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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 dates8,348Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,044 approved or refused records
765Refused applications
6,279 approved · 765 refused · 521 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided0452/FUL/18
Application under Section 42 to allow occupation of house without complying with condition 4 of planning permission 0827/99 relating to occupancy in connection with a business
5 Pardovan Holdings Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QZ
Received 21 May 2018 - Decided0453/TCA/18
Felling and stump removal of 2 trees
1 Rock Cottages The Square Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LY
Received 22 May 2018 - Decided0454/H/18
Extension to house
6 Almond View Seafield Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7BA
Received 22 May 2018 - Decided0455/FUL/18
Sub division and change of use of bank (class 2) to form 5 units comprising of dental surgery (class 2), betting office (sui generis), caf�/delicatessen with external seating area (class 3), hot food takeaway (sui generis) & florist (class 1) with erection of 2 flues & alterations to form new entrances & rear exits
2 Manse Road Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0QA
Received 23 May 2018 - Decided0456/FUL/18
Erection of a garden centre unit and associated works
Morrisons 2 Linkston Way Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XN
Received 23 May 2018 - Decided0457/A/18
Display of 3 non-illuminated banner signs
Morrisons 2 Linkston Way Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XN
Received 23 May 2018 - Decided0458/FUL/18
Erection of an 885sqm extension to warehouse building and associated works
3 Clifton View Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NE
Received 23 May 2018 - Decided0460/LBC/18
Listed building consent for subdivision and extension of existing flatted dwelling to form garden flat
West Port House Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AX
Received 23 May 2018 - Decided0461/FUL/18
Two storey side extension to shop to form additional ground floor space and upper office and two storey rear extension to form new entrance to existing upper flat
1 Glenmore Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8NP
Received 23 May 2018 - Decided0462/H/18
Extension to house and erection of garage
10 Bowyett Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LZ
Received 23 May 2018 - Decided0465/FUL/18
Extension of 116sqm to industrial building, change of use of land from open space to industrial ground and erection of a fence and boundary wall with gate
Units 1 & 2 Middleton Workshops 9 Westhall Gardens Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5DL
Received 24 May 2018 - Decided0466/FUL/18
Erection of a class 1 retail food store (Lidl) with associated works
Former Open Air Market Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian
Received 24 May 2018 - Decided0467/A/18
Display of 2 window signs, 1 fascia sign and 1 projecting sign (as varied from total 6 signs)
5 East Main Street Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2NT
Received 25 May 2018 - Decided0468/CLU/18
Erection of a sun lounge
77 Columbia Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PR
Received 25 May 2018 - Appeal decided0470/FUL/18
Erection of 2 houses and garages and formation of new access
146 Uphall Station Road Pumpherston Livingston West Lothian EH53 0PD
Received 25 May 2018 - Decided0471/FUL/18
Siting of a snack van
Land At Caputhall Road Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AS
Received 25 May 2018 - Decided0473/FUL/18
Erection of a 400 sqm visitor/heritage centre and workshops (as amendment to permission ref: 0565/FUL/14) and increase in car parking
Almondell Model Engineering Centre Drumshoreland Muir Drumshoreland Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5SN
Received 28 May 2018 - Decided0474/FUL/18
Erection of a house
Plot 7 Breichwater Place Fauldhouse
Received 28 May 2018 - Decided0478/H/18
Form new window opening with pitched roof over and replace existing flat dormer roof with pitched roof
123 Pumpherston Road Uphall Station Livingston West Lothian EH54 5PH
Received 29 May 2018 - Decided0479/CLU/18
Conversion of garage and installation of an access ramp
78 Martin Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UT
Received 30 May 2018 - Decided0480/H/18
Extension to house including raising of roof
35 Mill Road Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3NB
Received 30 May 2018 - Decided0481/TPO/18
Tree management works, including selective thining and branch removal, within existing woodland areas
Bankton House Hotel Bankton Wood Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AQ
Received 30 May 2018 - Decided0482/TCA/18
Removal of 1 tree
10 Craigs Court Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4NU
Received 31 May 2018 - Decided0483/TCA/18
Crown reduction and lifting of 4 trees
Birkhall 19 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 31 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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