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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 dates8,690Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,346 approved or refused records
786Refused applications
6,560 approved · 786 refused · 547 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided0410/FUL/19
Change of use from police station (class 2) to office (class 4) (same proposal as 1148/FUL/18)
Police Station 58 East Main Street Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7QS
Received 26 Apr 2019 - Decided0411/FUL/19
Formation of a full size 106m x 66m synthetic sports pitch to replace existing grass pitch with associated bunding, drainage, access paths, fencing and floodlights (as amended)
East Calder Park Main Street East Calder West Lothian
Received 26 Apr 2019 - Decided0412/FUL/19
Display of cars and vans for sale (as continuation of use granted under 0786/FUL/15)
35-37 Main Street Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6RT
Received 29 Apr 2019 - Decided0414/TCA/19
Felling of 5 trees (Partly in retrospect)
Clarendon House 30 Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AR
Received 30 Apr 2019 - Decided0415/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for replacement doors and windows
4 Willow Park Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9HN
Received 30 Apr 2019 - Decided0416/A/19
Display of a non-illuminated freestanding sign (village gateway sign)
Site At Polbeth West Lothian
Received 30 Apr 2019 - Decided0417/H/19
Formation of driveway, erection of fence and gates
5 Harrysmuir Road Pumpherston Livingston West Lothian EH53 0NS
Received 30 Apr 2019 - Decided0418/FUL/19
Erection of 47 houses with associated works
Area 3A Heartlands Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0AD
Received 30 Apr 2019 - Decided0419/A/19
Display of fascia sign
41 North Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PL
Received 30 Apr 2019 - Decided0420/FUL/19
Change of use from nail bar (class 2) to plumbing office/shop (class 4 and class 1)
41 North Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PL
Received 30 Apr 2019 - Decided0421/FUL/19
Erection of 2 houses
61 Curling Pond Lane Longridge West Lothian
Received 30 Apr 2019 - Decided0422/A/19
Display of 1 fascia sign and 2 window signs
19 Market Place Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0EU
Received 30 Apr 2019 - Decided0423/FUL/19
Change of use from storage (class 6) to pottery workshop, including classes, and retail studio (class 1) (in retrospect)
226A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ES
Received 30 Apr 2019 - Decided0425/P/19
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house and detached garage
Land At Pateshill Cottages West Calder West Lothian
Received 1 May 2019 - Decided0427/A/19
Display of 2 fascia signs, 2 box signs, PFS canopy signs, PFS kiosk sign, PFS totem sign, car wash signs and totem sign
2 Linkston Way Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XN
Received 2 May 2019 - Decided0428/MSC/19
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0845/P/15 for the erection of 6 houses with associated works
Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian
Received 2 May 2019 - Decided0429/H/19
Extension to house
102 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LQ
Received 2 May 2019 - Decided0430/AGR/19
Prior approval for formation of a private way (forest road)
Land Off The C8-U7 800M West Of Avonbridge Compressor Station Gowanbank
Received 2 May 2019 - Decided0431/AGR/19
Prior approval of the siting of a forestry storage container
Land Off The C8-U7 800M West Of Avonbridge Compressor Station Gowanbank
Received 2 May 2019 - Decided0432/AGR/19
Prior notification/approval of the erection of a forestry building (as amended)
Land Off The C8-U7 800M West Of Avonbridge Compressor Station Gowanbank
Received 2 May 2019 - Awaiting decision0433/FUL/19
Siting of mobile home
Tarrareoch Old Farmhouse 1 Tarrareoch Station Road Bathville Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3BJ
Received 2 May 2019 - Decided0435/CLU/19
Erection of a conservatory
10 Goodall Crescent Dechmont Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6LB
Received 3 May 2019 - Decided0436/H/19
Erection of a fence and shed (in retrospect)
18 Wallace Mill Gardens Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0BD
Received 3 May 2019 - Decided0437/A/19
Display of advertising on bus shelter (in retrospect)
Bus Stop On East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian
Received 3 May 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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