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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 dates10,856Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,299 approved or refused records
942Refused applications
8,357 approved · 942 refused · 695 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided0681/A/24
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign and 1 non-illuminated window A1 poster holder sign
2D Regent Centre Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HU
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided0682/FUL/24
Erection of a 635sqm extension and 150sqm welfare facility (in retrospect)
Unit 1 Oakbank Park Road Livingston West Lothian EH53 0TG
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided0683/H/24
Installation of external glazed canopy, and erection of garden room
25 Inchcross Park Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HF
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided0684/H/24
Installation of a dormer window
Heathersett 77 Marjoribanks Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1QH
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided0689/FUL/24
Application under Section 42 to develop land as planning permission 1168/FUL/22 (Change of use from open space to vehicle sales, fencing and office building) without complying with condition 2 (buffer zone) and condition 3 (fencing) to allow smaller buffer zone (part in retrospect)
8F Murraysgate Industrial Estate Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0LE
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided0690/FUL/24
Change of use from retail (Class 1) to leisure (Class 11), food and drink (Class 3), and go-karting (sui generis), including minor alterations
Unit 301 The Centre Livingston EH54 6HR
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided0691/TPO/24
Felling of 1 Beech tree
The Donaldson Trust Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HZ
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided0692/MSC/24
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0176/P/21 for the erection of 86 houses and 4 flats (amended from 82 houses and 8 flats) with associated access, open space, landscaping and SUDS
Land North Of Hoghill Farm Oakbank Road East Calder
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided0693/AGR/24
Prior notification/approval for the erection of an agricultural building
Strathavon Farm Westfield West Lothian EH48 3BY
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided0694/FUL/24
Erection of a storage shed
Northfield House Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9AA
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided0695/FUL/24
Change of use of open space to garden ground and erection of fence (in retrospect)
1 Skivo Wynd Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9GY
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided0696/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to a house
50 Craigengar Avenue Uphall West Lothian EH52 5SR
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided0697/FUL/24
Alterations to store room to allow vehicular access into courtyard, installation of double doors and relocation of 2 parking spaces
Units 5-13 Society Place West Calder EH55 8SA
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decided0699/MSC/24
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (Condition 2.g and Condition 4) of planning permission 0176/P/21 relating to Drainage Impact Assessment and Sustainable Drainage System (Option 2)
Land North Of Hoghill Farm Oakbank Road East Calder
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided0700/MSC/24
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (Condition 2.g and Condition 4) of planning permission 0176/P/21 relating to Drainage Impact Assessment and Sustainable Drainage System (option 1)
Land North Of Hoghill Farm Oakbank Road East Calder
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided0702/FUL/24
Siting of 2 cabins for sale of food and drink
Land At Winchburgh Marina Canal View Winchburgh
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided0703/FUL/24
Siting of a 30sqm portacabin and erection of 12m high aerial mast
Scout Hall Station Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5QU
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided0704/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage into living accommodation
18 Thomson Green Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8TA
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided0707/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension to house
6 Beechwood Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6SF
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided0709/TCA/24
Felling of 1 Whitebeam tree
6 Low Brae Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LU
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided0710/A/24
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign
25 Main Street Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AW
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided0711/H/24
Extension to house
40 Pilgrims Hill Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LW
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided0714/A/24
Display of 2 non-illuminated projecting signs, 1 illuminated fascia sign, 3 non-illuminated wall mounted signs and 1 window vinyl sign (in retrospect)
129 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EP
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided0715/H/24
Extension to house and formation of 2 new windows
39 Pilgrims Hill Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LW
Received 11 Sept 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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