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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 dates8,529Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,208 approved or refused records
781Refused applications
6,427 approved · 781 refused · 534 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided1124/FUL/18
Demolition of bungalow and erection of 2 semi-detached houses
9 Churchill Way Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AE
Received 26 Nov 2018 - Decided1125/H/18
Extension to dormer
2 Birkdale Drive Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6BT
Received 26 Nov 2018 - Decided1126/FUL/18
Change of use and alteration of agricultural buildings to form wedding and events venue; construction of ten accommodation pods; construction of access road and upgrade to existing road; demolition of stone ruin, landscaping and associated works (as amended)
Cairns House Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 27 Nov 2018 - Decided1127/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for an extension to house
42 Burngrange Park West Calder West Lothian EH55 8HF
Received 27 Nov 2018 - Decided1128/H/18
Installation of door
2 Mill Lane Pumpherston Road Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0BA
Received 27 Nov 2018 - Decided1132/H/18
Remove existing conservatory and erect new extension.
12 Dunvegan Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9ER
Received 28 Nov 2018 - Decided1133/AGR/18
Prior notification/approval for formation of a private way consisting of a forest road turning head
Land South Of Pateshill Cottages West Calder West Lothian
Received 28 Nov 2018 - Decided1136/H/18
Extension to house
26 Bankton Park West Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9BP
Received 28 Nov 2018 - Decided1137/H/18
Single storey extension to front and rear
Sonachan 44 Drumcross Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AR
Received 28 Nov 2018 - Decided1138/H/18
Extension to house
11 Mill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4JJ
Received 28 Nov 2018 - Decided1139/H/18
Erection of garage/office
Bent Cottage 4 Fauldhouse Road Longridge Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8AQ
Received 29 Nov 2018 - Decided1140/H/18
Installation of dropped kerb and driveway
11 Stevenson Terrace Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1DJ
Received 29 Nov 2018 - Decided1141/FUL/18
Erection of a chemical dosing kiosk, shower unit and ancillary development
Bathgate Waste Water Treatment Works Land East Of A800 Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LF
Received 30 Nov 2018 - Decided1142/FUL/18
Erection of two chemical dosing kiosks, shower and ancillary works
Linlithgow Sewage Works Linlithgow
Received 30 Nov 2018 - Decided1143/FUL/18
Erection of a fence (in retrospect)
Strathbrock Partnership Centre West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6LJ
Received 30 Nov 2018 - Decided1144/H/18
Erection of a sunroom
34 Muir Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QH
Received 3 Dec 2018 - Decided1145/CLU/18
Certififcate of lawfulness for the use of property as a dwelling
Roseberry Cottage Easter Breich West Calder EH55 8PP
Received 3 Dec 2018 - Decided1146/A/18
Display of illuminated and non-illuminated fascia signs, wall signs and projecting sign (as amended to delete pole mounted sign)
Tally Ho Hotel 7 Main Street Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6TP
Received 3 Dec 2018 - Decided1147/H/18
Rear extension to house
20 Ashley Hall Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DN
Received 3 Dec 2018 - Decided1148/FUL/18
Change of use from police station (class 2) to office (class 4)
Police Station 58 East Main Street Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7QS
Received 3 Dec 2018 - Decided1149/FUL/18
Conversion of two flats into one house and external alterations
137-138 Avontoun Park Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QH
Received 4 Dec 2018 - Decided1150/FUL/18
Extension to yard to the east and erection of 2.4 metre high boundary fence (in retrospect)
3 Polbeth Industrial Estate Polbeth West Calder West Lothian EH55 8TJ
Received 4 Dec 2018 - Decided1151/FUL/18
Extension to yard to the west and erection of a fence (partly in retrospect)
3 Polbeth Industrial Estate Polbeth West Calder West Lothian EH55 8TJ
Received 4 Dec 2018 - Decided1152/H/18
Erection of decking (in retrospect)
51 Braekirk Gardens Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BP
Received 4 Dec 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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