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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates8,574Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,248 approved or refused records
782Refused applications
6,466 approved · 782 refused · 537 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0052/FUL/19
Erection of 2 houses (variation to plots 3 and 4 of planning permission 0319/FUL/12)
1 Reveston Steadings Whitburn West Lothian EH47 9AN
Received 22 Jan 2019 - Decided0053/FUL/19
Erection of 2 CCTV cameras (in retrospect)
116-118 West Main Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0QU
Received 22 Jan 2019 - Decided0054/H/19
Extension to house
1 Longcroft Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RR
Received 22 Jan 2019 - Decided0055/CLU/19
Certifcate of lawfulness for the installation of replacement windows and doors and addition of pitched roof
20 Deanburn Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EY
Received 23 Jan 2019 - Decided0056/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house
Fettes Cottage 111 Mill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4JH
Received 23 Jan 2019 - Decided0057/H/19
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
10 Burnside Lane Polbeth West Calder West Lothian EH55 8TG
Received 24 Jan 2019 - Decided0058/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for erection of a single storey rear extension
115 Millgate Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6SW
Received 24 Jan 2019 - Decided0059/H/19
Erection of summer house
Lady Park 68 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BN
Received 24 Jan 2019 - Decided0060/FUL/19
Formation of temporary public car park with ticket kiosk and occasional use for car boot sales with associated works
Former Pentland House Site Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6NG
Received 24 Jan 2019 - Decided0062/FUL/19
Change of use from pavement to external seating area (renewal of consent)
Cafe Bar 1807 108-110 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 25 Jan 2019 - Decided0063/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage
55A West Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5DR
Received 25 Jan 2019 - Decided0064/FUL/19
Erection of a two storey office building (class 4) with parking and associated works
Former Wellmore Homes Building Nettlehill Road Houston Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DL
Received 25 Jan 2019 - Decided0065/TPO/19
Felling of 3 trees
Land At Bankton Glade Murieston Livingston West Lothian
Received 28 Jan 2019 - Decided0066/FUL/19
Installation of a 4.5 metre high pole mounted automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) camera
32 Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1HH
Received 28 Jan 2019 - Decided0067/TPO/19
Felling of 1 sitka spruce tree
Silverdene 3 Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 28 Jan 2019 - Decided0068/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
58 Woodville Court Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LR
Received 28 Jan 2019 - Decided0070/FUL/19
Erection of a statue of a dog, seating, landscaping and associated works
Land Adjacent To 212 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 28 Jan 2019 - Decided0071/A/19
Display of an interpretation board
Land Adjacent To 212 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 28 Jan 2019 - Decided0072/FUL/19
Erection of a sculpture of St Michael and the serpent/dragon
Land At 7 Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 28 Jan 2019 - Decided0073/A/19
Display of an interpretation board
Land At 7 Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 28 Jan 2019 - Decided0074/P/19
Planning permission in principle for a two storey rear extension to existing flats to provide an additional 2 x 1bedroom flats
131 South Street Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3JT
Received 29 Jan 2019 - Decided0077/LBC/19
Listed building consent for the display of signs
West Port Hotel 18-20 West Port Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AZ
Received 30 Jan 2019 - Decided0078/A/19
Display of fascia sign, box sign, projecting sign and 6 no. small black lanterns
West Port Hotel 18-20 West Port Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AZ
Received 30 Jan 2019 - Decided0079/H/19
Erection of a shed (in retrospect)
147 Staunton Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PA
Received 30 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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