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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 dates10,831Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,277 approved or refused records
940Refused applications
8,337 approved · 940 refused · 693 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0530/H/24
Extension to house
66 Caldercruix Crescent Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 7FT
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided0531/FUL/24
Extension to replace the south block of the school to include sports, learning, social and dining facilities
St Kentigern's Academy 60 West Main Street Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7LX
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided0532/FUL/24
Erection of a house with detached garage
Plot 13 Longford Crofts Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8FD
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided0534/H/24
Extension to house
Savannah The Walled Garden Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NQ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided0535/H/24
Extension to house
Bridgend Schoolhouse Bridgend West Lothian EH49 6ND
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Unknown0536/TPO/24
Felling of 1 Sycamore tree, 1 Spruce tree and 3 Wild Cherry trees
3 Murieston Mews Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HS
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided0537/FUL/24
Change of use of upper floor of ancillary building to short term let (in retrospect)
Tigh Assynt 3 Matthews Crofts Woodhill Road Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3TJ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided0538/H/24
Extension to house
32 Taylor Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0LY
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided0539/FUL/24
Erection of 33 houses (variation to layout and house types on plots 69-87 & 92-100 in relation to planning permission 0219/FUL/20)
Land To West Of Hens Nest Road East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8AB
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided0540/TPO/24
Major height reduction of 1 Oak tree
8 Whinbank Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6HJ
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided0541/FUL/24
Erection of a 41sqm extension
Linlithgow Rugby Club Mains Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6DB
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided0542/FUL/24
Construction of footpath and alterations to existing play area
Play Area Land East Of 1 Burnlea Drive Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8DJ
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided0544/H/24
Erection of linked residential accommodation
Craigend Torphichen West Lothian EH49 6QE
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided0545/FUL/24
Erection of a sales cabin with associated landscape and infrastructure works
Bangour Village Hospital Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6LL
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided0546/TCA/24
Felling of 1 Sycamore tree and branch removal on 3 Sycamore and 2 Horse Chestnut trees (in retrospect)
Bloom House 10 Main Street Livingston Village Livingston EH54 7AF
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided0547/H/24
Alterations to porch roof and garage conversion
8 Sibbald View Armadale EH48 2TG
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided0550/H/24
Erection of a garage
12 Stoneheap Crofts Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn EH47 8BX
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided0551/FUL/24
Formation of an electric bus charging hub with car and bus parking, access road and landscaping and erection of boundary fence, wash facility and welfare building
Land To East Of 4a, 4B & 6 Fleming Road Kirkton Campus Livingston
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided0552/FUL/24
Formation of a storage yard with fencing, access road and landscaping
Land To West Of 1 Simpson Parkway EH54 7BH And To East Of 4a, 4B & 6 Fleming Road
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided0555/A/24
Display of 1 illuminated totem sign
Mosshall Service Station 55 West Main Street Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7LX
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided0556/H/24
Erection of pitched roof to existing extension and partial garage conversion
17 Springfield Court Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7TH
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided0557/H/24
Replacement of existing 1.2m fence with angled rising fence of up to 1.8m high (in retrospect)
173 Avontoun Park Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow EH49 6QH
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided0558/FUL/24
Siting of temporary sales cabin for Area ALb with associated parking
Area VCa Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GU
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided0559/EIA/24
EIA screening opinion for residential development
Raw Farm East Calder West Lothian EH53 0ET
Received 23 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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