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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 dates8,549Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,225 approved or refused records
782Refused applications
6,443 approved · 782 refused · 536 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided1207/H/18
Extension to house
5 Houston Mains Holdings Uphall West Lothian EH52 6JU
Received 18 Dec 2018 - Decided1208/H/18
Extension to house
18 Almond Court Torbane Drive East Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0JW
Received 18 Dec 2018 - Decided1209/H/18
Demolition of garage, extensions to house and erection of dormers
30 Laverock Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AT
Received 18 Dec 2018 - Decided1211/H/18
Erection of decking (in retrospect)
39A West Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5DR
Received 19 Dec 2018 - Decided1213/H/18
Installation of UPVC windows
19 Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JA
Received 19 Dec 2018 - Decided1214/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for propsoed extension to house
14 Parkwood Crescent Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RA
Received 19 Dec 2018 - Decided1215/H/18
Extension to house
9 Barns Court East Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8ET
Received 19 Dec 2018 - Decided1216/A/18
Display of 3 illuminated fascia signs and 2 signs within existing totem
5 Almondvale West Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QX
Received 20 Dec 2018 - Decided1221/FUL/18
Construction of a re-aligned footpath and erection of a stock proof fence with associated engineering and landscape works (as amended)
Land At Lady Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BN
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Decided1222/FUL/18
Raising of roof and re cladding of warehouse building
36 Firth Road Houston Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DJ
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Decided1223/FUL/18
Erection of a 2,600sqm extension, raising of roof of warehouse building and additional parking
28A Firth Road Houston Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DJ
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Decided1224/FUL/18
Erection of a 511sqm agricultural shed
Starlaw Farm Starlaw Road Livingston West Lothian EH47 7BW
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Decided1225/H/18
Extension to house
55 Kettil'stoun Mains Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6SH
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Decided1226/AGR/18
Prior notification for the erection of a building for the storage of agricultural and forestry equipment
Champfleurie Grange Champfluerie Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6NB
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Decided1227/H/18
Demolition of garage and erection of new garage
Belnorie 1 St John's Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5QY
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Decided1228/PO/18
Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 1012/P/05 to amend the Education Definitions and Sections 3, 4, and 9 of Schedule 2 of the Minute of Agreement
Land At Winchburgh Winchburgh
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Decided1229/A/18
Display of fascia sign (in retrospect)
122 West Main Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0QU
Received 21 Dec 2018 - Decided1231/MSC/18
Approval of matters specified in conditions relating to planning permission 0487/P/10 for the provision of affordable housing, comprising the erection of 17 houses and 16 flats with associated works
Land At Limefields - West Of Brucefield Ind Park Polbeth West Lothian
Received 24 Dec 2018 - Decided1232/H/18
Erection of a fence (in retrospect)
Hope Cottage 5 Mill Road Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7LR
Received 24 Dec 2018 - Decided1233/H/18
Second floor extension above garage and single storey extension to house
2 Loaninghill Road Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EA
Received 24 Dec 2018 - Decided1234/LBC/18
Listed building consent for demolition of extension, erection of new extension and installation of new window
267 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EP
Received 24 Dec 2018 - Decided1235/H/18
Replace existing non-original two-storey extension with new one-and-a-half-storey extension to rear of house and include new window in previously blocked-up opening at front of house
267 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EP
Received 24 Dec 2018 - Decided1236/H/18
Extension to side and rear of house
Crofthead House Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8EQ
Received 24 Dec 2018 - Decided1237/H/18
Erection of a detached garden room (in retrospect)
131 Harburn Avenue Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8NL
Received 24 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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