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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 · 28,889 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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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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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/0178/FUL/93

    Erection of timber store and machine room

    37 Glasgow Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AQ

    Received 26 Mar 1993
  2. DecidedLIVE/0177/H/96

    Extension to house

    84 Heatherbank Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6EG

    Received 12 Mar 1996
  3. DecidedLIVE/0177/A/93

    Erection of 4 signboards

    7 Raw Holdings East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0ET

    Received 26 Mar 1993
  4. DecidedLIVE/0177/A/92

    Erection of signboard

    The Harvester 71 Cameron Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8HE

    Received 13 Mar 1992
  5. DecidedLIVE/0177/H/97

    Extension to house

    13 Clova Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HD

    Received 14 Mar 1997
  6. DecidedLIVE/0177/FUL/95

    Extension to workshop to form garage and offices

    1 West End, West Calder

    Received 15 Mar 1995
  7. DecidedLIVE/0177/FUL/94

    Erection of a house

    34 Heatherpark, Seafield

    Received 17 Mar 1994
  8. DecidedLIVE/0176/H/97

    Installation of a dormer

    23 Rivaldsgreen Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BB

    Received 14 Mar 1997
  9. DecidedLIVE/0199/FUL/97

    Sub-division of existing house to two smaller units

    Goose Cottage Drumcrosshall Farm, Bathgate

    Received 20 Mar 1997
  10. DecidedLIVE/0213/FUL/94

    Conversion of store into bedroom/study

    28 Burnside Road Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5DE

    Received 28 Mar 1994
  11. DecidedLIVE/0213/FUL/93

    Extension to house and extension to garage

    7 Finlay Avenue East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0RP

    Received 15 Apr 1993
  12. DecidedLIVE/0213/FUL/92

    Extension to house

    94 Spottiswoode Gardens Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0JX

    Received 24 Mar 1992
  13. DecidedLIVE/0212/H/96

    Erection of a garage

    17 Gleneagles Court Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8PG

    Received 29 Mar 1996
  14. DecidedLIVE/0212/A/93

    Erection of 3 d letters and logo

    Fraser Road Kirkton Campus, Livingston

    Received 15 Apr 1993
  15. DecidedLIVE/0212/FUL/97

    Erection of steel framed portal farm building

    Riccarton Farm , Linlithgow, EH49 6PH

    Received 24 Mar 1997
  16. DecidedLIVE/0198/FUL/94

    Erection of a house

    77 Nettlehill Drive, Uphall Station

    Received 23 Mar 1994
  17. DecidedLIVE/0198/H/93

    Erection of garden shed

    1 Main Street, Philpstoun

    Received 6 Apr 1993
  18. DecidedLIVE/0198/FUL/92

    Erection of a house

    Plot 37 Edinburgh Road, Bathgate

    Received 19 Mar 1992
  19. DecidedLIVE/0197/LBC/92

    Listed Building Consent for erection of garage

    6 Main Street, Livingston

    Received 18 Mar 1992
  20. DecidedLIVE/0197/A/97

    Erection of a Bus Shelter with two advertising panels

    South Bridge Street, Bathgate

    Received 19 Mar 1997
  21. DecidedLIVE/0197/A/94

    Erection of 2 signboards

    14 Houston Mains, Dechmont, EH52 6PA

    Received 23 Mar 1994
  22. DecidedLIVE/0197/FUL/96

    Formation of a disabled access to Scout Hall

    61 West Main Street Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3PZ

    Received 20 Mar 1996
  23. DecidedLIVE/0197/FUL/95

    Change of use of house to Class 13 to form Care in the Community residence

    12/14 The Avenue, Whitburn

    Received 21 Mar 1995
  24. DecidedLIVE/0197/FUL/93

    Change of use of office/workshop to house

    Cafe Leo 50 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE

    Received 5 Apr 1993

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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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