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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 dates10,838Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,283 approved or refused records
941Refused applications
8,342 approved · 941 refused · 693 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided0560/TPO/24
Branch removal and cutting back of tree and hedge growth over footway
Main Street Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6LJ
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided0563/TPO/24
Woodland tree management works, including tree felling and thinning
Lizzie Brice Woodland Strip Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0SX
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided0564/FUL/24
Erection of a supermarket with servicing areas, car parking, footpaths, access, landscaping and ancillary works
Land South Of Heartlands Terrace Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decided0566/FUL/24
Change of use of ancillary building to short term let (in retrospect)
1 South East Longridge Crofts Longridge West Lothian EH47 8GD
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided0567/LBC/24
Listed building consent for replacement of double glazed timber sash and case windows with new double glazed sash and case timber windows
2 Craiginn House Main Street Blackridge EH48 3SP
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided0568/FUL/24
Construction of a 29.9mw solar photovoltaic array (PV) with associated substation, access road, tree pruning and landscape and ancillary works
Land West Of Winchburgh Threemiletown West Lothian EH49 9NF
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided0570/LBC/24
Listed building consent for replacement of double glazed timber sash and case windows with new double glazed sash and case timber windows
3 Craiginn House Main Street Blackridge EH48 3SP
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided0571/LBC/24
Listed building consent for replacement of double glazed timber sash and case windows with new double glazed sash and case timber windows
4 Craiginn House Main Street Blackridge EH48 3SP
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Unknown0573/TPO/24
Branch removal from 1 Sycamore Tree
Lochend 58 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BN
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decided0574/LBC/24
Listed building consent for replacement of double glazed timber sash and case windows with new double glazed sash and case timber windows
5 Craiginn House Main Street Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3SP
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided0575/LBC/24
Listed building consent for replacement of double glazed timber sash and case windows with new double glazed sash and case timber windows
6 Craiginn House Main Street Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3SP
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided0576/LBC/24
Listed building consent for replacement of double glazed timber sash and case windows with new double glazed sash and case timber windows and replacement of entrance door
7 Craiginn House Main Street Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3SP
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided0577/LBC/24
Listed building consent for replacement of double glazed timber sash and case windows with new double glazed sash and case timber windows and replacement of entrance door
8 Craiginn House Main Street Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3SP
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided0578/LBC/24
Listed building consent for replacement of communal area double glazed timber sash and case windows with new double glazed sash and case timber windows and replacement of entrance doors
Craiginn House (Communal Area) Main Street Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3SP
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided0579/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for part use of existing vehicle refurbishment workshop as MOT test centre
2 Simpson Parkway Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BH
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Unknown0580/HHN/24
Application for high hedge notice
24 Meadowpark Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SJ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided0582/FUL/24
Formation of a temporary sales area including sales cabin, car parking and associated landscaping
Land To North Of Site J Mossend West Calder EH55 8PV
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided0583/H/24
Extension and alterations to house
14 Springfield Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JJ
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided0584/A/24
Display of 2 illuminated wall mounted billboards and 1 illuminated totem sign
1 Almond Road Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5ND
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided0586/FUL/24
Demolition of car show room and erection of a 2,076sqm store with canopy, amended access, car parking, landscaping and other associated works (as amendment to 0593/FUL/23)
Former Car Showroom Almond Road West Livingston EH54 5AA
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided0587/A/24
Display of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign (in retrospect)
7 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AB
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided0588/FUL/24
Change of Use from shop (class 1A) to cafe (class 3) (in retrospect)
7 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AB
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided0590/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of house as short term let
31 Kaimes Avenue Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AU
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decided0594/H/24
Extension to house and conversion of garage
55 Glenmore Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8NP
Received 1 Aug 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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