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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 dates8,453Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,140 approved or refused records
775Refused applications
6,365 approved · 775 refused · 527 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0891/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for operation of premises as a house in multiple occupation (HMO)
7-12 Adelaide Street Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5HG
Received 13 Sept 2018 - Decided0892/H/18
Extension to house
19 Springfield Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JH
Received 14 Sept 2018 - Decided0893/FUL/18
Erection of 15 houses with associated works
Land North Of Main Street Westfield
Received 14 Sept 2018 - Decided0894/H/18
Extension to house
16 Millcraig Mews Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6WG
Received 17 Sept 2018 - Decided0895/H/18
Installation of a driveway
33 Mooreland Gardens Loganlea Addiewell West Calder West Lothian EH55 8JD
Received 17 Sept 2018 - Decided0897/FUL/18
Erection of 2 houses
Kippilaw Longridge Road Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0LG
Received 18 Sept 2018 - Decided0901/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the extension to house
33 Hillhouse Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4BQ
Received 18 Sept 2018 - Decided0899/H/18
Formation of a dormer and erection of decking
17 Clarendon Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AW
Received 18 Sept 2018 - Decided0900/H/18
Construction of one and a half storey extension to rear of dwelling house
15 Sutherland Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EB
Received 18 Sept 2018 - Decided0902/FUL/18
Change of use from retail (class 1) to coffee shop (class 3) including mall seating area
53 Almondvale Centre Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6NB
Received 19 Sept 2018 - Decided0903/PAC/18
Pre application advice for a two storey front extension
22 Baron's Hill Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JU
Received 19 Sept 2018 - Decided0904/LBC/18
Listed building consent for display of an externally illuminated fascia sign and an externally illuminated projecting sign
68 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 19 Sept 2018 - Awaiting decision0906/FUL/18
Replacement of timber windows with UPVC windows
1-14 Fitzgerald Place Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4NZ
Received 19 Sept 2018 - Decided0907/FUL/18
Erection of 146 affordable housing units (flats), access, parking, landscaping and associated works (as amended)
Former Lothian And Borders Police Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PX
Received 20 Sept 2018 - Decided0908/H/18
Extension to a house
55 Deanburn Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HA
Received 20 Sept 2018 - Decided0911/H/18
Extension to house
36 Burnside Terrace Addiewell West Calder West Lothian EH55 8NE
Received 20 Sept 2018 - Decided0912/H/18
Erection of decking (in retrospect)
18 Farm Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6SD
Received 20 Sept 2018 - Decided0914/PO/18
Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission ref: 1012/P/05 (carve out of Hopetoun land from Section 75 and associated legal obligations in respect of the land tinted blue on the accompanying plan)
Land At Winchburgh
Received 20 Sept 2018 - Decided0915/FUL/18
Part change of use of community centre to form beauty salon (class 2)
Community Centre 9 School Lane Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AT
Received 20 Sept 2018 - Decided0916/TPO/18
Removal of overhanging branches of 3 trees
24 Balmoral Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EX
Received 20 Sept 2018 - Decided0917/FUL/18
Repainting of shopfront
16 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AE
Received 21 Sept 2018 - Decided0918/A/18
Display of 2 illuminated totem signs to car park and 9 illuminated fascia signs (as amended)
Mcarthur Glen Designer Outlet Almondvale Avenue Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QX
Received 21 Sept 2018 - Decided0919/FUL/18
External alterations to outlet building including new cladding, entrances and lighting and change of use of Unit 25 from retail (class 1) to office/professional services (class 2)
Mcarthur Glen Designer Outlet Almondvale Avenue Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QX
Received 21 Sept 2018 - Decided0920/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house
67 Philip Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BL
Received 21 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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