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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 dates9,066Searchable applications
245Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,678 approved or refused records
811Refused applications
6,867 approved · 811 refused · 576 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jan 2016 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0744/A/19
Display of 2 'V' signboards and 4 flag poles
Site At Murieston Road Murieston Livingston West Lothian
Received 18 Jul 2019 - Decided0746/FUL/19
Erection of a house and associated works
1B Union Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DY
Received 19 Jul 2019 - Decided0747/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for the conversion of garage
3 Millcraig Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WF
Received 19 Jul 2019 - Decided0748/H/19
Erection of garage
7 Hardhill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2BN
Received 19 Jul 2019 - Decided0749/PO/19
Discharge of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0808/FUL/07
Land North Of Polbeth Road Polbeth West Lothian
Received 22 Jul 2019 - Decided0750/H/19
Extensions to house
47 Balbardie Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4AL
Received 22 Jul 2019 - Decided0751/FUL/19
Erection of 30 imprint chambers for the rearing of falcon birds and re-positioning of hack pen approved under 0292/FUL/15 (part retrospective)
Northfield Nurseries Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9AA
Received 23 Jul 2019 - Decided0752/H/19
Extension to house and formation of dormers
7 Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8EF
Received 23 Jul 2019 - Decided0753/MSC/19
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for phase 4 structural landscaping, greenways, roads and drainage
Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 23 Jul 2019 - Decided0754/TCA/19
Felling of 1 tree
Birnam 7 Forkneuk Road Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6BL
Received 23 Jul 2019 - Decided0755/H/19
Erection of summer house
83 Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HE
Received 23 Jul 2019 - Decided0756/A/19
Display of 3 free standing sign boards
West Lothian College Almondvale Crescent Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 7EP
Received 23 Jul 2019 - Decided0757/H/19
Extension to house
Thorndean Cottage 43 Station Road Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 3LQ
Received 23 Jul 2019 - Decided0758/MSC/19
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for earthworks to provide a platformed and remediated site for new primary school and construction of school car park
Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 24 Jul 2019 - Decided0759/H/19
Erection of linked residential accommondation
10 Back Station Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AD
Received 24 Jul 2019 - Decided0760/FUL/19
Reinstatement of stone boundary wall and erection of boundary fence (in retrospect)
Land Behind 38 East Main Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5HY
Received 25 Jul 2019 - Decided0761/TPO/19
Felling of 1 tree
6 Preston House Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6PZ
Received 25 Jul 2019 - Decided0762/H/19
Extension to dormer
6 Friars Loan Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BE
Received 25 Jul 2019 - Decided0763/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
20 Farm Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6SD
Received 25 Jul 2019 - Decided0764/FUL/19
Construction of amended access road to telecommunications mast (in retrospect)
Deans Road Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian
Received 26 Jul 2019 - Decided0765/A/19
Display of 2 illuminated fascia signs (as amended to omit 1 free standing sign)(in retrospect)
1B Ligget Syke Place Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NA
Received 26 Jul 2019 - Decided0766/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
136 Hope Park Gardens Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QX
Received 26 Jul 2019 - Decided0767/A/19
Display of fascia sign
187 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EN
Received 26 Jul 2019 - Decided0769/TPO/19
Selective pruning of three trees and crown reduction of three trees
2 Murieston Mews Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HS
Received 29 Jul 2019
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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