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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 dates8,566Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,240 approved or refused records
782Refused applications
6,458 approved · 782 refused · 537 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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
- Decided0023/TPO/19
Felling of 9 trees and branch removal from 1 tree (in retrospect)
Wilderness Wood North Of Calder Road Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian
Received 15 Jan 2019 - Decided0025/H/19
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
30 Ennis Park Polbeth West Calder West Lothian EH55 8TW
Received 15 Jan 2019 - Decided0026/H/19
Extension to house
Standhill Farm 41 Station Road Blackridge Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3AJ
Received 15 Jan 2019 - Decided0027/A/19
Display of illuminated fascia sign, free standing box sign and boulder mounted sign
Aldi Distribution Centre Pottishaw Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2FB
Received 16 Jan 2019 - Decided0028/FUL/19
Replacement windows and cladding on clubhouse
Bathgate Golf Club Edinburgh Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1BA
Received 16 Jan 2019 - Decided0029/FUL/19
Erection of veterinary referral hospital, surgery and pathology centre with associated car parking and infrastructure works
Land 50 Metres West Of 5 Shairps Business Park Houstoun Road Livingston West Lothian
Received 16 Jan 2019 - Decided0030/H/19
Extension to house
81 Harrysmuir Gardens Pumpherston Livingston West Lothian EH53 0PJ
Received 17 Jan 2019 - Decided0031/FUL/19
Erection of 21 houses with associated works (substitution of house types on plots 1-21 and layout changes as variation to approval 0365/MSC/15)
Land At Gavieside Polbeth Road Polbeth West Calder
Received 17 Jan 2019 - Decided0032/FUL/19
Erection of 38 houses with associated works (substitution of house types on plots 22-59 and layout changes as variation to approval 0365/MSC/15)
Land At Gavieside Polbeth Road Polbeth West Calder
Received 17 Jan 2019 - Decided0033/FUL/19
Erection of a house
3 Park View Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9JS
Received 17 Jan 2019 - Decided0037/FUL/19
Erection of a chemical dosing kiosk
Bathgate Sewage Works Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LF
Received 18 Jan 2019 - Decided0038/H/19
Extensions to house and erection of dormer
70 Harrysmuir Gardens Pumpherston Livingston West Lothian EH53 0PL
Received 18 Jan 2019 - Decided0039/TPO/19
Felling of 1 sycamore tree
Bellsquarry Plantation Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian
Received 18 Jan 2019 - Decided0040/FUL/19
Extension to distribution centre including trailer bays, hard standing/yard areas, new vehicular circulation routes, extension to car parking with SUDS arrangements and engineering/retaining operations
Tesco Distribution Centre Carnegie Road Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8TB
Received 18 Jan 2019 - Decided0041/FUL/19
Change of use from shop (class 1) unit to form restaurant with hot food takeaway on ground floor and function space on first floor and erection of flue
44-46 George Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PD
Received 18 Jan 2019 - Decided0042/A/19
Display of 2 illuminated fascia signs, 1 illuminated pylon sign, 1 illuminated totem, 2 illuminated wall signs and 13 information signs
8 Drovers Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5ND
Received 21 Jan 2019 - Decided0043/FUL/19
Change of use from fishery to assembly and leisure uses (class 10) for outdoor group activities
Beecraigs Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6PL
Received 21 Jan 2019 - Decided0044/FUL/19
Application under Section 42 to vary the terms of condition 5 (restriction on tonnage of waste brought into the site to 400,000 tonnes per year) attached to planning permission 0424/FUL/13 for erection of advanced thermal treatment (gasification) plant including utilisation and export of secondary heat, associated plant, buildings, storage facilities, landscaping and boundary treatment
Levenseat By Forth Lanark ML11 8EP
Received 21 Jan 2019 - Decided0045/AGR/19
Prior Notification for the erection of a 40sqm agricultural building.
Narrowboat Farm Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QY
Received 21 Jan 2019 - Decided0046/FUL/19
Erection of an industrial building comprising 5 units for let ( class 4, 5 or 6 ) and associated works
1 Simpson Parkway Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BH
Received 21 Jan 2019 - Decided0047/H/19
Single & two storey extension to house
70 Napier Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1DF
Received 21 Jan 2019 - Decided0049/H/19
Extension to house and erection of detached garage (as amended )
54 Heatherwood Seafield Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7BX
Received 21 Jan 2019 - Decided0050/H/19
Extension to house
33 Broompark View East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0DA
Received 21 Jan 2019 - Decided0051/H/19
Two storey extension to side of house and single storey extension to front
22 Bells Burn Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LB
Received 22 Jan 2019
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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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