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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 dates11,033Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,464 approved or refused records
953Refused applications
8,511 approved · 953 refused · 701 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0583/FUL/25
Part change of use to assembly and leisure space (Class 11) from a retail/storage building to form a multiuse commercial space
12 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RH
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Decided0584/A/25
Display of 3 illuminated fascia signs and 3 illuminated building mounted signs
Land At Deer Park Road (Greggs) Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AD
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Decided0585/FUL/25
Application under Section 42 for the removal of conditions 4 and 5 of planning consent 0729/FUL/03 covering parking for the nursery and the erection of a 25sqm timber out building (in retrospect)
88 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LQ
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Decided0586/FUL/25
Installation of decorative entrance gates with stone piers
Land At Sandilands Gardens Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2DU
Received 24 Jul 2025 - Decided0587/FUL/25
Formation of a secure storage site consisting of 20 storage containers
Land At Armadale Stadium 2 Bathgate Road Armadale West Lothian EH48 2PD
Received 24 Jul 2025 - Decided0590/H/25
Installation of dormer windows
43 Clarendon Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AW
Received 25 Jul 2025 - Decided0591/A/25
Display of 1 illuminated digital display
Glendevon Service Station Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6PX
Received 25 Jul 2025 - Decided0593/FUL/25
Installation of a fire suppression and prevention system, comprising a water tank, pump house and generator
Biffa Waste Services Ltd Westerton Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AU
Received 25 Jul 2025 - Decided0596/H/25
Erection of ancillary granny annexe
53 Middleton Road Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DF
Received 28 Jul 2025 - Decided0598/PO/25
Discharge of planning obligation relating to planning permission 1260/FUL/21
Land At Langside Gardens Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8QP
Received 28 Jul 2025 - Decided0599/H/25
Formation of first floor balcony and construction of an outdoor swimming pool
31 Newlands Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8LR
Received 29 Jul 2025 - Decided0600/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a 96sqm ancillary building in rear garden
31 Newlands Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8LR
Received 29 Jul 2025 - Decided0601/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion to habitable room
64 Fisher Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QJ
Received 29 Jul 2025 - Decided0606/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion to habitable room
162 Hope Park Gardens Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QX
Received 30 Jul 2025 - Decided0607/H/25
Two storey extension to house
23 Beechwood Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6SD
Received 30 Jul 2025 - Decided0608/AGR/25
Prior notification/approval for the erection of an agricultural building
Land To North Of Gowanbank Westfield West Lothian FK1 2JY
Received 30 Jul 2025 - Decided0609/FUL/25
Erection of an 85sqm extension and alterations to dental practice (resubmission)
21 - 23 Main Street Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BE
Received 30 Jul 2025 - Decided0610/FUL/25
Change of use from house to short term let
8 Sundew Glade Adambrae Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JF
Received 30 Jul 2025 - Decided0616/FUL/25
Change of use of house (class 9) to dental practice (class 1A) with extension and alterations to building
62 South Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1TL
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Unknown0618/TPO/25
Felling of 1 Pine tree
Land To Rear Of 2 Mill Lade Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QD
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided0619/H/25
Extension to house
12 Kaimes Crescent Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AS
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided0620/FUL/25
Change of use from tattoo parlour (Class 1A) to childcare facility (Class 10)
19C Greendykes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AF
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided0622/H/25
Extension to house
9 Katie Shaws Loan Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6FE
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided0624/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of part of a house for home sharing (Bed and Breakfast)
Glenalmond 7B Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian EH53 0ET
Received 5 Aug 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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