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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates10,912Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,352 approved or refused records
944Refused applications
8,408 approved · 944 refused · 698 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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
- Decided0049/H/25
Extension to house
8 Castleview Lane Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HN
Received 24 Jan 2025 - Decided0050/A/25
Display of 2 non-illuminated pole mounted signs
Former Abattoir Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2RT
Received 24 Jan 2025 - Decided0052/FUL/25
Installation of 2 air source heat pumps
Old Bakery Society Place West Calder West Lothian EH55 8ED
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Decided0053/FUL/25
Change of use from guest accommodation to form a 1 bed retirement flat
St Andrews Court 20 Hawthorn Place Uphall West Lothian EH52 5BX
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Unknown0054/H/25
Erection of a fence (in retrospect) and erection of a garage
161 Waverley Crescent Eliburn Livingston EH54 8JT
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Decided0055/H/25
Extension to house
55 Waverley Crescent Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 8JN
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Decided0056/TPO/25
Felling of 1 dead Sycamore tree, and crown reduction of 2 Oak trees and 1 Hornbeam tree
5 Carrick Gardens Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9ET
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Decided0057/FUL/25
Part change of use from house to short term let during school holiday periods (as amended from 'summer months')
143 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Decided0058/FUL/25
Change of use from HGV workshop (Class 5) to car sales and repairs centre (sui generis) (in retrospect)
62 Pumpherston Road Uphall Station West Lothian EH54 5PT
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Decided0059/FUL/25
Application under Section 42 to vary planning Condition 17 (local/neighbourhood park delivery) of planning permission in principle 1012/P/05 to extend time limit for completion of third neighbourhood park
Land At Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided0061/EXC/25
Consultation from SP Energy Networks on application under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 to install a 11kV overhead line
Armadale SP94413 OHL Rebuild Land North Of Armadale And Bathgate West Lothian
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided0062/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as bed & breakfast accommodation (short term let)
Whitecroft 7 Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian EH53 0ET
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided0063/FUL/25
Erection of an 87sqm unit forming a barber shop (Class 1A) and additional parking
1 Bankton Centre Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9DA
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided0064/FUL/25
Change of use from house to short term let
13 Shaw Avenue Armadale West Lothian EH48 3NE
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided0065/FUL/25
Erection of an 88sqm extension to shop to form a store room
1 Bankton Centre Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9DA
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided0067/H/25
Ground and two storey extensions to house, installation of dormer windows and alterations to roof
Dykeside Farm Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LE
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided0069/H/25
Replacement of existing windows and doors, replacement of existing UPVC cladding and addition of roof light and paved patio
Mallens Brae House 14 Craigs Court Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NU
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Decided0070/TCA/25
Crown reduction and crown thinning of 1 Conifer hedge, 1 Weeping Willow, 1 Conifer, 1 Fir and various trees including Cherry and Holly tree
1 West Port Place Union Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DE
Received 30 Jan 2025 - Decided0072/H/25
Erection of new and replacement garages
11 Old Mill Grove East Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0LW
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Decided0073/FUL/25
Change of use from open space to private garden ground (in retrospect)
29 Armstrong Crescent Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0PZ
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Decided0075/FUL/25
Change of use of the second floor from vacant unit to restaurant (Class 3) and hot food take away (Sui Generis)
Almondvale Centre 73 Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6HR
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Decided0076/H/25
Extension to house
7 Station Court Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8QD
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Awaiting decision0077/P/25
Planning permission in principle for a mixed-use development including housing, neighbourhood centre, site for primary school, employment uses and open space with associated transportation, drainage and landscape infrastructure (EIA Development)
Land At Gavieside Farm Livingston West Lothian EH55 8PT
Received 3 Feb 2025 - Awaiting decision0078/FUL/25
Erection of 184 houses and 30 flats, local park, bus interchange, park & ride car park and cycle storage and associated landscaping and roads infrastructure including A71 priority junction
Land East Of Cleugh Brae And North Of A71 West Calder EH55 8PX
Received 3 Feb 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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