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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 dates10,774Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,226 approved or refused records
936Refused applications
8,290 approved · 936 refused · 690 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
More application records
- Decided0267/FUL/24
Erection of 40 flats, access road, parking, landscaping and associated works
Site At Former Cedarbank School 1B Cedarbank Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6DR
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Decided0268/P/24
Planning permission in principle for a 0.32ha residential development
8 Pardovan Holding Philpstoun West Lothian EH49 7RU
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Decided0269/FUL/24
Substitution of 10 house types at approved plots 13-17, 20, 21, 23, 29, 31 and 32 (reduction of 32 to 30 units in total), amendments to plot layout and relocation of southern footpath link (as amendments to planning permission LIVE/0537/FUL/16)
Land Adjacent To Willowdean Bridgend
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Decided0270/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed new window opening
16 Hillhouse Wynd Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BU
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Decided0271/H/24
Extension to house
4 Murieston Road Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9BB
Received 5 Apr 2024 - Decided0272/H/24
Erection of a summerhouse (in retrospect)
11 Main Street Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AF
Received 5 Apr 2024 - Decided0273/MSC/24
Approval of matters specified for the erection 100 houses with roads, parking, landscaping and associated works (revised layout and house types)
Bangour Village Hospital Dechmont West Lothian
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided0274/FUL/24
Erection of a 395sqm industrial building containing 6 units, access road, parking and landscaping
Land Adjacent To Unit 5 Albyn Industrial Estate Greendykes Road Broxburn West Lothian
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided0275/FUL/24
Replacement of existing Scottish slate roof tiles with Spanish slate (Cupa Heavy 3)
Crofthead House Nursing Home Sheephousehill Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9EF
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided0276/LBC/24
Listed building consent for replacement of existing Scottish slate roof tiles with Spanish slate (Cupa Heavy 3)
Crofthead House Nursing Home Sheephousehill Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9EF
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided0277/FUL/24
Erection of two houses
Land Between 27 And 29 Wellview Lane Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HU
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided0278/FUL/24
Installation of public art with associated landscaping
West Lothian Civic Centre Howden South Road Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6FF
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided0279/AGR/24
Prior Notification for agricultural building
Bonnytoun Farm Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LP
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided0280/FUL/24
Erection of a garage and works to existing building to remove garage door & infill with glazing & doors
Thomas Brown Funeral Directors West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RH
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided0281/H/24
Extension to garage and recladding of house
6 Howieson Green Uphall West Lothian EH52 6BW
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided0282/FUL/24
Erection of a house and detached garage
The Walled Garden Canal Court Threemiletown West Lothian EH49 6LZ
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided0283/CLU/24
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed internal alterations and the installation of a new window
Hillend Ecclesmachan West Lothian EH52 6NF
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided0284/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed refurbishment of porch and change of glass enclosure to rendered blockwork
57 Riccarton Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HX
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided0285/H/24
Extension to house
5 Murieston Wood Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EE
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided0286/TPO/24
Felling of 1 Sycamore tree
Saligarnic 2 Inchcross Steadings Standhill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2UT
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided0289/H/24
Erection of detached garage. 2.0m boundary fence and formation of driveway/parking
Conifers 2B Alexander Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DB
Received 12 Apr 2024 - Decided0290/H/24
Extension to house
38 Hawthorn Bank Seafield West Lothian EH47 7EB
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided0291/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage to personal gym
Saligarnic 2 Inchcross Steadings Standhill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2UT
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided0292/LBC/24
Listed building consent for proposed conversion of former nurses block to form 16 flats
Nurses Block (Building 22) Bangour Village Hospital Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6LL
Received 15 Apr 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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