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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 dates8,519Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,198 approved or refused records
780Refused applications
6,418 approved · 780 refused · 534 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Nov 2016 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided1068/FUL/18
Change of use from general industry (class 5) to business/general industry and storage (class 4, 5 & 6) and erection of 4 silos, 2 chiller plants, 1 free cool unit, fencing and associated works
Unit 2 Fraser Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BU
Received 6 Nov 2018 - Decided1069/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the removal of patio doors and section of wall and the instalation of bi-fold doors
18 Wallace Mill Gardens Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0BD
Received 6 Nov 2018 - Appeal decided1070/FUL/18
Change of use from warehouse/office (class 6/4) to fitness studio (class 11)
Forthview Court 1 23 Oakbank Park Way Livingston West Lothian EH53 0TH
Received 6 Nov 2018 - Decided1071/EIA/18
Enviromental inpact scoping report for a residential development including retail, leusire and non residential institute with associated works
Bangour Dechmont Broxburn West Lothian
Received 7 Nov 2018 - Decided1072/H/18
Two storey extension to house
10 Honeyman Court Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3RG
Received 8 Nov 2018 - Decided1074/H/18
Extension to house
7 Craigs Court Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4NU
Received 9 Nov 2018 - Decided1075/FUL/18
Erection of a house and associated works including the formation of an access
5 Pardovan Holding Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QZ
Received 9 Nov 2018 - Decided1076/H/18
Formation of dormers and re-roofing of house
Hillcroft 5 Parkhead Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BS
Received 9 Nov 2018 - Decided1077/H/18
Extension to house
Ardmohr 14 Park Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RF
Received 9 Nov 2018 - Decided1078/FUL/18
Part change of use of agricultural building to office (class 4)
Land To West Of Priors Grange Torphichen Bathgate EH48 4QN
Received 12 Nov 2018 - Decided1079/H/18
Installation of two dormers
70 Main Street Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6RF
Received 12 Nov 2018 - Decided1080/PO/18
Application for the modification of the planning obligation relating to planning permission 0524/P/09 to amend the timing of contributions as set out in the paper apart
Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 12 Nov 2018 - Decided1081/LBC/18
Listed building consent for the installation of timber gate and temporary, seasonal security booth (partly in retrospect) (as amended)
Midhope Castle Winchburgh South Queensferry West Lothian EH30 9SL
Received 12 Nov 2018 - Decided1082/H/18
Extension to house and installation of wood burning stove
29A Robertson Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RE
Received 12 Nov 2018 - Decided1084/P/18
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house and garage with associated works
Land At North End Of Kirknewton Mains Access Road Kirknewton West Lothian
Received 13 Nov 2018 - Decided1085/TPO/18
Felling of two birch trees
Land North Of Saltcoats Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian
Received 13 Nov 2018 - Decided1086/H/18
Installation of dormer
1 Burgess Hill Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BX
Received 13 Nov 2018 - Decided1087/A/18
Display of fascia sign (in retrospect)
Park Farm Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QY
Received 13 Nov 2018 - Decided1088/H/18
Two storey extension to house
5 Crosshill Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1DQ
Received 14 Nov 2018 - Decided1089/H/18
Erection of a sun lounge
13 Bervie Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HA
Received 14 Nov 2018 - Decided1090/TPO/18
Felling of one beech tree
Land At Bankton Glade Murieston Livingston West Lothian
Received 14 Nov 2018 - Decided1092/H/18
Erection of sunroom
33 Forest Glade Calderwood East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0FQ
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decided1093/A/18
Display branded window blinds
Tam Dalyell House 93 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EZ
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decided1094/LBC/18
Listed building consent for the display of 2 free-standing sign boards
Tam Dalyell House 93 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EZ
Received 15 Nov 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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