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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 dates10,848Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,292 approved or refused records
941Refused applications
8,351 approved · 941 refused · 694 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2013 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0649/H/24
Extension and alterations to house
27 Rattray Gardens Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7QP
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided0650/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of part of the house as a short term let
1 Armstrong Crescent Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0PZ
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided0651/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
36 Avalon Gardens Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QE
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided0652/FUL/24
Erection of a 590sqm annexe to provide additional guest accommodation, alterations to the existing hotel, car parking, landscaping andother associated works
Premier Inn Deer Park Road Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AD
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decided0653/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of 2 houses to 1 house
Station House 10A &10B Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8EG
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decided0654/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension to house
West Lodge 3 Harburn Estate West Calder West Lothian EH55 8RN
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decided0655/H/24
Extension to house and internal alterations
21 Hillend View Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WB
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decided0656/FUL/24
Change of use from retail (Class 1) to Storage or Distribution (Class 6)
12 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RH
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decided0657/LBC/24
Listed building consent for replacement of 5 single pane, sash & case windows with double glazed sashes
6 Cathlaw House Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NW
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided0658/TPO/24
Felling of 1 Sitka Spruce tree
23 Burgess Hill Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BX
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided0663/TCA/24
Felling of 1 Ash tree and crown reduction of 1 Rowan tree
26 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided0664/TCA/24
Crown lifting/branch cut back of 1 Beech tree
34A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decided0665/H/24
Extension and alterations to house, erection of a porch and erection of a garage
Glencairn 4 Westcraigs Road Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3AQ
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided0666/A/24
Display of 2 illuminated fascia signs, 1 illuminated column wall mounted sign, 2 non-illuminated projecting signs, 2 illuminated menu case signs, 4 non-illuminated planter signs and window vinyl signs
304 The Elements Almondvale Avenue Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6GS
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided0667/H/24
Extension to house
1 Hillhouse Farm Steadings Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6PL
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided0668/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed internal alterations, formation of structural opening to rear elevation and garage conversion
5 Beech Path Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0FR
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided0669/FUL/24
Erection of a house
Land To North Of Reveston House Whitburn West Lothian EH47 9AN
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided0672/H/24
Alterations to house and garage
Victoria Place 4 Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided0673/LBC/24
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations to house and garage
Victoria Place 4 Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided0676/LBC/24
Listed building consent to paint front door and 2 side doors
6 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided0677/FUL/24
Change of use from a flat to short term let
21 Atholl Way Knightsridge Livingston EH54 8TH
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided0678/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of building as office (Use Class 4)
Unit 113 8 Deer Park Avenue Fairways Business Park Livingston EH54 8GA
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided0679/H/24
Erection of outbuilding with associated car port, storage and patio (in retrospect)
9 Yule Place Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7HD
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided0680/FUL/24
Change of use from flat to short term let
25 Atholl Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8TH
Received 30 Aug 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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