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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 dates10,898Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,339 approved or refused records
944Refused applications
8,395 approved · 944 refused · 697 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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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
- Decided0978/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear extension to house
33 Cannon Street Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WN
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided0979/FUL/24
Removal of existing roofing system from warehouse 10 and replacement with insulated sandwich panel roofing system with ridge ventilators
Muirhall Bonds Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8NT
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided0980/FUL/24
Removal of existing roof system from warehouse 12 and replacement with insulated sandwich panel roof system and ridge ventilators
Muirhall Bonds Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8NT
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided0981/A/24
Display of 2 non-lluminated tri-stack signs, 2 non-illuminated large monolith signs, 4 non-illuminated small monolith signs, 5 flag pole signs and replacement hoarding panels
Bangour Village Site Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6LL
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided0982/FUL/24
Change of use of storage unit and mall space to form food and beverage unit (class 3) including extension of 67 sq m for external (mall) seating area
Livingston Designer Outlet Centre Almondvale Avenue Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QX
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided0983/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use as short term let
20 Willow Grove Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5NA
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided0984/FUL/24
Siting of 20 holiday lodges with associated access road, drainage and landscaping
The Paddocks Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DW
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided0985/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension
138 Foxknowe Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TZ
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided0986/FUL/24
Installation of air source heat pumps and associated works
4 Gardners Lane Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1TP
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided0987/TCA/24
Crown reduction, branch removal and crown cleaning of 13 trees
31 - 47 Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JD
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided0990/MSC/24
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for the erection of a house (substitution of house type on plot 15 from Property 7 Fjord Hus to Park 196W as a variation to approval 0444/MSC/19)
Area OSf 7 Cameron Gardens Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0UB
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided0991/A/24
Display of 1 illuminated D6 digital advertising display
Carmondean Filling Station 7B Carmondean Centre Road Carmondean Livingston West Lothian EH54 8PT
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided0992/FUL/24
Conversion of barn to form a house
Wairdlaw Linlithgow West Lothian EH48 4NP
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided0993/PNT/24
Prior notification for the installation of a 20m high telecommunications monopole and associated ancillary works
Land At Lower Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 2JS
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided0994/EXC/24
Consultation from City of Edinburgh Council on Section 42 planning application 24/06100/FUL for planning permission to operate not in compliance with Conditions 1, 10, 11, 15, 21, 34, 35 and 36 planning permission 08/00140/FUL
Ravelrig Quarry Long Dalmahoy Road Dalmahoy Kirknewton
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided0995/EXC/24
Consultation on notice of request for enviromental determination - Grangemouth to Granton pipeline live trial
Winchburgh Road Newton
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided0996/PAC/24
Proposal of application notice for a 3.9ha residential development and associated roads, land remodeling and landscaping
Land To South Of Station Mews Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BZ
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided0997/LBC/24
Listed building consent for the replacement of two windows to create smoke vents
St Davids Church George Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PH
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided0998/H/24
Replacement of timber sash and case windows with UPVC windows, and replacement of front door
1 St John's Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DU
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided0999/A/24
Display of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign
25 Main Street Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0AW
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided1000/TPO/24
Felling of 1 beech tree
2 Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided1001/PAC/24
Proposal of application notice for a 2.2ha residential development and associated infrastructure and development
Land To South And East Of 17 Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian EH53 0JN
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided1002/PAC/24
Proposal of application notice for residential development with associated infrastructure and landscaping
Land At Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian EH53 0JN
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided1003/MSC/24
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 (as amended by 0232/FUL/22) for the erection of 98 houses (as amended from 109) with roads, parking, landscaping and associated works, Block X, Winchburgh
Block X Winchburgh
Received 23 Dec 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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