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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 dates8,378Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,071 approved or refused records
767Refused applications
6,304 approved · 767 refused · 522 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0575/TPO/18
Felling of 24 trees within existing treebelt (as amended)
Land At Bankton Glade Murieston Livingston West Lothian
Received 20 Jun 2018 - Decided0576/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for two extensions to house
Park Villa Old Deans Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1JU
Received 20 Jun 2018 - Decided0577/CLU/18
Erection of conservatory
43-44 Abbotsford Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6LS
Received 20 Jun 2018 - Decided0578/FUL/18
Erection of a landscape bund (in retrospect) and post and wire fence
Land Adjacent Muriehall Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6QN
Received 20 Jun 2018 - Decided0579/H/18
Extension to house
55 Braekirk Gardens Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BP
Received 20 Jun 2018 - Decided0580/FUL/18
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.7 m high fence
Land Adjacent 72 Avon Drive Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QL
Received 20 Jun 2018 - Decided0581/H/18
Extension to house and dormer window
32 Napier Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1DF
Received 20 Jun 2018 - Decided0582/LBC/18
Listed building consent for internal alterations consisting of partitions to central stair hall/atrium on second floor
Crofthead House Nursing Home Sheephousehill Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9EF
Received 21 Jun 2018 - Decided0584/FUL/18
Erection of 12 cottage flats and houses with associated road access and parking
Land To The South Of St Pauls Church Footpath Cloverbank Ladywell Livingston West Lothian
Received 21 Jun 2018 - Decided0586/H/18
Extension to house
Fernbank 2 Harburn West Calder West Lothian EH55 8RP
Received 22 Jun 2018 - Decided0588/H/18
Garage extension
45 Bankton Way Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EG
Received 22 Jun 2018 - Decided0590/H/18
Extension to house
37 Rowan Place Calderwood East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0HQ
Received 25 Jun 2018 - Decided0591/FUL/18
Erection of a mixed use development comprising 2 commercial units (classes 1, 2 or 3) and 16 flats (as an amendment to planning permission 0513/FUL/16)
Former Victoria Halls 88-94 High Street Linlithgow
Received 25 Jun 2018 - Decided0592/FUL/18
Change of use from public pathway to outdoor seating area and erection of a retractable awning
12 Regent Centre Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HU
Received 25 Jun 2018 - Decided0593/H/18
Extension to house, conversion of conservatory into sunroom, alterations to front porch and garage
7 Wallace Mill Gardens Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0BE
Received 25 Jun 2018 - Decided0594/H/18
Extension to house
41 Alberta Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6AN
Received 25 Jun 2018 - Decided0595/FUL/18
Erection of house
Land 30M Northwest Of 105 Park View Fauldhouse West Lothian
Received 25 Jun 2018 - Decided0597/MSC/18
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for the erection of 80 houses and associated works (43 houses on Area CWe, 21 houses on Area OSa, 16 houses on Area OSb)
Areas CWe, OSa And OSb Calderwood East Calder
Received 26 Jun 2018 - Decided0598/CLU/18
Extension to house
4 Bluebell Glade Adambrae Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JJ
Received 26 Jun 2018 - Decided0599/FUL/18
Erection of 2 retail units with associated works
Land At Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian
Received 26 Jun 2018 - Decided0600/H/18
Formation of dormer window
21 Meadowpark Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2ST
Received 26 Jun 2018 - Decided0601/PO/18
Application for the modification of the planning obligation relating to planning permission 0047/FUL/16 to apply its provisions to planning application 0127/FUL/18
Land 100M South Of A89 - Standhill South West Main Street Armadale West Lothian
Received 26 Jun 2018 - Decided0602/FUL/18
Erection of a temporary bridge with associated approach roads to allow demolition and reconstruction of the existing bridge
Skolie Burn Bridge Loganlea Road Loganlea Addiewell West Lothian
Received 26 Jun 2018 - Decided0603/FUL/18
Erection of a 2,520 sqm poultry shed and formation of access track, car parking and associated works (part in retrospect)
Belstane North Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DQ
Received 27 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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