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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 dates10,927Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,367 approved or refused records
944Refused applications
8,423 approved · 944 refused · 698 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0150/H/25
Erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence (in retrospect)
77 Five Sisters View Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8FJ
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Decided0151/EXC/25
Consultation from Scottish Government on EIA scoping opinion for proposed application under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for Cloich Forest Wind Farm 132kV Connection Project
Cloich Forest Wind Farm Scottish Borders To Currie Substation Edinburgh
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decided0153/H/25
Extension to house
16 Listloaning Road Linlithgow Bridge West Lothian EH49 7QT
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decided0154/H/25
Alterations to garage to form linked residential accommodation
Elmbank 132A West Main Street Uphall EH52 5DY
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decided0155/TPO/25
Felling of 2 beech trees
Glendower House 35 Woodlands Park Deans Livingston EH54 8AT
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Decided0159/FUL/25
Erection of a building for use as office and storage associated with adjacent hotel use (in retrospect)
81-83 South Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1TJ
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided0160/H/25
Extension to house
26 Clarendon Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AW
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Decided0161/H/25
Installation of two dormer windows to rear of house
26 Drumshoreland Road Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0LH
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided0162/FUL/25
Erection of a house
Plot 4 Race Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AW
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided0163/A/25
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign
51 West End West Calder West Lothian EH55 8EJ
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided0165/FUL/25
Erection of a 97sqm hot food takeaway
Da Vincis Hotel 1 Hawk Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TW
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided0166/H/25
Replacement of window, balcony doors and window frame (in retrospect)
18 St Magdalenes Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AQ
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Decided0168/H/25
Extension to house
59 Sheephousehill Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9EF
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Decided0169/H/25
Installation of solar panels and car port (in retrospect), and extension to house
28 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RH
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Decided0170/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed construction of a 1m wooden fence
Winnock Burnside Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PX
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided0171/H/25
Extension to house
11 Ashley Hall Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DN
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided0172/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of house as short term let
40 Gracies Wynd Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 2LJ
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided0173/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alterations to house
1 Kirkton Place Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1RY
Received 7 Mar 2025 - Decided0177/FUL/25
Temporary part change of use from office (class 4) to retail (class 1A)
New Almond House 44 Etive Walk Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5AB
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided0178/FUL/25
Erection of a house
Land To North Of Reveston House Whitburn West Lothian EH47 9AN
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided0180/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of house as bed & breakfast accommodation (short term let) and use of studio apartment as short lerm let
Arden House Belsyde Linlithgow EH49 6QE
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided0182/LBC/25
Listed building consent for repair/replacement of gutters with UPVC gutters and roof repairs
8 The Square Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LY
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided0183/H/25
Extension to house
The Whins Westfield West Lothian EH48 4NJ
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided0184/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of one bedroom as short lerm let
10 Clarendon Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AW
Received 11 Mar 2025
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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