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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 dates10,940Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,379 approved or refused records
944Refused applications
8,435 approved · 944 refused · 699 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0215/H/25
Demolition of conservatory and erection of garden room
55 Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JD
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Decided0216/H/25
Extension to house
16 Wright Gardens Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XD
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Decided0218/H/25
Extension to house
35 Ochiltree Drive Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0RX
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decided0219/A/25
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign
75 The Vennel Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ET
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decided0220/H/25
Extension to house
92 Hope Park Gardens Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QU
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decided0221/FUL/25
Application under Section 42 to vary Condition 1 of planning permission 0608/FUL/23 to extend the operating period of the marquee
Duntarvie Castle Newton West Lothian
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Decided0222/H/25
Extension to house
11 Rashierigg Place Longridge West Lothian EH47 8AT
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Decided0223/H/25
Two storey extension to house
12 Jocks Hill Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BJ
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Decided0225/H/25
Installation of front and rear dormers
59 Braehead Drive Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6DZ
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Decided0226/FUL/25
Change of use from office (class 1A) to cafe/restaurant (class 3) and installation of a flue
20 Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Decided0227/FUL/25
Erection of 36 houses with associated access, suds, landscaping and infrastructure
Land North And East Of 125 Main Street Winchburgh
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Decided0230/FUL/25
Siting of a 59sqm lodge building to provide annexe living accommodation
Pardovan Holdings 5A Philpstoun West Lothian EH49 6QZ
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Decided0231/LBC/25
Listed building consent for display of fascia sign
102 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Decided0232/LBC/25
Listed building consent for the display of 2 non-illuminated fascia signs and 1 non-illuminated projecting sign and repainting of shopfront
56 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Decided0233/FUL/25
Change of use from B&B to a house (Class 9)
Lumsdaine House Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QE
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Decided0234/H/25
Installation of windows and front and back doors
Donali 58 East Main Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5HY
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Decided0237/H/25
Painting of exterior rendered walls
7 Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AX
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Decided0239/FUL/25
Erection of 122 houses and 46 flats, with commercial/retail unit (class 1A/3/10) and associated roads, parking, SUDS, landscaping and infrastructure
Land At 4 Simpson Parkway Former Ethicon Manufacturing Facility Kirkton Campus Livingston
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Decided0240/H/25
Installation of dormer window
1 Beresford Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6DE
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Decided0241/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
35 Woodville Court Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LU
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided0242/H/25
Extension to house
85 Kingsfield Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SL
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided0243/FUL/25
Erection of a house with garage
West Of Ashbank Cottages Broxburn
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided0244/FUL/25
Erection of a 92sqm retail unit (Class 1a)
Land At Bankton Centre Murieston Livingston
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decided0249/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for existing subdivision of three bedroom house to form two houses
The Stables Williamscraig Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QF
Received 1 Apr 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.
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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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