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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates31,683Searchable applications
275Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 28,889 approved or refused records
2,544Refused applications
26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jan 1992 to 4 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 8 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning & Building StandardsLocal plan Local Development Plan (LDP 1)Pre-application advice Pre-Application EnquiryConservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Scheduled Monuments
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriescustomer.service@westlothian.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected
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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
- DecidedLIVE/0409/FUL/96
Erection of 73 houses and 3 shop units
Fauldhouse Road, Longridge
Received 16 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0409/P/94
Renewal of outline planning consent for residential development
Site At (Peoples Garage) Torphichen Road, Bathgate
Received 2 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0409/FUL/93
Installation of LPG tank
West Lodge Hatton, Kirknewton, EH27 8DZ
Received 21 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0409/FUL/92
Proposed dormer windows
8 Whitemoss Road, Kirknewton
Received 5 Jun 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0408/FUL/95
Erection of a timber garden shed and carport
59 Calder Road, Bellsquarry, EH54 9AD
Received 8 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0408/FUL/93
Installation of opening grille roller shutters
12 West Main Street, Armadale, EH48 3QA
Received 21 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0408/FUL/92
Change of use to warehouse/office
Redmill Lane, East Whitburn
Received 5 Jun 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0407/NID/93
Erection of 21 unit sheltered housing complex
Brucefield House East Main Street, Whitdalehead, Whitburn
Received 18 Jun 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0407/LBC/94
Listed Building Consent for proposed re-design of house interior
Gowanbank Steading , Avonbridge, FK1 2JY
Received 1 Jun 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0407/H/96
Erection of a garage
Bank Park Hartwood Road, West Calder
Received 15 May 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0407/FUL/95
Extension to house
12 Joseph Scott Gardens, Broxburn
Received 7 Jun 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0284/FUL/96
Erection of a house
Plot 9 Manse Grove, Stoneyburn
Received 12 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0308/H/96
Extension to house
19 Firbank Grove, East Calder
Received 17 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0308/FUL/95
Provision of eight serviced house plots
Area 1(A) Pyothall Road, Broxburn
Received 12 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0308/FUL/94
Extension to bakery and office accommodation
43 Inchmuir Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EW
Received 26 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0308/FUL/93
Construction of boundary wall and entrance gateway
Baronshill House , Linlithgow
Received 17 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0308/FUL/92
Erection of a house and garage
West End Cottage West End, West Calder
Received 29 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0307/FUL/96
Erection of house and garage
Pyothall, Broxburn
Received 17 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0307/FUL/95
Erection of two houses
Long Byres Station Road, Broxburn
Received 12 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0307/FUL/93
Erection of a house and double garage
Plot 12 Byreside, Seafield
Received 17 May 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0307/FUL/92
Installation of satellite dish
106-108 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 29 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0306/LBC/95
Replacement windows
216 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ES
Received 12 May 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0306/A/96
Installation of 2 illuminated facia signs
Unit 9 Almondvale Phase 2, Livingston
Received 17 Apr 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0306/A/92
Proposed lighting to approved signage
106-108 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 28 Apr 1992
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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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