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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 dates8,755Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,399 approved or refused records
788Refused applications
6,611 approved · 788 refused · 554 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided0595/FUL/19
Change of use from industrial unit to dance studio (Class 11)
10 Standhill Industrial Park Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XJ
Received 14 Jun 2019 - Decided0596/CLU/19
Cerificate of lawfulness for single storey extension to the rear to replace conservatory and new window to side elevation.
4 Deacons Court Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BT
Received 14 Jun 2019 - Decided0597/FUL/19
Erection of dwelling house and garage
Land At Newlands Kirknewton West Lothian
Received 14 Jun 2019 - Decided0598/H/19
Extension to house
The Thorns 13 Forkneuk Road Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6BL
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided0599/MSC/19
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for enabling infrastructure works for school site, including earth works, formation of vehicle access, paths, drainage, utility connections and landscape works
Block L Land North West Of Millcraig Mews Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided0600/H/19
Two storey extension to house
18 Bellalmond Crescent East Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0JF
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided0601/H/19
Installation of UPVC windows, replacement door and formation of decking
12 Craigs Court Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NU
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided0602/LBC/19
Listed building consent for rendering (in retrospect)
West Port Hotel 18-20 West Port Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AZ
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided0603/H/19
Formation of a dormer
17 Riccarton Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HX
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided0604/FUL/19
Extension and alterations to office building
47 West Main Street Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7LT
Received 17 Jun 2019 - Decided0607/H/19
Extension to house
5 Ballantyne Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TG
Received 18 Jun 2019 - Decided0608/FUL/19
Erection of replacement house and garage with associated works
St Olaf Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PQ
Received 18 Jun 2019 - Decided0609/H/19
Extenison to house
51 Bankton Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EH
Received 18 Jun 2019 - Decided0611/FUL/19
Subdivision of flat to form two flats
2 Drumshoreland Road Pumpherston Livingston West Lothian EH53 0LN
Received 19 Jun 2019 - Decided0612/A/19
Display of fascia sign and window graphic (part in retrospect)
81A East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EE
Received 19 Jun 2019 - Decided0613/H/19
Installation of a 7m high amateur radio mast (in retrospect)
56 Mount Pleasant Armadale West Lothian EH48 3HB
Received 19 Jun 2019 - Decided0614/H/19
Extension to house
38 Deanburn Gardens Seafield Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7GB
Received 19 Jun 2019 - Decided0615/TCA/19
Crown reduction of 2 trees
Hazelwood 46 East Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5HY
Received 19 Jun 2019 - Decided0616/CLU/19
Erection of a sunroom
14 West Bankton Place Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9ED
Received 19 Jun 2019 - Decided0618/PO/19
Discharge of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0975/FUL/06 & 0859/FUL/12
6 Riverside Lea Seafield Road Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7EL
Received 19 Jun 2019 - Decided0619/H/19
Extension to house
65 Muir Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QH
Received 19 Jun 2019 - Decided0620/FUL/19
Installation of replacement 15m high telecommunications monopole with headframe accommodating 6 no. antennas and ancillary apparatus (to replace permission 0405/FUL/19
Central Park 10 East Main Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0RB
Received 19 Jun 2019 - Decided0621/FUL/19
Part change of use of house & agricultural building to child minding busines and erection of a cabin for child minding & domestic use
Easter Rigghead Cottage Armadale West Lothian FK1 2JX
Received 19 Jun 2019 - Decided0622/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for erection of a sun lounge
34 West Cairn View Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FF
Received 19 Jun 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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