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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 dates8,521Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,200 approved or refused records
781Refused applications
6,419 approved · 781 refused · 534 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided1095/H/18
Extension to house
The Whins Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4NJ
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decided1096/FUL/18
Change of use from hairdresser (class 1) to house (class 9)
Kirkhill Loganlea Addiewell West Calder West Lothian EH55 8HN
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decided1097/PO/18
Application for the modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0598/P/13 to change all references from 0598/P/13 to 0215/P/18
53 Main Street Blackridge Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3RL
Received 15 Nov 2018 - Decided1099/FUL/18
Formation of access and hardstanding, siting of two shipping containers, animal shelter and caravan and part change of use for HGV storage (in retrospect)
Land At Oakbank Road East Calder West Lothian
Received 16 Nov 2018 - Decided1100/H/18
Extension to house, erection of a garage and relocation of underground LPG tank
Ellrigg 23 Ballencrieff Toll Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LD
Received 16 Nov 2018 - Decided1101/FUL/18
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of a boundary fence and gates (in retrospect) (non-compliance with condition 1 of planning permission 0613/FUL/17 to retain fence and gate at 1.8m high)
20 Loch Awe Way Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0RJ
Received 16 Nov 2018 - Decided1104/TCA/18
Crown lifting / reduction of 1 sycamore tree
7 Back Station Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AF
Received 19 Nov 2018 - Decided1105/FUL/18
Temporary siting of a residential caravan
Parkley Craigs Farm Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6PJ
Received 19 Nov 2018 - Decided1107/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for an extension to house
19 West Muir Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8EX
Received 20 Nov 2018 - Decided1108/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a sunroom
30 Kirkfield West Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BD
Received 20 Nov 2018 - Decided1109/FUL/18
Erection of a timber fence and minor alterations to building
Ochil House Beveridge Square Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QF
Received 21 Nov 2018 - Decided1110/FUL/18
Erection of 54 houses with associated works including access, landscaping and infrastructure
Land East Of Grange Knowe Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 21 Nov 2018 - Decided1112/TPO/18
Crown reduction of 1 tree, crown cleaning of 1 tree and selective branch removal of 2 trees
60 East Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5HY
Received 21 Nov 2018 - Decided1113/FUL/18
Erection of 2 houses
61 Curling Pond Lane Longridge West Lothian
Received 21 Nov 2018 - Decided1114/FUL/18
Installation of new and relocated plant with associated works
4 Gardners Lane Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1TP
Received 22 Nov 2018 - Decided1115/FUL/18
Extension to village hall
Harburn Village Hall Harburn West Calder West Lothian EH55 8RF
Received 22 Nov 2018 - Decided1116/A/18
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign and window signs
Unit 3A Canal Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6FD
Received 22 Nov 2018 - Decided1117/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for side extension and rear extension
27 Bridgend Park Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AD
Received 22 Nov 2018 - Decided1118/H/18
Installation of new flue for a wood stove
53 Deanburn Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EY
Received 23 Nov 2018 - Decided1119/H/18
Erection of rear porch as an amendment to planning application 0302/H/18
12 Hamilton Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6DN
Received 26 Nov 2018 - Decided1120/H/18
Erection of a timber garage and installation of concrete plith
Stable Cottage 2 Hermand Home Farm West Calder West Lothian EH55 8QZ
Received 26 Nov 2018 - Decided1121/LBC/18
Listed buidling consent for the erection of a timber garage and installation of a concrete plinth
Stable Cottage 2 Hermand Home Farm West Calder West Lothian EH55 8QZ
Received 26 Nov 2018 - Decided1122/A/18
Display of a non-illuminated fasia sign (as amended)
Unit 3 Tailend Court Starlaw Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 8TE
Received 26 Nov 2018 - Decided1123/FUL/18
Restoration of the former Auldcathie landfill site, including regrading of land, installation of gas management plant and compound and the formation of a District Park, including access, car parking, play and recreation facilities, landscaping, paths and associated works
Land West Of Millcraig Mews And North Of B9080 Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 26 Nov 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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