgate, EH48 4OG

    Received 28 Nov 1996
  19. DecidedLIVE/1024/H/96

    Erection of a garage and LPG tank

    Plot 4 Brunton Farm, Torphichen

    Received 25 Nov 1996
  20. DecidedLIVE/1023/H/96

    Erection of garage and conservatory above

    Woodlea Cottage Bonsyde, Linlithgow

    Received 25 Nov 1996
  21. DecidedLIVE/1022/FUL/96

    Re-routing of footpaths and associated landscaping

    Deans Road, Livingston

    Received 21 Nov 1996
  22. DecidedLIVE/1021/FUL/96

    Change of use to form temporary car park

    - Freeport Shopping & Leisure Village, Westwood, West Calder

    Received 20 Nov 1996
  23. DecidedLIVE/1020/FUL/96

    Change of Use of Block A & Block B to Education and Tourism Centre and Retail Units respectively, at Freeport Shopping Village, Westwood, West Calder

    - Freeport Shopping & Leisure Village, Westwood, West Calder

    Received 20 Nov 1996
  24. DecidedLIVE/0888/H/96

    Erection of a garage

    1A Kilpunt Gardens, Broxburn

    Received 7 Oct 1996

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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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