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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0103/H/97
Alterations to rear of house
St. Johns House Manse Road, Torphichen, EH48 4LT
Received 18 Feb 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0103/FUL/96
Erection of a house
Plot 3 Westermains, Armadale
Received 19 Feb 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0103/FUL/95
Erection of temporary office accommodation
Armstrong Steel Limited Millburn Road, Bathgate
Received 16 Feb 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0103/FUL/93
Extension to house
157 The Glebe, West Calder, EH55 8BW
Received 25 Feb 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0103/FUL/92
Erection of a house and garage
68 Pumpherston Road, Uphall Station
Received 17 Feb 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0102/P/96
Outline planning permission for Farm Restructuring and very low density rural housing and woodland development (Lowland Crofting) at Blackburn House Farm, Blackburn
Blackburn House Farm -, Seafield
Received 19 Feb 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0102/FUL/97
Installation of a 1.8m terrestrial microwave antenna
Vodaphone Switch Centre Brucefield South Industrial Park, Livingston
Received 18 Feb 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0102/FUL/95
Change of use of public open space to garden ground
212 Main Street, East Calder, EH53 0EJ
Received 16 Feb 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0102/FUL/94
Extension to house
90 Maryfield Park, Mid Calder
Received 23 Feb 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0102/FUL/93
Extension to flat
91 Tippetknowes Road, Winchburgh
Received 25 Feb 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0102/FUL/92
Extension to house
Kinnenhill House , Bridgecastle
Received 17 Feb 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0101/A/96
Erection of free standing sign
Polbeth Industrial Estate, Polbeth, EH55 8SD
Received 16 Feb 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0101/A/94
Erection of signs
Mosshall Service Station West Main Street, Blackburn
Received 23 Feb 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0125/FUL/92
Installation of LPG tank
3 Parkhead Holdings, Linlithgow
Received 26 Feb 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0124/P/94
Outline planning permission for 4 house plots
Site At Harthill Road, Westcraigs
Received 28 Feb 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0124/A/96
Erection of two hoardings and a sheet panel sign
Bonded Warehouse (A89) East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 26 Feb 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0122/FUL/92
Dormer extension and erection of a satellite dish
51 Main Street, East Calder, EH53 Oes
Received 24 Feb 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0121/LBC/94
Listed Building Consent and planning permission for change of use to office accommodation and erection of 2 houses
129 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 25 Feb 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0121/H/97
Erection of a conservatory
126 Glenalmond, Whitburn
Received 25 Feb 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0121/A/95
Erection of a sign
Garbett Road Kirkton, Livingston
Received 22 Feb 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0111/P/93
Outline planning permission for 2 houses
17 Easton Road, Bathgate, EH48 2AX
Received 1 Mar 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0127/LBC/92
Listed Building Consent for change of colour of exterior paintwork form green to brown BS4800 o6 C39
1-6 Champfleurie Cottages, Linlithgow
Received 24 Feb 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0127/H/97
Re-roofing of garage
4 Lion Well Wynd, Linlithgow, EH49 7EL
Received 26 Feb 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0127/FUL/96
Alterations and change of use to form restaurant
30/32 West Main Street, Uphall
Received 26 Feb 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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