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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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: 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0234/FUL/94
Erection of a pitched roof over garage
Montdale Woodhead Cottages, Armadale, EH48 3AB
Received 6 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0234/FUL/93
Erection of a garage
Craig House Slackend Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LW
Received 21 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0234/FUL/92
Erection of a house
43 Torphichen Street, Bathgate
Received 1 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0233/H/96
Erection of a garage
91 Cochrane Street, Bathgate
Received 29 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0233/FUL/97
Ground re-modelling and landscaping
18-20 Whitburn Road, Bathgate Retail Park, Bathgate
Received 2 Apr 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0233/FUL/95
Erection of two houses
Plot 5 Beechwood Gardens, Blackburn
Received 6 Apr 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0224/FUL/96
Extension to clubhouse
Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow
Received 29 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0224/FUL/95
Extension to house
3 Linn Place, Broxburn
Received 4 Apr 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0224/FUL/93
Extension to garage
36 Bailielands, Linlithgow
Received 19 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0224/FUL/92
Erection of a garage
56 Bishops Park, Mid Calder
Received 27 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0223/H/96
Proposed erection of a porch
110 Moorland Gardens, Addiewell, EH55 8HZ
Received 29 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0223/FUL/95
Nursing home comprising four 30 bed units
St. Ninians Road, Linlithgow
Received 31 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0223/FUL/93
Extension to house
56 Springfield Road, Linlithgow
Received 19 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0223/FUL/92
Erection of a house
22 Crofthead Farm Site, Fauldhouse
Received 26 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0220/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
17 Bloom Court, Livingston
Received 29 Mar 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0220/A/97
Installation of an illuminated box sign at Unit 41
Phase 2 Almondvale Centre, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 27 Mar 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0220/A/94
Erection of signs
81-95 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EE
Received 29 Mar 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0220/A/92
Erection of a signboard
5B Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AA
Received 25 Mar 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0220/FUL/95
Erection of a house
Plot 1 Badger Wood, Dechmont
Received 29 Mar 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0220/FUL/93
Proposed attic conversion
97 Cochrane Street, Bathgate
Received 16 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0233/FUL/94
Erection of a cattle court
Woodend Farm , Armadale
Received 6 Apr 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0233/FUL/93
Erection of 3 houses
33, 34 And 35 Heatherpark, Seafield
Received 21 Apr 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0233/FUL/92
Extension to house
12 Learmonth Crescent, West Calder
Received 1 Apr 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0232/P/96
Outline planning permission for the erection of a house
Sibbalds Brae, Bathgate
Received 29 Mar 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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