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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 dates10,823Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,270 approved or refused records
940Refused applications
8,330 approved · 940 refused · 692 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0497/FUL/24
Change of use from open space to private garden and erection of a boundary fence
83 Mclean Crescent Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0ST
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided0498/H/24
Extension to house
3 Wellview Lane Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HU
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decided0500/FUL/24
Erection of temporary sales and marketing hub (in retrospect)
Land At Gavieside Polbeth Road Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8FT
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Decided0501/FUL/24
Change of use from agricultural land to dog exercise field (in retrospect)
Murieston Castle Farm Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AL
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Decided0502/FUL/24
Erection of a hut
John's Hill Wood Land West Of Tartraven Cottage Bathgate EH48 4NP
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Decided0503/P/24
Planning permission in principle for erection of 2 houses, with associated works
Belstane South Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DQ
Received 3 Jul 2024 - Decided0504/TCA/24
Felling of 1 Lawson Cypress and 1 Poplar tree and crown thinning of 1 Sycamore tree
The Manse Of Livingston Charlesfield Lane Kirkton Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AJ
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Decided0505/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as exclusive use self-catering visitor accommodation and sporting estate
Colzium Farmhouse Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 4 Jul 2024 - Decided0507/FUL/24
Change of use from agricultural field to a dog training centre with car park, and fencing and entrance gate (in retrospect)
Land To North Of Phantassie Harburn West Lothian EH55 8RF
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Decided0508/PAC/24
Proposal of application notice for a 22ha residential development (located to the south of canal only), with associated access, parking, landscaping, open space, earthworks and other infrastructure
Land To The North And South Of The Union Canal Wilcoxholm Farm Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QT
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Decided0510/FUL/24
Change of use to form a beer garden (in retrospect)
Livingston Inn 2 Main Street Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AF
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Decided0511/LBC/24
Listed building consent for replacement of double glazed timber sash and case windows with new double glazed sash and case timber windows
1 Craiginn House Main Street Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3SP
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Decided0512/H/24
Formation of a driveway
12 Priorscroft Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4NG
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Decided0513/TPO/24
Crown lifting of 1 Sycamore tree and crown cleaning of 1 Oak tree
Land North To 6 Burgess Hill Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BX
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Decided0514/H/24
Re-painting of exterior walls and doors and building repairs
5 And 5A Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Decided0515/PN/24
Prior notification for installation of a substation
Land At The Side Of Lindsay Way Knightsridge Livingston EH54 8LF
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decided0518/H/24
Erection of a summerhouse (in retrospect)
11 Main Street Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AF
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decided0519/FUL/24
Change of use of land to form dog exercise field including parking, siting of storage containers and fencing
Land To South East Of M8 J4 (East Of A801) East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0JY
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decided0520/TCA/24
Felling of 5 trees
St Annes 25 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BN
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decided0522/LBC/24
Listed building consent to demolish former nursery
Former Nursery Academy Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3JD
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided0523/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as a short term let
16 Knightsridge House Watson Green Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8NA
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided0525/FUL/24
Erection of a 4 bedroom annex (as a variation to planning permission ref 0955/FUL/18) and demolition and replacement of 30sqm chalet (in retrospect)
Bankton House Hotel Wester Bankton Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AQ
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided0526/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey extension
33 Harrysmuir Road Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0NT
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided0527/P/24
Planning permission in principle for the formation of 5 residential plots with new road access
Former Nursery Academy Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3JD
Received 11 Jul 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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