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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 dates8,340Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,036 approved or refused records
765Refused applications
6,271 approved · 765 refused · 521 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0418/FUL/18
Demolition of existing bin store and erection of new bin store
Burgh Halls The Cross Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EY
Received 14 May 2018 - Decided0419/LBC/18
Listed Building Consent for the demolition of existing bin store and erection of new bin store
Burgh Halls The Cross Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EY
Received 14 May 2018 - Decided0420/H/18
Ground floor and first floor extension to house
58 Acredales Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HY
Received 14 May 2018 - Decided0421/H/18
Erection of fence and shed
60 Martin Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UT
Received 14 May 2018 - Decided0422/H/18
Ground and first floor extensions and installation of a flue
Morenish 21 Provost Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JF
Received 15 May 2018 - Decided0423/PAC/18
Proposal of application notice for circa 66 houses on Area K and associated planning permission in principle for residential development (1.1ha) on Area Y4
Site Y4 Mossend West Calder West Lothian
Received 15 May 2018 - Decided0426/MSC/18
Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of permission 0080/P/16 in respect of the erection of a retail store with car parking, servicing and associated works
Land At East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian
Received 16 May 2018 - Decided0427/H/18
Extension to house
67 Philip Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BL
Received 16 May 2018 - Decided0429/H/18
Extension to house
Craigie Dhu 19 Provost Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JF
Received 16 May 2018 - Decided0431/H/18
Two storey extension
2 Rosebank Cottages Simpson Parkway Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AN
Received 16 May 2018 - Decided0432/H/18
Extension to house
58 Ochiltree Crescent Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0RT
Received 16 May 2018 - Decided0433/H/18
Two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear of house
29 Young Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SN
Received 17 May 2018 - Decided0434/H/18
Extension to house, formation of dormers and formation of driveway
6 Birniehill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2RP
Received 17 May 2018 - Decided0435/H/18
Removal of conservatory and erection of extension to house
13 Kennedie Park Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0RG
Received 17 May 2018 - Decided0436/P/18
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 1 (duration of permission) attached to planning permission in principle 0881/P/07 for erection of storage and distribution(class 6) and office and light industrial (class 4) units and associated car parking, access and landscaping
J4M8 Storage And Distribution Park Pottishaw Road Bathgate West Lothian
Received 17 May 2018 - Decided0438/TCA/18
Felling of 6 trees, sucker removal of 2 trees and crown thinning of 7+ trees
Millhill Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LR
Received 17 May 2018 - Decided0440/LBC/18
Listed building consent for removal of chimney
Armadale Primary School Academy Street Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3JD
Received 18 May 2018 - Decided0441/H/18
Erection of a conservatory
9 Avenue Park West Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AH
Received 18 May 2018 - Decided0442/FUL/18
Erection of 12 houses
Land At Allison Gardens Blackridge West Lothian
Received 18 May 2018 - Decided0443/FUL/18
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 3 (footbridge over Barbachlaw Burn linking Allison Gardens with Leishman Court) attached to planning permission 0484/FUL/06 for the erection of 138 houses with associated access road, parking and landscaping
Allison Gardens Blackridge West Lothian
Received 18 May 2018 - Decided0444/FUL/18
Application under Section 42 for the variation of conditions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of planning permission 0199/98 to retain teashop use and allow trading between 9am and 6pm on a Sunday and hot food to be sold for consumption off the premises
276A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ER
Received 21 May 2018 - Decided0445/FUL/18
Erection of a house (variation to house position approved under planning permission 0227/FUL/16)
Plot 23 Blinkbonny Gardens Breich EH55 8DN
Received 21 May 2018 - Decided0446/H/18
Remove garage and porch and replace with two-storey extension to side with a single extension to rear
12 Bonnytoun Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JN
Received 21 May 2018 - Decided0448/H/18
Replacement uPVC double glazed windows
17 Ashley Hall Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DN
Received 21 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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