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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 dates8,579Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,252 approved or refused records
783Refused applications
6,469 approved · 783 refused · 537 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Nov 2016 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0081/FUL/19
Erection of 4 houses (substitution of house types on plots 149, 172, 180 & 192 from Westbury to Cotham as variation to planning permission 0127/FUL/18)
Standhill South Standhill Farm West Main Street Armadale West Lothian
Received 30 Jan 2019 - Decided0082/TPO/19
Selective branch removal of 1 tree
Land At Capstan Walk Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 30 Jan 2019 - Decided0084/FUL/19
Change of use from car sales offices and yard area (sui generis) to a tattoo studio (class 2)
93D Uphall Station Road Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0NU
Received 31 Jan 2019 - Decided0085/H/19
Erection of a two storey extension to house
35 Deanburn Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EY
Received 31 Jan 2019 - Decided0086/FUL/19
Change of use of 9 parking spaces to hand car wash and valeting operation including the installation of a cabin and erection of a canopy
Asda Store Southdale Way Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3PR
Received 4 Feb 2019 - Decided0087/A/19
Display of 5 fascia signs and 6 free standing signs
Asda Store Southdale Way Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3PR
Received 4 Feb 2019 - Decided0088/FUL/19
Erection of a restaurant with drive through facility, car parking, landscaping and associated works
Land At Balgornie Road Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 4 Feb 2019 - Decided0089/FUL/19
Part change of use from shop (class 1) to cafe (class 3)
5 Newyearfield Hawk Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TW
Received 4 Feb 2019 - Decided0090/LBC/19
Listed building consent for alterations to the roof of garage/store
8 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 4 Feb 2019 - Decided0091/H/19
Alterations to garage/store roof
8 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 4 Feb 2019 - Decided0092/A/19
Display of 7 illuminated fascia signs
Land At Balgornie Road Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 5 Feb 2019 - Decided0093/A/19
Display of 30 illuminated and non-illuminated signs
Land At Balgornie Road Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 5 Feb 2019 - Decided0094/A/19
Display of an illuminated 9m totem sign
Land At Balgornie Road Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 5 Feb 2019 - Decided0096/H/19
Erection of a conservatory
6 Binny Park Ecclesmachan Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6NP
Received 6 Feb 2019 - Decided0098/H/19
Extension to house and installation of a flue
10A Preston Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HN
Received 6 Feb 2019 - Decided0099/FUL/19
Replacement of stair tower glazed monopitched roofs with metal composite panel system
Bathgate Telephone Exchange Marjoribanks Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1BQ
Received 6 Feb 2019 - Decided0100/A/19
Display of two illuminated fascia signs and one projecting sign and two non-illuminated wall boards
Football And Cricketers Arms 111 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 6 Feb 2019 - Decided0101/LBC/19
Listed building consent for the replacement of illuminated and non-illuminated signs and repainting of building frontage
Football And Cricketers Arms 111 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 6 Feb 2019 - Decided0102/H/19
Extension to house
67 Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JD
Received 6 Feb 2019 - Decided0104/PAC/19
Proposal of application notice for phase 1 of a mixed-use development including approx 500 homes, neighbourhood centre (retail, employment, community uses) with roads, drainage and open space infrastructure
Land Surrounding Gavieside Farm Livingston West Lothian EH55 8PT
Received 6 Feb 2019 - Decided0105/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house
84 Columbia Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PT
Received 7 Feb 2019 - Decided0107/H/19
Erection of a summer house (in retrospect)
Newpark House Newpark Road Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AE
Received 8 Feb 2019 - Decided0108/FUL/19
Change of use from office (class 4) to hot food take away (sui generis) (ground floor only) and formation of new shopfront and erection of flue
20-22 King Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AX
Received 8 Feb 2019 - Decided0109/FUL/19
Erection of 13 houses with associated works
Land At Quarry Park East Calder West Lothian
Received 8 Feb 2019
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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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