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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 dates11,021Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,454 approved or refused records
953Refused applications
8,501 approved · 953 refused · 701 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0512/A/25
Display of 4 fascia signs, 2 wall mounted signs, 1 totem sign, 4 menu digital screen signs, 1 order point sign (all illuminated) and 1 height restrictor sign and 2 pole mounted signs (non-illuminated)
Land At Deer Park Road (Greggs) Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AD
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided0514/H/25
Alterations to house to form reconfigured ground floor plan
Brookfield 34 Ecclesmachan Road Uphall West Lothian EH52 6DA
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided0515/TCA/25
Crown reduction of 1 Silver Birch tree
Svenskbo 20 Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Decided0518/TCA/25
Crown raising of 4 Lime trees and 1 Maple tree
9 Provost Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JF
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Decided0519/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed attic conversion and installation of velux roof windows
Grieves Cottage Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6PX
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided0520/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed partial conversion of garage to form utility room with new window opening to side elevation of house
16 Bankton Brae Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9LA
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided0521/FUL/25
Change of use from office to restaurant/hot food takeaway
6 Mid Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PR
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided0522/H/25
Relocation of flue on side elevation of house
42 Thomson Road Armadale West Lothian EH48 3GJ
Received 2 Jul 2025 - Decided0524/H/25
Formation of a driveway
8 Philip Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BH
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided0525/TPO/25
Felling of 2 Beech trees
10 Caroline Gardens Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0SX
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Decided0528/FUL/25
Siting of mobile snack bar
12 Almondvale Centre Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6NB
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Decided0529/LBC/25
Listed building consent for the replacement of 2 existing wooden sash and case windows on rear elevation
222C High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ES
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Decided0530/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage to ancillary home office
38 Abbotsford Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6LS
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided0531/FUL/25
External elevations alterations to allow the formation of additional bedrooms
Star And Garter Hotel 1 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AB
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided0532/A/25
Display of 2 illuminated building mounted signs
8-11 Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6HR
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Decided0534/FUL/25
Erection of an extension
2-6 Sheephousehill Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9DY
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Decided0535/H/25
Extension to rear of house and first floor extension over garage
29 Kettil'stoun Mains Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6SQ
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Decided0536/A/25
Display of 1 non-illuminated gable mounted sign
212 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ES
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Decided0537/H/25
Installation of a mono pitch roof
61 Mill Road Armadale West Lothian EH48 3QL
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Unknown0538/LBC/25
Listed building consent for 1 non-illuminated gable mounted sign
212 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ES
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Decided0539/P/25
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house and dog boarding
Land At Camps Junction North, Located To The West Of WesLo Dog Agility Centre Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8EU
Received 8 Jul 2025 - Decided0543/H/25
Extension to house
35 Kaim Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1ER
Received 9 Jul 2025 - Decided0544/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alterations to install new doors
13 Salveson Place East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GB
Received 9 Jul 2025 - Decided0545/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alterations to dwelling to install bifold doors
24 East Kip Walk Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FY
Received 9 Jul 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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