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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 dates8,441Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,128 approved or refused records
774Refused applications
6,354 approved · 774 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0834/H/18
Installation of of replacement windows, alterations to external finishes and replacement porch
Nanville 50A East Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5HY
Received 29 Aug 2018 - Decided0835/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of an extension
98 Robertson Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RF
Received 29 Aug 2018 - Decided0836/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the extension to house
3 Cunningham Crescent Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6TN
Received 29 Aug 2018 - Decided0837/TCA/18
Felling of 1 maple tree
9 Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AX
Received 29 Aug 2018 - Decided0838/TCA/18
Crown reduction of 2 maple trees
9 Friars Loan Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BE
Received 29 Aug 2018 - Decided0839/H/18
Single storey extension to rear of dwelling house
36 Almond Square East Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8EU
Received 30 Aug 2018 - Decided0840/FUL/18
Installation of self-service automated laundry unit (in retrospect)
1 Edinburgh Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1BA
Received 30 Aug 2018 - Decided0842/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the removal of an external side door
24 Clarendon Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AN
Received 31 Aug 2018 - Decided0843/P/18
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 6 camping pods, installation of septic tank / treatment plant and landscaping, including pond upgrade
Duntarvie Castle Newton West Lothian
Received 31 Aug 2018 - Decided0844/P/18
Planning permission in principle for an 8.28 ha residential development with associated access, landscaping, open space and infrastructure works
Land At Gregory Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian
Received 31 Aug 2018 - Decided0845/FUL/18
Conversion and alteration of day centre building to form 4 dwellings, erection of garage block and demolition of ancillary buildings (as amended)
Winchburgh Day Centre Main Street Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6RB
Received 3 Sept 2018 - Decided0846/H/18
Extension to house and garage conversion
40 New Calder Mill Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 6FT
Received 3 Sept 2018 - Decided0847/A/18
Display of fascia signs, menu boards, directional signs and replacement of existing totem sign (as amended)
Fairfield Garage Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5BQ
Received 4 Sept 2018 - Decided0848/H/18
Single storey and first floor extension to house
152 Langton View East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0RD
Received 4 Sept 2018 - Decided0850/MSC/18
Approval of matters specified in conditions for the amendment to masterplan phasing under Condition 1 and submission of a strategy for the phased delivery of the southern distributor road under condition 30 of planning permission 1012/P/05
Land At Winchburgh
Received 5 Sept 2018 - Decided0851/LBC/18
Listed building consent for the erection of public art (Site 3)
Strathbrock Parish Church Manse Park Uphall West Lothian EH52 6DB
Received 5 Sept 2018 - Decided0852/H/18
Conversion of garage to create Family Room
29 Craigengar Avenue Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5SQ
Received 5 Sept 2018 - Decided0853/H/18
Extension to house
12 Bankton Court Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9DL
Received 5 Sept 2018 - Decided0854/FUL/18
Erection of 2 houses and associated works including the formation of a new access
5 Pardovan Holdings Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QZ
Received 5 Sept 2018 - Decided0855/P/18
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a dwelling
1 Longridge Road Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0DG
Received 5 Sept 2018 - Decided0857/PO/18
Application for the modification of the planning obligation relating to planning permission 0047/FUL/16 and 0127/FUL/18 to substitute Plan 1 to reflect revised boundary of affordable housing land
Land 100M South Of A89 - Standhill South - Standhill Farm West Main Street Armadale West Lothian
Received 5 Sept 2018 - Decided0858/H/18
Conversion of garage extension to house and erection of detached garage (in retrospect)
41A Garden City Stoneyburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8EJ
Received 5 Sept 2018 - Decided0859/FUL/18
Subdivision of industrial unit into 13 separate units and change of use from class 5 (general industrial) to class 4 (office), 5 (general industrial) and 6 (storage and distribution)
Unit 1 1 Whiteside Industrial Estate Factory Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2RX
Received 6 Sept 2018 - Decided0860/LBC/18
Listed building consent for the conversion and alteration of day centre building to form 4 dwellings, erection of garage block and demolition of ancillary buildings (as amended)
Winchburgh Day Centre Main Street Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6RB
Received 6 Sept 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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