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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0062/FUL/92
Extension to glaziers workshop
11 West Main Street, Blackburn
Received 31 Jan 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0057/P/94
Outline planning permission for a house
41/43 Main Street, Stoneyburn
Received 3 Feb 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0057/NID/93
Construction of a Sports and Leisure building
Linlithgow Leisure Centre -, Linlithgow
Received 2 Feb 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0057/H/96
Formation of a bay window
7 Mosside Drive, Blackburn
Received 29 Jan 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0037/A/92
Proposed sign panel
Almondvale West, Livingston
Received 23 Jan 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0037/FUL/97
Installation of a portacabin
Nettlehill Road, Livingston, EH54 5DL
Received 23 Jan 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0037/FUL/96
Erection of a stainless steel extract duct
122-124 West Main Street, Whitburn
Received 19 Jan 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0037/FUL/95
Proposed dormer extension
5 Mossend, West Calder
Received 26 Jan 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0036/H/97
Extension to house
17 Meadow Crescent, Fauldhouse
Received 23 Jan 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0036/H/96
Erection of a conservatory
4 Glenside Gardens, Armadale, EH48 3RA
Received 19 Jan 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0036/FUL/95
Installation of perforated roller shutter doors
81A East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5EE
Received 26 Jan 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0036/FUL/94
Erection of stables
Obelisk Quarry Hopetoun Estate, South Queensferry
Received 25 Jan 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0036/FUL/93
Erection of extension to existing development to form additional manufacturing and distribution facilities
- Easter Inch, Bathgate, EH48 2EL
Received 25 Jan 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0036/FUL/92
Erection of a house
Kingscavil, Linlithgow
Received 22 Jan 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0035/H/96
Extension to house
107 Springfield Road, Linlithgow
Received 19 Jan 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0035/FUL/97
Extension Almondvale Centre inc. regrading and reconstr. of park Almondvale South. Construction of 3 storey store, 15 No. 2 storey shop units, multi-storey and surface level car parking and associated works
- Almondvale Centre, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6NB
Received 23 Jan 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0035/FUL/95
Extension to house
9 Hollybank Place, East Calder
Received 24 Jan 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0035/FUL/94
Conversion of existing steadings into 3 houses and conversion of part of workshop into garageing
Parkhead Holdings Parkhead Farm Holdings, Linlithgow
Received 25 Jan 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0035/FUL/93
Erection of a house
Plot 2 St Ninians Road, Linlithgow
Received 25 Jan 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0035/FUL/92
Erection of a conservatory
8 Redhouse Court, Blackburn, EH47 7BU
Received 22 Jan 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0034/M/97
Regrading of land utilising mine waste material from the adjacent Rashiehill Drift mine
Rashiemill Mine Woodmuir, Forth
Received 23 Jan 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0034/LBC/96
Erection of a summer house
Twelvemile Lodge -, Winchburgh, EH52 6PY
Received 18 Jan 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0034/FUL/95
Substitution of house type
Plot 19 Kettil'Stoun Mains, Linlithgow
Received 24 Jan 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0034/FUL/94
Proposed dormers and garage
33 Old Mill Road, Broxburn, EH52 5HW
Received 25 Jan 1994
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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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