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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 dates10,871Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,313 approved or refused records
942Refused applications
8,371 approved · 942 refused · 696 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown0795/TPO/24
Felling of 1 Silver Birch tree and crown lifting to 1 Oak tree
55 Murieston Road Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AZ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided0797/H/24
Erection of an 84sqm stable block and a garden feature (in retrospect)
Blackfaulds Farm Strathloanhead Westfield West Lothian FK1 2JZ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided0798/H/24
Extension to house
73 Pyothall Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6HW
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided0799/FUL/24
External cladding and alterations to building
2A Sycamore Walk Bathgate Road Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7LG
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided0800/FUL/24
Change of use, first floor extension and alterations to dog grooming unit (Class 1A) to form a house (Class 9) with home workspace
59 Main Street Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3RL
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided0801/EIA/24
EIA screening opinion for a proposed residential development (23 ha)
Land At Wilcoxholm Farm Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QT
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided0802/H/24
Installation of a ramp
6 Gowanbrae Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9HG
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided0803/H/24
Extension to house
4 West Park Grove Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6ET
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided0804/FUL/24
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of boundary fence
10 Globe Park Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6EF
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided0806/A/24
Display of 1 illuminated totem sign
1 Almond Road Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5ND
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided0807/H/24
Raising of roof to form first floor extension to house
22 Grange View Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HY
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided0808/A/24
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign, 1 illuminated rear wall mounted sign and vinyl signs on ground and upper floor windows (in retrospect)
44-46 George Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PD
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided0809/TPO/24
Felling of 1 Beech tree
The Bridgehouse Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0EA
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided0810/H/24
Installation of front and rear dormers
1 Drumshoreland Crescent Pumpherston Livingston West Lothian EH53 0PF
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided0811/FUL/24
Erection of 2 hack pens and associated infrastructure
Northfield Nurseries Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9AA
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided0812/H/24
Extension to house
8 Tippet Knowes Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UT
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided0813/TPO/24
Felling of 3 ash trees and 1 beech tree, removal of crown from 1 sycamore tree and removal of branch from 1 beech tree
1 Carrick Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9ET
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided0814/A/24
Display of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign, 1 illuminated touch screen sign, 1 illuminated window frames sign and door vinyl signs (in retrospect)
33-37 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ED
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided0815/AGR/24
Prior notification/approval for peatland restoration
Blawhorn Moss National Nature Reserve Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3AG
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided0816/FUL/24
Installation of EV charging stations and associated works (in retrospect)
Land At Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6FX
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided0817/FUL/24
Conversion of detached double garage to hair salon (in retrospect)
1 Eardly Court Armadale West Lothian EH48 3GQ
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided0819/H/24
Erection of shortwave amateur radio mast and aerials (in retrospect)
24 Birniehill Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2RR
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided0820/FUL/24
Formation of a car sales yard; erection of 2.1m high palisade fencing and installation of associated lighting and CCTV
Land East Of 17 Murraysgate Industrial Estate Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0LE
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided0821/H/24
Extension to house
24 Millcraig Mews Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WG
Received 22 Oct 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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