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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 dates8,677Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,333 approved or refused records
786Refused applications
6,547 approved · 786 refused · 547 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided0344/FUL/19
Amendment to Traffic Calming Measures required by condition 10 of application 0426/FUL/17
Clarendon House 30 Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AR
Received 9 Apr 2019 - Decided0345/H/19
Erection of workshop and store with associated external works
2 Craigengall Crofts Bridgehouse Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DZ
Received 9 Apr 2019 - Decided0347/H/19
Extension to house
8 North View West Calder West Lothian EH55 8AA
Received 10 Apr 2019 - Decided0348/TPO/19
Crown clean, deadwood and selective branch removal of ash tree and crown reduction and crown thin of silver birch (as amended)
15 Burgess Hill Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BX
Received 10 Apr 2019 - Decided0349/H/19
Extension to house
3A Glenside Gardens Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3RA
Received 11 Apr 2019 - Decided0350/FUL/19
Installation of telecommunications broadband cabinet
West Main Street Uphall West Lothian
Received 11 Apr 2019 - Decided0353/H/19
Extension to house including rear dormer and conversion of garage
15 Clarendon Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AN
Received 12 Apr 2019 - Decided0355/H/19
Extension to house
1 Sarazen Court Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8SW
Received 12 Apr 2019 - Decided0356/H/19
Erection of decking
9 Deanburn Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EY
Received 12 Apr 2019 - Decided0358/H/19
Extension to house
8 Bridgecastle Cottages Bridgehouse Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DL
Received 15 Apr 2019 - Decided0359/FUL/19
Formation of a wind farm consisting of 8 turbines with maximum height to blade tip of 180m with associated infrastructure (EIA development)
Land At Woodmuir Plantation (Longhill Burn) West Calder West Lothian
Received 15 Apr 2019 - Decided0361/FUL/19
Alteration and extension to house and formation of new access
Levenseat House Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9AD
Received 16 Apr 2019 - Decided0362/FUL/19
Erection of a house and associated works
Land At Strathavon Cottage Main Street Westfield Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3BU
Received 16 Apr 2019 - Decided0363/H/19
Conversion of garage into habitable room
25 Renwick Court Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GR
Received 16 Apr 2019 - Decided0364/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for the extension to house and conversion of garage
46 Hunter Grove Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1NW
Received 16 Apr 2019 - Decided0365/TCA/19
Crown reduction, crown thining and selective branch removal of one sycamore tree
3 Tennent Park Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0RF
Received 16 Apr 2019 - Decided0366/FUL/19
Erection of rooftop telecommunication installation, cabin, handrails and associated works
Safeway Carmondean Morrisons Stores Carmondean Shopping Centre Carmondean Livingston West Lothian EH54 8PT
Received 16 Apr 2019 - Decided0367/H/19
Extension to house
37 Langside Gardens Polbeth West Calder West Lothian EH55 8QP
Received 16 Apr 2019 - Decided0368/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house
73 Academy Place Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AS
Received 16 Apr 2019 - Decided0369/FUL/19
Installation of one external air conditioning unit
48 George Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PD
Received 17 Apr 2019 - Decided0370/H/19
Amendment to planning application 1211/H/18 for extension to decking
39A West Main Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DR
Received 17 Apr 2019 - Decided0371/FUL/19
Erection of 2 houses
Land At Church Street Addiewell West Lothian
Received 17 Apr 2019 - Decided0372/FUL/19
Repainting of shop front
57 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ED
Received 17 Apr 2019 - Decided0373/P/19
Renewal of planning permission in principle (0861/P/15) for the erection of restaurant with ancillary office and residential accommodation
Deer Park Road Livingston West Lothian
Received 17 Apr 2019
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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