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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 dates10,944Searchable applications
250Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,384 approved or refused records
945Refused applications
8,439 approved · 945 refused · 699 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided0250/FUL/25
Removal of the 15m high telecommunications monopole and the installation of a replacement 17m-high telecommunications monopole, and alterations to associated equipment cabinets
East Main Street Uphall EH52 5JW
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Decided0251/H/25
Two storey extension to house
3 Burnbrae Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9HH
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Decided0252/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of annex as short term let
7 Matthews Crofts Woodhill Road Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3TJ
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Unknown0254/TPO/25
Crown reduction of 20 plus trees
Land To Rear Of 95 Columbia Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PT
Received 1 Apr 2025 - Decided0255/FUL/25
Installation of replacement plant
K1b Starlaw Park Livingston West Lothian EH54 8SF
Received 2 Apr 2025 - Decided0257/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of one bedroom of house as short term let
98 Sedgebank Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6HD
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Unknown0258/TPO/25
Fell/reduce height of 9 Birch trees
Land To Rear Of 98 Columbia Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PT
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Decided0259/FUL/25
Conversion of former care and respite areas to form 6 residential units (class 8)
1 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BY
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Decided0260/H/25
Formation of a driveway
Grove Cottage 236 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EJ
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Decided0261/FUL/25
Change of use from dog grooming unit (Class 1A) to form a house (Class 9) with ground floor extension, upper storey extension and cladding of building
59 Main Street Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3RL
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided0262/H/25
Extension to house
45 West Glen Avenue Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BL
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided0263/H/25
Extension to house
10 Belvedere Lane Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4BU
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided0264/FUL/25
Construction of Active Travel Route between Newton and Winchburgh Junction, comprising of alteration to walls, construction & reconfiguration of shared use footpath and cyclepath, landscape and associated works
Land Between Winchburgh Junction And Newton
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decided0265/A/25
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign
20-24 George Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PW
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided0266/H/25
Replacement of roof slating
56 And 58 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BN
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided0267/H/25
Installation of dormer windows on the side and rear elevations
27 Preston Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HW
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided0268/FUL/25
Installation of 11 no. AC condenser units to rear elevation and roller shutter to front elevation
20-24 George Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PW
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided0269/TPO/25
Felling of 1 Pine tree
15 Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Decided0273/TCA/25
Trimming of 3 Sycamore trees and felling of 1 Larch tree
Land To North Of Hollybank 6A Manse Road Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LT
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided0274/H/25
Extension to house including the formation of 2 granny annexes
Croftfoot Farm Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9EJ
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Awaiting decision0275/P/25
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
249 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EL
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided0276/H/25
Extension to house
11 Ochiltree Court Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0RU
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided0277/TCA/25
Crown thinning, crown lifting and branch removal of 1 Sycamore tree and 1 Oak tree
3 St Ninian's Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BP
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided0279/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion to habitable room
36 Ellen Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0HJ
Received 9 Apr 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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