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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 dates10,884Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,325 approved or refused records
943Refused applications
8,382 approved · 943 refused · 697 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2013 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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
- Decided0885/FUL/24
Partial change of use from Business (Class 4) to Shops and Financial, Professional and Other Services (Class 1A)
23 Thistle Business Park East Mains Industrial Estate Broxburn EH52 5AS
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided0886/H/24
Extension to house
38 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EX
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided0888/FUL/24
Extension to building
Westrigg 47 Craig Street Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3AU
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided0890/FUL/24
Installation of a battery energy storage system (49.9 MW) with associated works
Land At Middlerigg Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HH
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided0891/FUL/24
Erection of a house
Plot B5 Longford Crofts Breich West Lothian EH55 8FD
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Decided0892/TPO/24
Removal of 2 dead branches from 1 beech tree
2 Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Decided0893/A/24
Display of 2 non-illuminated fascia signs and 1 non-illuminated projecting sign
56 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Decided0895/H/24
Extension to house
40 Carse Knowe Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LG
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided0896/FUL/24
Change of use of shop and upper flat and extension/alterations to building to form 8 flats (alternative proposal to 0240/FUL/22)
64-66 Charles Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1JG
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided0897/FUL/24
Change of use of former Police Station to Hotel (Class 7)
2 Court Square Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EQ
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided0899/FUL/24
Change of use to create a mixed-use community and religious facility, on ground floor retaining existing cafe (with hot food takeaway) and part of retail unit with gym, community hall, community food court and classrooms, mosque on first and second floors, and extension and alterations to building
St Davids House, Retail Unit And Cafe 20-24 South Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1TT
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided0900/H/24
Erection of a porch
2 Highfield Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BG
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided0901/LBC/24
Listed building consent for internal alterations to form hotel accommodation
2 Court Square Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EQ
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided0902/FUL/24
Change of use of domestic garage to dog grooming salon (Class 1A)
2 Gardnerswell Villas Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4HJ
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided0904/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear extension to house
13 Liggat Place Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EU
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided0905/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension
51 Bissett Square Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0UD
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided0906/PAC/24
Proposal of application notice for a 8.2ha residential development with ancillary commerial use, landscaping and associated works
Land At 4 Simpson Parkway Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BH
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided0909/A/24
Display of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign (in retrospect)
34 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Awaiting decision0910/FUL/24
Part change of use of ground floor community hub and upper floor office building to residential (in retrospect)
11B Humbie Holdings Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DS
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided0911/H/24
Conversion and alteration to garage to form habitable room
71 Hopefield Road Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7HT
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided0912/H/24
Extension to house
36 Queens Gardens East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EF
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided0914/AGR/24
Prior approval for the erection of an agricultural building
Land To East Of Causewayend (Off The A70) Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided0915/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of rear extension
13 Lovells Glen Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7TD
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided0916/FUL/24
Extension to filling station shop unit
1 Edinburgh Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1BA
Received 28 Nov 2024
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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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