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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates8,390Searchable applications
242Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,082 approved or refused records
769Refused applications
6,313 approved · 769 refused · 523 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0633/FUL/18
Change of use from storage barn to a one bedroom house with associated works
Strathbrock Mains Roman Camp Cottages Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PQ
Received 3 Jul 2018 - Decided0634/FUL/18
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a fence (in retrospect)
121 Overton Crescent East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0RJ
Received 3 Jul 2018 - Decided0635/FUL/18
Subdivision and extension of existing flatted dwelling to form garden flat
West Port House Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AX
Received 4 Jul 2018 - Decided0636/P/18
Planning permission in principle for residential development with access, landscaping, SuDS and associated infrastructure
Land South Of Sibbalds Brae And West Of Falside Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2DU
Received 4 Jul 2018 - Decided0637/AGR/18
Prior notification for erection of a 360sqm agricultural building
Land 50M South Of Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn West Lothian
Received 4 Jul 2018 - Decided0638/FUL/18
Erection of house and detached triple garage with upper floor office
Land 50M South Of Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn West Lothian
Received 4 Jul 2018 - Decided0639/H/18
Erection of extension (includes demolition of existing conservatory) and detached garage
15 Gleneagles Court Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8PG
Received 4 Jul 2018 - Decided0640/FUL/18
Erection of an open-sided building for tractor storage and recycling
Addiewell Prison 9 Station Road Addiewell West Calder West Lothian EH55 8QF
Received 4 Jul 2018 - Decided0641/H/18
Extension to house
16 Oatlands Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AS
Received 5 Jul 2018 - Decided0642/H/18
Erection of 2 storey extension (includes demolition of existing conservatory)
24 Bridgend Park Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AY
Received 5 Jul 2018 - Decided0643/FUL/18
Erection of a crematorium and associated access road, parking and landscaping
Starlaw Road Livingston West Lothian
Received 5 Jul 2018 - Decided0644/H/18
Extension to house and formation of decking
2A Starlaw Gardens Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1NL
Received 5 Jul 2018 - Decided0645/FUL/18
Painting of shop front
74 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 5 Jul 2018 - Decided0646/FUL/18
Extension to childrens nursery (including roof garden) and external alterations to existing building
Big Bird Nursery 12A Manse Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0DH
Received 5 Jul 2018 - Decided0647/FUL/18
Change of use from shop (class 1) to assembly and leisure (class 11) (escape room)
18 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 5 Jul 2018 - Decided0648/FUL/18
Erection of a house and associated works
Yellow House 49 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RL
Received 5 Jul 2018 - Decided0649/H/18
Formation of dormers to front and side of house
37 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BN
Received 5 Jul 2018 - Decided0650/FUL/18
Erection of a holiday cottage with ancillary laundry and reception
The Horse Mill Williamscraig Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QF
Received 6 Jul 2018 - Decided0651/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed patio doors
3 Norman Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6LY
Received 9 Jul 2018 - Decided0652/AGR/18
Prior notification for the erection of a 207sqm agricultural building
Wallhouse Farm Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NQ
Received 9 Jul 2018 - Decided0653/H/18
Erection of a sun lounge
29 Hollyhock Glade Adambrae Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JQ
Received 10 Jul 2018 - Decided0654/H/18
Extension to house
93 Tippet Knowes Park Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UR
Received 10 Jul 2018 - Decided0655/H/18
Extension to house
75 Bailielands Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SX
Received 10 Jul 2018 - Decided0656/FUL/18
Replacement of timber windows with white UPVC windows and repainting of exterior to match existing
38 Bank Street Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AR
Received 10 Jul 2018
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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