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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 dates8,472Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,156 approved or refused records
776Refused applications
6,380 approved · 776 refused · 530 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0945/MSC/18
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 93 houses (as amended from 101 houses) with roads, parking, landscaping and associated works
Block N Winchburgh
Received 28 Sept 2018 - Decided0948/H/18
Extension to house
21 Cousland Crescent Seafield Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7AY
Received 1 Oct 2018 - Decided0949/FUL/18
Application under Section 42 for variation of condition 28 of planning permission 0463/FUL/07 for the permanent extension of the use of the external terrace as a smoking area from 21:00 to 01:00 hours
Burgh Halls The Cross Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EY
Received 1 Oct 2018 - Decided0950/AGR/18
Prior notification/approval for erection of an agricultural building
Land To South Of Longridge (East Side Of A706) Longridge
Received 1 Oct 2018 - Decided0951/H/18
Erection of storage shed
6 Craigengall Crofts Bridgehouse Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DZ
Received 1 Oct 2018 - Decided0952/H/18
Formation of a raised decking area
24 Gleneagles Court Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8PG
Received 1 Oct 2018 - Decided0955/FUL/18
Erection of a 12 unit hotel lodge complex and 4 bedroom annex with associated landscaping and paths (as amended)
Bankton House Hotel Bankton Wood Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AQ
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Decided0956/H/18
Extension to house and installation of dormers
4 Blackburn Hall Holdings Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7AB
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Decided0957/FUL/18
Installation of timber gate and temporary, seasonal security booth (partly in retrospect) (as amended)
Midhope Castle Winchburgh South Queensferry West Lothian EH30 9SL
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Decided0958/H/18
Erection of detached garage and formation of velux windows in existing house
105D Sheephousehill Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9EN
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Decided0959/TPO/18
Proposed tree works
Route T1 Outside Of 40 Langton View East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0LE
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Decided0961/FUL/18
Renewal of temporary permission (0564/FUL/13) for siting of a mobile snack van
4 Shairps Business Park Houstoun Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 5FD
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Decided0962/TCA/18
Pollarding of two lime trees
14 Howieson Green Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6BW
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Decided0963/H/18
Extension to house
2 Kilpunt Gardens Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AT
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Decided0964/ACT/18
Prior approval for the installation of lifts to both sides of footbridge 285/114
Addiewell Station Addiewell
Received 2 Oct 2018 - Decided0965/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of single storey extension
21 Glendevon Farm Place Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6WS
Received 3 Oct 2018 - Decided0966/FUL/18
Erection of 2 semi-detached houses
111 Uphall Station Road Pumpherston Livingston West Lothian EH53 0NU
Received 3 Oct 2018 - Decided0968/H/18
Extension to house
50 Irvine Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QS
Received 4 Oct 2018 - Decided0970/H/18
Removal of garage and erection of extension to house
Drumore West End Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3AB
Received 4 Oct 2018 - Decided0972/H/18
Erection of a boundary wall with railings (in retrospect)
36 Lindsay Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8LQ
Received 4 Oct 2018 - Decided0973/H/18
Extension to house
Beaconhill 58 Main Street Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AA
Received 4 Oct 2018 - Decided0974/P/18
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 5 houses (amendment to position of 5 of the 15 house plots granted under planning permisison 0188/P/05)
Longford Farm West Calder West Lothian EH55 8NS
Received 4 Oct 2018 - Decided0795/H/18
Erection of a garage (amendment to planning permission 0317/H/14 (in retrospect))
36 Ellen Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0HJ
Received 5 Oct 2018 - Decided0979/H/18
Erection of timber cabin and raised platform (in retrospect)
38 Lennox Gardens Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QA
Received 8 Oct 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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