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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 dates10,755Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,207 approved or refused records
933Refused applications
8,274 approved · 933 refused · 690 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Sept 2014 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0179/LBC/24
Listed building consent for the removal and replacement of four windows
125 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided0180/H/24
Removal and replacement of four windows
125 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided0181/LBC/24
Listed building consent for the removal and replacement of three windows
127A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided0182/H/24
Removal and replacement of three windows
127A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided0183/TCA/24
Reduce height and radial spread by 3-4m of one oak tree covered by planning permission 0336/MSC/19
Hillend View Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided0184/LBC/24
Listed building consent for the installation of 2No. interpretation signboards
The Binns Newton West Lothian EH49 7NA
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided0185/TCA/24
Felling of 10 Conifer trees
6 Low Brae Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LU
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided0186/H/24
Erection of fence and replacment of existing timber cladding with composite cladding
Dreghorn Lodge Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0EA
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided0187/H/24
Two storey extension to house
22 Jubilee Avenue Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8EP
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decided0189/FUL/24
Installation of air source heat pumps and associated works (in retrospect)
Aldi Foodstore Ltd Almondvale Road Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6HP
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided0190/FUL/24
Change of use of offices to gymnasium, indoor sports (Jujitsu & Cross Training) (class 11) with ancillary office and car parking
Unit 1A And 1B 35 Firth Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DJ
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided0191/H/24
Erection of a garage
89 Rowan Drive Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7PA
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided0192/EIA/24
EIA scoping opinion for a mixed-use development including housing, neighbourhood centre, primary school, employment uses and open space with associated transportation, drainage and landscape infrastructure
Land Surrounding Gavieside Farm Livingston West Lothian EH55 8PT
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decided0193/A/24
Display of 1 illuminated marketing suite fascia sign, 2 non-illuminated totem signs, 9 non-illuminated pole mounted signs and 8 flagpole signs
Blocks CC And FF Land To The East And North Of Niddry Mains House Beatlie Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6QR
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided0194/H/24
Formation of a driveway, earthworks and dropped kerb
83 Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HE
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided0195/H/24
Installation of front and rear dormers
49 Highfield Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BG
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decided0196/H/24
Installation of a dormer window
31 Baron's Hill Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JU
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided0197/FUL/24
Formation of car wash facility including siting of 2 storage containers, erection of canopy, parking and boundary fencing
Land To East Of 69 Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1HE
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided0198/H/24
Installation of an air source heat pump, battery storage system and solar panels
5 Bridge Castle House Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DN
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Decided0200/TCA/24
Thinning of woodland, including felling of approximately 130 trees
35 Grange View Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HY
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Decided0202/H/24
Two storey extension to rear and side of house
Fardochmor Faucheldean Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6PS
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided0204/LBC/24
Listed building consent for replacement of 2 windows and double glaze 2 single paned windows
14B The Cross Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AH
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided0205/FUL/24
Erection of an industrial unit
Land To South Of 53A Burnhouse Industrial Estate Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0LQ
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided0208/H/24
Erection of Garden Summerhouse, decking and fences (in retrospect)
10 Station Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BJ
Received 19 Mar 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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