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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 dates8,332Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,031 approved or refused records
765Refused applications
6,266 approved · 765 refused · 520 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0393/FUL/18
Formation of access road and hardstanding areas, siting of static caravan and storage containers (in retrospect)
Land South Of Longridge (West Side Of A706) Longridge
Received 4 May 2018 - Decided0394/FUL/18
Change of use of office building (class 4) to funeral directors (class 1)
Unit 3 Tailend Court Starlaw Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 8TE
Received 4 May 2018 - Decided0395/H/18
Extension to house and conversion of garage
11 Kepscaith Crescent Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8JF
Received 4 May 2018 - Decided0396/FUL/18
Change of use and alterations to flat above public house (The Foundry) to form 8 bedrooms for short-term visitor/tourist accommodation
36-40 Hopetoun Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4EU
Received 4 May 2018 - Decided0397/FUL/18
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high fence
7 Kirkfield View Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BP
Received 7 May 2018 - Decided0398/H/18
Formation of dormers
59 Church View Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6SZ
Received 8 May 2018 - Decided0399/ACT/18
Prior approval for reconstruction works comprising new platforms, OLE masts, lighting columns, ducting, shelters and pedestrian accesses to platforms (existing footbridge to be demolished)
Breich Station A71 Breich Crossroads EH55 8JL
Received 8 May 2018 - Decided0400/FUL/18
Change of use from disco (class 11) to cafe (class 3) (in retrospect)
2A St Andrew's Way Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8QH
Received 8 May 2018 - Decided0401/H/18
Extension to house
1 West Muir Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8EX
Received 8 May 2018 - Decided0402/FUL/18
Change of use from workshop to form 2 houses
49E West End West Calder West Lothian EH55 8EJ
Received 8 May 2018 - Decided0403/FUL/18
Sitting of 3 storage containers (partially in retrospect)
Ryal Park Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PL
Received 9 May 2018 - Decided0404/H/18
Extension to house
96 Baron's Hill Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JG
Received 9 May 2018 - Awaiting decision0405/FUL/18
Erection of a house
54 Torbane Drive East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0JQ
Received 9 May 2018 - Decided0406/H/18
Extension to house and erection of an entrance porch
1 Tippet Knowes Park Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6UR
Received 9 May 2018 - Decided0407/P/18
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a 1.05ha retail development (Class 1) and associated works
Land North West Of Houstoun Interchange Houston Road/Livingston Road Livingston
Received 9 May 2018 - Decided0408/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house
18 Dalyell Place Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QB
Received 10 May 2018 - Decided0409/FUL/18
Change of use of land to form retirement village (26 lodges), to include erection of communal building, access roads, car parking, lighting, boundary treatment and drainage infrastructure
11B Humbie Holdings Kirknewton
Received 10 May 2018 - Decided0410/FUL/18
Erection of a forklift charging building
North British Distillery Muirhall Bonds Addiewell West Calder West Lothian EH55 8NT
Received 11 May 2018 - Decided0412/FUL/18
Erection of a house
Plot 8 Breichwater Place Fauldhouse West Lothian
Received 11 May 2018 - Decided0413/FUL/18
Erection of 7 houses
Land At Breichwater Place Fauldhouse West Lothian
Received 11 May 2018 - Decided0414/H/18
Extension to garage
14 Barlaw Gardens Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2PZ
Received 11 May 2018 - Decided0415/FUL/18
Formation of a peace garden including hard and soft landscaping, seating, sculptures and entrance portal
Rose Garden Burgh Halls The Cross Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EY
Received 11 May 2018 - Decided0416/H/18
Two storey exension to house
22 Sommers Park Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0RZ
Received 14 May 2018 - Decided0417/A/18
Display of fascia sign (in retrospect)
14 East Main Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0RB
Received 14 May 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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