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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 dates10,924Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,364 approved or refused records
944Refused applications
8,420 approved · 944 refused · 698 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0115/TPO/25
Felling of 3 beech trees and 3 sycamore trees, and removal of deadwood of 4 sycamore trees and 1 lime tree
Madderfield Mews Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HD
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Decided0116/FUL/25
Change of use from flat to short term let (continued use as planning permission 0114/FUL/23 expired)
6 Thurston Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RU
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Decided0117/A/25
Display of 2 illuminated wall mounted digital advertising displays
Car Park 1 The Centre Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6HR
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Decided0120/FUL/25
Erection of a house
Land Adjacent To 8 Union Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DY
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decided0121/H/25
Formation of a driveway
14 Byburn Ecclesmachan West Lothian EH52 6NQ
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decided0122/FUL/25
Change of use of garage/studio to short term let
Elderslie 6 Parkhead Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BS
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decided0123/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed installation of bifold doors and partial garage conversion
22 Glendevon Farm Place Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WS
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decided0124/FUL/25
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of fence (in retrospect)
31 Erskine Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6XH
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decided0125/H/25
Extension to house
Shawley 17 Murieston Green Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EQ
Received 18 Feb 2025 - Decided0126/H/25
Extension to house
1B Low Brae Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LU
Received 18 Feb 2025 - Decided0127/H/25
Two storey and single storey extensions to house
37 Clarendon Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AN
Received 18 Feb 2025 - Decided0130/H/25
Installation of two dormer windows
187 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LH
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided0131/H/25
Extension to house
Croftbank 112 Sheephousehill Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9EL
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided0132/H/25
Extension to house
70 Netherwood Park Deans West Lothian EH54 8RW
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided0133/MSC/25
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for the erection of a house (substitution of house type on plot 7 from Cube 127E to Type 204 as a variation to approval 0444/MSC/19)
Area OSf 14 Cameron Gardens Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0UB
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided0134/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage into home office
29 Calder De Clere Crescent East Calder West Lothian EH53 0FX
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided0135/H/25
Two storey extension to house and extension to conservatory
33 Bankton Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EH
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided0136/FUL/25
Change of use from house (class 9) to short term let
32 Longwall Gardens Uphall Station West Lothian EH54 5FG
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided0137/P/25
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
Land To West Of The Old Barn West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PP
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided0138/H/25
Installation of dormer windows to front and rear of house
120 Millgate Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6SW
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided0139/H/25
Formation of a driveway
65 St Paul's Drive Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 2LU
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided0141/H/25
Side and rear extensions to house
43 Avontoun Park Linlithgow Bridge West Lothian EH49 6QG
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided0148/FUL/25
Installation of an ATM
Breich Store Rashiehill Terrace Breich West Lothian EH55 8JL
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Decided0149/A/25
Display of 1 illuminated ATM sign
Breich Store Rashiehill Terrace Breich West Lothian EH55 8JL
Received 26 Feb 2025
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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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