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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 dates8,360Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,056 approved or refused records
767Refused applications
6,289 approved · 767 refused · 521 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided0517/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the extension to house and a garage conversion
1 Loaninghill Road Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5SS
Received 7 Jun 2018 - Decided0520/A/18
Display of two illuminated and two non-illuminated wall signs (in retrospect)
Platform 3 1A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AB
Received 8 Jun 2018 - Decided0521/LBC/18
Listed building consent for the display of two illuminated and two non-illuminated wall signs (in retrospect)
Platform 3 1A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AB
Received 8 Jun 2018 - Decided0522/FUL/18
Change of use from offices (Class 4) to support centre (Class 10), siting of three relocatable buildings, a storage container and play equipment and associated landscape works
Ochil House Beveridge Square Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QF
Received 11 Jun 2018 - Decided0523/H/18
Erection of entrance gates and piers to house & outbuilding slab plinth (in retrospect)
14 West Mains Crofts Addiewell West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LD
Received 11 Jun 2018 - Decided0524/A/18
Display of a non-illuminated fascia sign
Eliburn Sports Pavillion Houstoun Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 6ZU
Received 11 Jun 2018 - Decided0525/H/18
Extension to house
173 Raeburn Rigg Carmondean Livingston West Lothian EH54 8PJ
Received 11 Jun 2018 - Decided0527/H/18
Formation of decking
22 Braeside Park Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0SN
Received 11 Jun 2018 - Decided0528/FUL/18
Alterations to shopfront, installation of refrigeration plant, fencing and associated works
3 Follyburn Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6BF
Received 12 Jun 2018 - Decided0529/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a conservatory
24 Ochiltree Court Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0RU
Received 12 Jun 2018 - Decided0531/FUL/18
Erection of paintshop building
West Mains Depot Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2FU
Received 13 Jun 2018 - Decided0532/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house
2 Park Lane Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8NJ
Received 13 Jun 2018 - Decided0533/FUL/18
Change of use of flat to 6 lettable rooms with manager facilities
37 Main Street Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9HY
Received 13 Jun 2018 - Decided0534/H/18
Partial removal of existing garage and erection of extended garage, erection of entrance canopy with walling, erection of car port and associated alterations to house
4 Kepscaith Grove Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8JE
Received 13 Jun 2018 - Decided0537/FUL/18
Change of use from shop (Class 1) to cafe (Class 3) with ancillary take-away facility and change of use of public footpath to allow for outside seating
57 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ED
Received 14 Jun 2018 - Decided0538/FUL/18
Conversion and extension of farm buildings to form 4 houses and erection of 4 houses with associated works
Cairnview Mains Farm West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LD
Received 14 Jun 2018 - Decided0539/FUL/18
Sub-division of restaurant/hot food takeaway to form additional unit as a class 3 restaurant/cafe
10-12 King Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AX
Received 14 Jun 2018 - Decided0540/H/18
Replace timber doors with white uPVC french doors
10 St Magdalenes Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AQ
Received 14 Jun 2018 - Decided0541/H/18
Formation of dormer
17 Clarendon Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AW
Received 14 Jun 2018 - Decided0542/A/18
Display of a non-illuminated freestanding sign (village gateway sign)
Tenants March West Calder West Lothian EH55 8NB
Received 14 Jun 2018 - Decided0543/A/18
Display of a non-illuminated freestanding sign (village gateway sign)
Mossend West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PZ
Received 14 Jun 2018 - Decided0544/A/18
Display of a non-illuminated freestanding sign (village gateway sign)
A71 (Entrance To Old West Calder High School) Polbeth West Calder West Lothian EH55 8QL
Received 14 Jun 2018 - Decided0545/H/18
Extension to house
100 Burghmuir Court Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LL
Received 14 Jun 2018 - Decided0546/H/18
Repair and replace slate roof, dormers and velux windows (in retrospect)
1-7 St Michael's Wynd Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AD
Received 14 Jun 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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