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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 dates10,890Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,331 approved or refused records
943Refused applications
8,388 approved · 943 refused · 697 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided0917/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion and internal alterations
41 Old School Avenue Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8FE
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided0918/FUL/24
Change of use from offices to form automotive academy including classroom training facilities and workshop
216 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AS
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided0919/A/24
Display of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign
216 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AS
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided0920/ACT/24
Prior approval for the local authority for works to repaint railway bridge at south of Regent Centre Car Park
South Of Regent Centre Car Park Provost Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JF
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided0921/H/24
Extension to house
47 Maukeshill Court Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AX
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided0922/FUL/24
Change of use from paddock to domestic garden ground (in retrospect) and erection of garage with first floor living accommodation
Hawthorn Cottage Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PB
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided0923/FUL/24
Application under Section 42 to vary Condition 3 in relation to drainage provision under planning permission 0580/FUL/23 for the erection of a 60-bed care home and 18 flats with associated access, car parking and landscaping
Land At Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AA
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided0924/MSC/24
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 (as amended by 0232/FUL/22) for the erection of 71 houses and associated works including roads, paths, SUDS, drainage and landscaping
Block GG Winchburgh
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided0925/H/24
First floor extension to house
34 Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided0928/H/24
Two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear of house
1 Harrysmuir Terrace Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0NX
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided0929/H/24
Two storey extension and alterations to house
68 Tantallon Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AT
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided0930/P/24
Planning permission in principle for a 1.9 ha residential development with associated access, SUDS, landscaping and ancillary works
Land North Of Roosevelt Road Kirknewton West Lothian
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided0933/H/24
Extension to house
5 Riccarton Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HX
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided0934/FUL/24
Formation of a soil bund (in retrospect)
10A Murieston Valley Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HB
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided0935/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as retail foodstore operator (class 1A), within any of the units, or combination of units
Almondvale Retail Park Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RQ
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided0936/FUL/24
Change of use from offices (Class 4) to 1 house (Class 9)
129 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided0937/LBC/24
Listed building consent for internal alterations to create en-suite bathroom
129 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided0938/FUL/24
Change of use from house (class 9) to short term let
New Midhope Cottage Abercorn Newton West Lothian EH30 9SL
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided0939/H/24
Installation of bin store in front garden
Selgrove 79 Marjoribanks Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1QH
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided0942/A/24
Display of 1 illuminated ATM sign
39 South Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3ET
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided0943/FUL/24
Change of use from shop (class 1A) to form a house
68-70 West Main Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3QA
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided0944/H/24
Formation of balcony and external stair
Balgreen House Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AN
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided0947/TCA/24
Felling of 1 Ash tree and crown thinning of 1 Lime, 2 Beech, and 2 Sycamore trees
Land At Ashley Hall Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DN
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided0948/FUL/24
Repainting of external building and installation of CCTV (in retrospect)
12 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RH
Received 9 Dec 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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