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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 dates10,952Searchable applications
250Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,391 approved or refused records
945Refused applications
8,446 approved · 945 refused · 699 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0281/FUL/25
Formation of vehicular access road
Land South Of B7015 And East Of Five Sisters Business Park West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PN
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided0282/FUL/25
Formation of vehicular access road
Land South Of B7015 And West Of Five Sisters Business Park West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PN
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided0283/FUL/25
Erection of a house
Plot 11 Race Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AP
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided0284/H/25
Extension to house
46 Rosemount Drive Uphall West Lothian EH52 6DE
Received 11 Apr 2025 - Decided0285/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage into habitable space
41 Poynter's Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5ED
Received 11 Apr 2025 - Awaiting decision0286/FUL/25
Erection of 12 houses and 16 flats with associated works
Land To South Of Ash Grove Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7QJ
Received 11 Apr 2025 - Decided0287/LBC/25
Listed building consent for structural and surface repairs to skatepark
Livingston Skatepark 4 Almondside Almondvale Livingston EH54 6QU
Received 14 Apr 2025 - Decided0288/H/25
Ancillary residential annexe
Strathalmond Drumshoreland West Lothian EH52 5PG
Received 14 Apr 2025 - Decided0289/H/25
Extension and alterations to house
6 Oakbank Avenue East Calder West Lothian EH53 0DT
Received 15 Apr 2025 - Decided0290/H/25
Extension to house
2 Kaemuir Court Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DT
Received 15 Apr 2025 - Decided0291/FUL/25
Change of use from flat to short term let (in retrospect)
16 Knightsridge House Watson Green Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8NA
Received 15 Apr 2025 - Decided0292/H/25
Erection of a summerhouse (in retrospect)
76 Burngrange Cottages West Calder West Lothian EH55 8ER
Received 15 Apr 2025 - Decided0293/LBC/25
Listed Building Consent for replacement of two windows (in retrospect)
11 The Cross Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AH
Received 16 Apr 2025 - Decided0294/FUL/25
Replacement of two windows on the north side of the building (in retrospect)
11 The Cross Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AH
Received 16 Apr 2025 - Unknown0295/TPO/25
Crown reduction of 6 trees
Land To Rear Of 96 Columbia Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PT
Received 17 Apr 2025 - Decided0297/FUL/25
Application under Section 42 for same development as planning permission 0193/FUL/21 (erection of 21 maturation warehouses totalling 41,175sqm, ancillary buildings, drainage, roads, landscaping, bridge across NCR75 and gates to control vehicular access across NCR75) without compliance with condition 10 (sustainable drainage systems) to allow revised SuDS design
Glen Turner Distillery Starlaw Road Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7BW
Received 17 Apr 2025 - Decided0298/H/25
Extension to house
44 Glenbare Court Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1DR
Received 18 Apr 2025 - Decided0299/TCA/25
Pruning of 2 lime trees
Thornton House 1 Falkirk Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BA
Received 18 Apr 2025 - Decided0300/FUL/25
Installation of 4 antenna at 16.5m, 16.7m, 17.5m and 17.8m height with ancillary equipment on existing roof top array
Bathgate Telephone Exchange Marjoribanks Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1BQ
Received 18 Apr 2025 - Decided0301/H/25
Side and rear extensions to house
98 Priory Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BS
Received 18 Apr 2025 - Decided0302/H/25
Extension to house
Wilmay Cottage Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PQ
Received 18 Apr 2025 - Decided0303/H/25
Installation of a dormer window
92 Clement Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6JZ
Received 22 Apr 2025 - Decided0304/FUL/25
Subdivision of house to use basement as a flat with associated alterations
Burnview 17 Main Street Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3SA
Received 22 Apr 2025 - Decided0305/H/25
Installation of a dormer window
13 Clarendon Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AN
Received 23 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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