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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 dates8,485Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,167 approved or refused records
776Refused applications
6,391 approved · 776 refused · 532 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0981/H/18
Extenison to house
12 Meadowbank Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BS
Received 8 Oct 2018 - Decided0982/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the conversion of garage to living space
11 Waddell Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XT
Received 8 Oct 2018 - Decided0983/FUL/18
Change of use of ground floor from office (class 4) to funeral directors with associated mortuary and workshop (sui generis)
Unit 3 (Ground Floor) Tailend Court Starlaw Road Livingston EH54 8TE
Received 8 Oct 2018 - Decided0984/LBC/18
Listed building consent for installation of a sash and case window and removal of an internal partition
7 Champfleurie Stables Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6NB
Received 9 Oct 2018 - Decided0985/A/18
Display of internally illuminated fascia and projecting signs
14 Regent Centre Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HU
Received 9 Oct 2018 - Decided0986/FUL/18
Installation of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic array enclosed within a 2.4m weld mesh fence with secure topping
Central Store Main Street Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9DJ
Received 9 Oct 2018 - Decided0987/FUL/18
Change of use from residential to full time holiday let
13 Manse Court East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0HF
Received 9 Oct 2018 - Decided0989/H/18
Erection of a conservatory
36 Beechwood Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6SF
Received 10 Oct 2018 - Decided0990/FUL/18
Installation of 5 roof mounted air conditioning units and infilling of door opening
14 Regent Centre Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HU
Received 10 Oct 2018 - Decided0991/H/18
Extension to house
29 Mansewood Crescent Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8HA
Received 10 Oct 2018 - Decided0992/FUL/18
Subsitution of house type (as amendment to permission 0675/FUL/17)
Land Adjacent To 9A (Plot 10A) Craiglaw Dechmont Broxburn West Lothian
Received 10 Oct 2018 - Decided0993/P/18
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a dwellinghouse
Rosend Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QZ
Received 10 Oct 2018 - Decided0995/FUL/18
Change of use from open space to form additional yard area
Murraysgate Industrial Estate Whitburn West Lothian
Received 11 Oct 2018 - Decided0996/H/18
Extension to house
49 Maukeshill Court Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AX
Received 11 Oct 2018 - Decided0999/TCA/18
Crown reduction and thinning of three trees
12 Baron's Hill Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JU
Received 11 Oct 2018 - Decided1000/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the extension to house
25 Beechwood Park Uphall Station Livingston West Lothian EH54 5QH
Received 11 Oct 2018 - Decided1002/FUL/18
Change of use from shop (class 1) to house (class 9) and replacement of existing rear extension with new extension (renewal of planning permission 0660/FUL/15)
48 West Main Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0QX
Received 12 Oct 2018 - Decided1003/FUL/18
Formation of a temporary car park
St Johns Hospital Howden West Road Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PP
Received 12 Oct 2018 - Decided1004/H/18
Erection of a summer house, erection of a fence and gate
11 Main Street Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AF
Received 12 Oct 2018 - Decided1005/H/18
Extension to house
115 Millgate Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6SW
Received 12 Oct 2018 - Decided1006/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the extension to house
49 Nicol Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6JW
Received 15 Oct 2018 - Decided1007/AGR/18
Prior notification/approval for erection of an agricultural building
Land At Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn West Lothian
Received 15 Oct 2018 - Decided1008/TPO/18
Felling of 7 trees and branch removal from 2 trees
Saltcoats Gardens And Pitcaple Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian
Received 15 Oct 2018 - Decided1009/H/18
First floor extension to house
Bents Cottages Harburn West Calder West Lothian EH55 8RG
Received 15 Oct 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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