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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 dates8,713Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,365 approved or refused records
787Refused applications
6,578 approved · 787 refused · 549 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0498/H/19
Extension to house
14 Sommers Park Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0RZ
Received 22 May 2019 - Decided0499/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house
11 Teviot Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JW
Received 22 May 2019 - Decided0501/H/19
Erection of 2 storey extension to house and erection of a garage
Hetherington 10 James Street Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3JG
Received 22 May 2019 - Decided0502/FUL/19
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 6 (removal of temporary residential accommodation by 25/05/19) of planning permission 0228/FUL/16 for erection of a multipurpose barn including a seating area, kitchen, storage, office, toilets, and group working areas and temporary residential accommodation
Beechbrae Lodge Blackridge Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3SW
Received 22 May 2019 - Decided0506/TPO/19
Felling of one tree
Land At Dedridge West Road Dedridge Livingston West Lothian
Received 23 May 2019 - Decided0507/TCA/19
Felling of three trees
Land Adjacent To Clarendon House Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AR
Received 23 May 2019 - Decided0508/DEM/19
Prior Notification for demolition of fire damaged dwellinghouse
236 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EJ
Received 23 May 2019 - Decided0509/LBC/19
Listed building consent for infill of voids on piers, formation of concrete skirt and spalling repairs
Avon Viaduct Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 23 May 2019 - Decided0510/FUL/19
Erection of replacement field gate and formation of hard-standing
Whitrigg House Redmill Cottages Redmill East Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0JR
Received 23 May 2019 - Decided0511/FUL/19
Change of use from dwellinghouse and nursery to full nursery (class 10)
The Schoolhouse 7A Bonnington Road Wilkieston Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BD
Received 23 May 2019 - Decided0512/P/19
Planning permission in principle for residential development (to replace permission 0337/P/13)
Site Y1 Mossend West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PV
Received 24 May 2019 - Decided0513/FUL/19
Demolition of building and erection of two studio flats and associated works
14 Market Street Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AA
Received 24 May 2019 - Appeal decided0514/FUL/19
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a fence (in retrospect)
45 Longpark Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TU
Received 24 May 2019 - Decided0515/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for the conversion of garage into a habitable room
27 Poynter's Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5ED
Received 24 May 2019 - Decided0516/FUL/19
Demolition of bungalow and erection of a house
Burnlea Birkenshaw Mill Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3AS
Received 24 May 2019 - Decided0517/FUL/19
Formation of new door
Jobcentre 97 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EE
Received 27 May 2019 - Decided0519/FUL/19
Subdivision and change of use from retail unit to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) and installation of ventilation and extraction system
6 The Parkway Retail Square Almondvale Parkway Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6ZW
Received 27 May 2019 - Decided0520/H/19
Two storey extension to side of house
10 Burnside Lane Polbeth West Calder West Lothian EH55 8TG
Received 27 May 2019 - Decided0522/FUL/19
Erection of single storey nursery and associated external play space
St Mary's Primary School Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2RD
Received 28 May 2019 - Decided0524/H/19
Extension to house
16 Wilson Terrace Stoneyburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8DB
Received 29 May 2019 - Decided0525/H/19
Extension to house
2 Listloaning Road Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QT
Received 29 May 2019 - Decided0526/A/19
Display of an illuminated wall mounted sign
1 The Mall Adelaide Street Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DZ
Received 29 May 2019 - Decided0527/FUL/19
Erection of a class 1 retail unit (pharmacy)
133 Glasgow Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QN
Received 29 May 2019 - Decided0529/MSC/19
Approval of maters specified in conditions relating to planning permission 0769/P/16 for the erection of a farmhouse and associated works
Selms And Lawhead Farm Kirknewton West Lothian
Received 29 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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