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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Scotland · Local authority
West Lothian
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Lothian. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates8,275Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,979 approved or refused records
763Refused applications
6,216 approved · 763 refused · 518 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Jan 2017 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
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- Decided1052/FUL/17
Erection of a 16 pod cattery building
Willgrange Cottage Stoneyburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9AB
Received 22 Dec 2017 - Decided0011/FUL/18
Repainting of shop front (in retrospect)
2 Market Street Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AA
Received 5 Jan 2018 - Decided0012/LBC/18
Listed building consent for repainting of shopfront and display of facia sign (in retrospect)
2 Market Street Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AA
Received 5 Jan 2018 - Decided0013/A/18
Display of facia sign (in retrospect)
2 Market Street Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AA
Received 5 Jan 2018 - Decided0016/H/18
Extension to house including porch, dormer window and relocation of existing dormers
The Doocot Haymains Harburn West Calder EH55 8RJ
Received 8 Jan 2018 - Decided0054/A/18
Display of an externally illuminated facia sign
137 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 22 Jan 2018 - Decided0055/LBC/18
Listed Building Consent for the display of an externally illuminated fascia sign
137 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 22 Jan 2018 - Decided0056/FUL/18
93sqm extension to industrial/office building (in retrospect)
Wester Blacklaws Longridge Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8AA
Received 23 Jan 2018 - Decided0076/H/18
Erection of porch (in retrospect)
14 Alexandra Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1ST
Received 30 Jan 2018 - Decided0102/H/18
Erection of conservatory
9 Moray Drive Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6DT
Received 6 Feb 2018 - Decided0110/H/18
Extension to house and demolition of conservatory
5 Netherton Grove Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8JQ
Received 12 Feb 2018 - Decided0118/FUL/18
Formation of hardstanding, earth bund, fencing and erection of gatehouse for commercial storage (in retrospect)
Land Adjacent To A705 At Redmill Ind. Est Redmill, East Whitburn
Received 12 Feb 2018 - Decided0123/FUL/18
Change of use from shop (class 1) to takeaway cafe (sui generis)
38-40 Kirk Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1BP
Received 14 Feb 2018 - Decided0129/PAC/18
Proposal of application notice for the erection of 660 houses, woodland creation, community pathways and infrastructure improvement
Broompark Nursery East Calder EH53 0EB
Received 15 Feb 2018 - Decided0130/H/18
Renewal of permission LIVE/0840/H/14 for the erection of a 45m2 outbuilding
Longcroft House Longcroft Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QG
Received 15 Feb 2018 - Decided0132/TCA/18
Removal of 1 tree
9 Craigs Court Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4NU
Received 15 Feb 2018 - Decided0135/MSC/18
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0886/P/15 for the erection of 2 houses with garages
14-16 Edinburgh Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1BA
Received 16 Feb 2018 - Decided0141/H/18
Extension to house
35 Rivaldsgreen Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BB
Received 19 Feb 2018 - Decided0142/H/18
Extension to house (in retrospect)
33 Alder Walk Calderwood East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0FF
Received 19 Feb 2018 - Decided0146/FUL/18
Renewal of planning permission 0766/FUL/12 for the siting of a portacabin as an extension to the existing nursery
6 Dunnet Way Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NN
Received 20 Feb 2018 - Decided0148/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for conversion of garage to habitable room
38 Mosside Terrace Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2UJ
Received 20 Feb 2018 - Decided0150/FUL/18
Erection of a 7.9m high canopy over existing sales area
Knowepark Caravans Ltd Hardie Road Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BA
Received 21 Feb 2018 - Decided0151/FUL/18
Change of use from business/industry (class 4 / 5) to gym (class 11)
2 Nasmyth Court Houston Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5EG
Received 21 Feb 2018 - Decided0153/H/18
Extension to house
72 Maryfield Park Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0SE
Received 22 Feb 2018
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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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