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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 dates8,687Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,343 approved or refused records
786Refused applications
6,557 approved · 786 refused · 547 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0375/H/19
Two storey extension to side of house & single storey extension to rear
76 Bishops Park Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0ST
Received 17 Apr 2019 - Decided0376/H/19
Extensions to house, formation of linked residential accomodation and extension to garage
11 Bickerton Crofts Hens Nest Road East Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8RX
Received 18 Apr 2019 - Decided0377/A/19
Display of 2 banner signs
McDonald's Restaurant 32 Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1HH
Received 18 Apr 2019 - Decided0378/A/19
Display of 4 illuminated digital menu board signs and 1 illuminated booth digital screen sign
McDonald's Restaurant 32 Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1HH
Received 18 Apr 2019 - Decided0379/FUL/19
Erection of goal post height restrictor and 2 customer order displays with canopies
McDonald's Restaurant 32 Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1HH
Received 18 Apr 2019 - Decided0381/LBC/19
Listed building consent for alterations for the conversion of two flats into one house
11 Main Street Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AF
Received 18 Apr 2019 - Decided0385/TCA/19
Reduction of height of 9 lime trees to original pollard height and felling of 1 tree
Ashley Hall Ashley Hall Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DN
Received 18 Apr 2019 - Decided0386/PO/19
Application for the modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0188/P/05 to apply with modifications its provisions to planning application 0974/P/18
Longford Farm West Calder West Lothian EH55 8NS
Received 18 Apr 2019 - Decided0387/FUL/19
Change of use from gym (class 11) to accountancy (class 2)
5 Ochilview Square Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3EP
Received 19 Apr 2019 - Decided0388/FUL/19
Erection of 13 houses on plots 53-65 with associated works (variation to 0582/MSC/16)
Land South Of Rigghouse Road Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 22 Apr 2019 - Decided0389/CLU/19
Extension to house
41 Redhouse Place Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7QB
Received 22 Apr 2019 - Decided0390/H/19
Extension to house
67 Columbia Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PR
Received 22 Apr 2019 - Decided0392/A/19
Display of projecting sign and repainting of fascia sign
23 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AB
Received 22 Apr 2019 - Decided0393/PAC/19
Proposal of application notice for the change of use from distribution centre (class 6) to general industrial (class 5) with extensions and alterations to building and hard standings
Lidl Deans Industrial Estate Tailend Farm Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8SE
Received 23 Apr 2019 - Decided0394/A/19
Display of one illuminated fascia sign and two illuminated gable signs (in retrospect) (as amended)
Unit 7 The Gateway Avonmill Industrial Estate Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7TP
Received 23 Apr 2019 - Decided0398/FUL/19
Sub-division, replacement of roof covering and glazing with composite panelling and formation of new door openings
2 Grange Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DE
Received 24 Apr 2019 - Decided0399/A/19
Display of an illuminated totem sign
Fairfield Garage Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5BQ
Received 24 Apr 2019 - Decided0400/FUL/19
Widening of footway on west side of B7031
Land North And South Of 4 Raw Holdings Kirknewton West Lothian EH53 0HY
Received 24 Apr 2019 - Decided0404/EIA/19
EIA screening opinion for a 7.4 Ha residential development, landscaping, access and associated works
Land At Appleton Parkway Eliburn Livingston West Lothian
Received 24 Apr 2019 - Decided0405/FUL/19
Removal of existing 15m high telecommunications monopole with 3 no. antennas enclosed in GRP shroud and all ancillary apparatus and installation of replacement 15m high telecommunications monopole with headframe accommodating 6 no. antennas and ancillary apparatus
Central Park 10 East Main Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0RB
Received 25 Apr 2019 - Decided0406/H/19
Alterations to garage to form ancillary residential accomodation
Oakbank House 7 Bridgecastle Cottages Bridgehouse Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DL
Received 25 Apr 2019 - Decided0407/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for the removal of existing conservatory and erection of an extension
75 Millburn Crescent Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3RD
Received 25 Apr 2019 - Decided0408/H/19
Extension to house
27 Kettil'stoun Grove Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6PP
Received 25 Apr 2019 - Decided0409/LBC/19
Listed building consent for the installation of a gas meter
6 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 26 Apr 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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