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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates8,284Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 6,987 approved or refused records
764Refused applications
6,223 approved · 764 refused · 519 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Jan 2017 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0154/FUL/18
External alterations involving the removal of signage and ATM and making good stonework
55 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ED
Received 22 Feb 2018 - Decided0155/H/18
Raising ridge height for additional accommodation
Leyden Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DQ
Received 22 Feb 2018 - Decided0156/LBC/18
Listed building consent for alterations to ticket office, waiting room and toilets, erection of monitors and repainting
Linlithgow Railway Station Station Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DH
Received 22 Feb 2018 - Decided0158/FUL/18
Erection of a fence (in retrospect)
Greenburn Golf Club And Golf Shop 6 Greenburn Road Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9HJ
Received 22 Feb 2018 - Decided0159/H/18
Extension to house and installation of 2 dormer windows
1 Woodlands Cottages Lower Bathville Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2LD
Received 23 Feb 2018 - Decided0160/H/18
Extension to house
2 Kirknewton Court Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BT
Received 23 Feb 2018 - Decided0161/HZ/18
Hazourdous Substance Consent to increase the amount of liquid hydrogen stored from 2.4 tonnes to 3.1 tonnes
S E H Europe Ltd Wilson Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 7DA
Received 23 Feb 2018 - Decided0163/A/18
Display of 5 fascia signs and 1 double-sided freestanding sign (in retrospect)
47 West Main Street Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7LT
Received 27 Feb 2018 - Decided0164/H/18
Two storey extension to house
51 Bridgend Park Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AD
Received 27 Feb 2018 - Decided0165/H/18
Erection of dormers
North Lodge East Calder Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PE
Received 28 Feb 2018 - Unknown0166/LBC/18
Listed building consent for repainting of shopfront
56 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 28 Feb 2018 - Decided0167/FUL/18
Repainting of shopfront
56 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 28 Feb 2018 - Decided0168/H/18
Extension to house
19 Preston Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HN
Received 28 Feb 2018 - Decided0169/FUL/18
Change of use from gym (Class 11) to cafe (Class 3)
Units 10 And 2 St Andrews Way Business Units St Andrew's Way Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8QH
Received 1 Mar 2018 - Awaiting decision0171/MSC/18
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1044/P/08 for the erection of 67 houses with associated works
Land At Southdale Avenue Armadale West Lothian
Received 1 Mar 2018 - Decided0172/H/18
Two storey and single storey extensions and first floor balcony to rear of house
11 Priors Grange Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4QN
Received 2 Mar 2018 - Decided0173/FUL/18
Change of use from gym (class 11) to office (class 2)
93A South Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1TJ
Received 2 Mar 2018 - Decided0175/FUL/18
Application under Section 42 for the variation of condition 3 on planning permission 0397/FUL/10 to increase the number of children in the main nursery building from 50 to 58
5 Pardovan Holding Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QZ
Received 5 Mar 2018 - Decided0176/TPO/18
Crown thinning and selective branch removal of 3 trees
15-20 Baron's Hill Court Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SP
Received 5 Mar 2018 - Decided0177/MSC/18
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for the erection of 48 houses with associated works
Area LKe (part) Calderwood East Calder
Received 5 Mar 2018 - Decided0178/H/18
Replace windows
82A West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LG
Received 6 Mar 2018 - Decided0180/TCA/18
Removal of 3 trees, felling of 1 tree and crown lifting of 1 tree
Craigarran Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LW
Received 6 Mar 2018 - Decided0181/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the conversion of a garage to habitable space
27 Hamilton Gardens Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2JA
Received 6 Mar 2018 - Decided0182/FUL/18
Erection of 21 houses and 16 flats with associated landscaping and infrastructure works
Land Adjacent To Deans South, Livingston
Received 7 Mar 2018
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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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