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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 dates8,774Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,414 approved or refused records
788Refused applications
6,626 approved · 788 refused · 557 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0652/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for the extension to house
14 Bramble Glade Adambrae Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JL
Received 28 Jun 2019 - Decided0653/H/19
Attic conversion and formation of dormer
11 Oakbank Avenue East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0DS
Received 28 Jun 2019 - Decided0654/H/19
Attic conversion and formation of dormer
17 Rothes Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HR
Received 28 Jun 2019 - Decided0655/H/19
Extension to house
153 Bailielands Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SZ
Received 28 Jun 2019 - Decided0656/H/19
Extension to house
14 Murieston Green Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EQ
Received 28 Jun 2019 - Decided0657/FUL/19
Erection of 502 homes, 8 commercial units (680sqm for class 1 shops, class 2 financial professional & other services, class 3 food & drink and class 10 non-residential institutions) with associated open space, drainage and transportation infrastructure (includes neighbourhood park, linear park, park & ride at West Calder Station and link road from A71 to Mossend Road) (EIA Development)
Land Surrounding Gavieside Farm (Phase 1) Livingston West Lothian EH55 8PT
Received 28 Jun 2019 - Decided0658/FUL/19
Formation of hard standing yard, erection of 2.4m high fence with gates, siting of portable office cabin, installation of 4 light columns and part change of use to vehicle hire, maintenance & repair (in retrospect)
21 Inchmuir Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EP
Received 28 Jun 2019 - Decided0662/MSC/19
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 53 houses and associated roads, paths, drainage and landscape works
Blocks J1 & J2 Land South East Of Church Place Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 28 Jun 2019 - Decided0663/FUL/19
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a wall
Glenview 42 Mains Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6DB
Received 28 Jun 2019 - Decided0665/H/19
Extension to house and installation of velux window and replacement windows (renewal)
152 Uphall Station Road Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0PD
Received 1 Jul 2019 - Decided0666/FUL/19
Extension to industrial unit to form dispatch area and loading dock
5C Grange Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DE
Received 1 Jul 2019 - Decided0669/H/19
Extension to house
3 Haining Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TJ
Received 2 Jul 2019 - Decided0670/FUL/19
Conversion of two flats into one house, change of use from public open space and public footpath to private garden ground and erection of fences
11 Main Street Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AF
Received 2 Jul 2019 - Decided0671/FUL/19
Erection of a house
Broompark Farm Broompark Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4NL
Received 2 Jul 2019 - Decided0672/FUL/19
Render of pub and beer garden walls (in retrospect)
West Port Hotel 18-20 West Port Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AZ
Received 2 Jul 2019 - Decided0673/FUL/19
Erection of a house (amendment to house design under planning permission 0297/FUL/12)
31A Templar Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian
Received 2 Jul 2019 - Decided0675/TPO/19
Felling of one tree
22 Newlands Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8LR
Received 3 Jul 2019 - Decided0676/FUL/19
External works comprising removal of existing guard hut, works to ground levelling and external changes to the existing storage and distribution building
D1 Distribution Centres Strand Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EA
Received 3 Jul 2019 - Decided0677/H/19
Erection of a double garage
14 Combfoot Cottages Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0AD
Received 3 Jul 2019 - Decided0678/H/19
Extension to house
10 Beechwood Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8SN
Received 4 Jul 2019 - Decided0679/FUL/19
Formation of vehicle access to school site with foot/cycle path and associated works
Block L Land North West Of Millcraig Mews Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 4 Jul 2019 - Decided0680/H/19
Two storey extension to house
Hardhill Farm Cottage Sibbalds Brae Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HL
Received 4 Jul 2019 - Decided0681/AGR/19
Prior notification for the erection of a 450sqm agricultural building
Sandyknowe Winchburgh West Lothian EH29 9EF
Received 4 Jul 2019 - Decided0682/A/19
Display of a notice board and two sign posts
Main Street East Calder West Lothian
Received 5 Jul 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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