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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26,345 approved · 2,544 refused · 1,684 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0019/FUL/92
Erection of enclosure walls to main entrance
Madeira Mar, Bathgate Road, Armadale
Received 15 Jan 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0018/H/96
Erection of a 1.8 high metre fence
44 Union Road, Whitburn
Received 10 Jan 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0018/A/97
Erection of a signboard
Port Buchan, Broxburn
Received 16 Jan 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0018/A/92
Erection of a sign
Madeira Mar, Bathgate Road, Armadale
Received 15 Jan 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0018/P/95
Change of use of agricultural steading and proposed alterations to form houses
Pardovan Holdings Steading , Philpstoun
Received 13 Jan 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0018/FUL/94
Erection of a house
Plot 9 The Fairways, Fauldhouse
Received 18 Jan 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0018/FUL/93
Installation of french doors
The Bridge House , Mid Calder
Received 18 Jan 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0303/H/97
Alterations to house and erection of a conservatory
7 Deanburn Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6EY
Received 25 Apr 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0290/H/97
Extension to house
105 East Bankton Place Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9DD
Received 25 Apr 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0017/H/95
Dormer extension to house
7 Race Road, Bathgate
Received 13 Jan 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0017/FUL/97
Erection of a house and garage
Plot 2 Cathlaw Lane, Torphichen
Received 13 Jan 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0017/FUL/96
Installation of profile metal sheet on flat roof
14 New Well Wynd, Linlithgow, EH49 7EW
Received 10 Jan 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0017/FUL/94
Proposed dormer and side extensions
109 Preston Road, Linlithgow
Received 17 Jan 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0017/FUL/93
Extension to house
126 Glenalmond, Whitburn
Received 18 Jan 1993 - DecidedLIVE/0008/H/97
Extension to house
Andaroch , Avonbridge
Received 10 Jan 1997 - DecidedLIVE/0008/FUL/95
Erection of a house
Plot 10 West Harwood Farm, West Calder
Received 9 Jan 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0008/FUL/94
Erection of a house
Plot 14 Redmill Court, East Whitburn
Received 11 Jan 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0008/FUL/93
Installation of road and provision of 19 serviced residential plots
Site (Buchanan) Redhouse Road, Seafield
Received 11 Jan 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0008/FUL/92
Proposed satellite dish
31 Main Street, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7PW
Received 9 Jan 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0007/A/92
Proposed signboard and hanging sign
106-108 High Street, Linlithgow
Received 8 Jan 1992 - DecidedLIVE/0023/FUL/96
Convert farm buildings to 3 houses and convert ruined building to 1 house
Brunton Farm , Torphichen
Received 16 Jan 1996 - DecidedLIVE/0023/FUL/95
Erection of a conservatory
Lea Park St Ninians Road, Linlithgow
Received 17 Jan 1995 - DecidedLIVE/0023/FUL/94
Extension to house
24 Highfield Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 7BG
Received 19 Jan 1994 - DecidedLIVE/0023/P/93
Erection of a house
Cauldburn House By Belsyde , Linlithgow, EH49 6QE
Received 19 Jan 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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