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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 dates9,093Searchable applications
245Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,704 approved or refused records
814Refused applications
6,890 approved · 814 refused · 577 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0887/A/19
Display of a fascia sign (in retrospect)
1 Follyburn Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6BF
Received 3 Sept 2019 - Decided0888/H/19
Two storey extension to house
16 Springfield Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JJ
Received 3 Sept 2019 - Decided0889/MSC/19
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0223/P/17 for 27 houses, retail/commercial building for use classes 1, 2, 3, 4 & hot food takeaway) with associated infrastructure
Land To The South Of Craiginn Terrace Blackridge West Lothian
Received 3 Sept 2019 - Decided0890/H/19
Extension to house
54 High Academy Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3HF
Received 3 Sept 2019 - Decided0891/PO/19
Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permisison 0337/P/13 to apply its provisions to planning application 0512/P/19
Site Y1 Mossend West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LD
Received 4 Sept 2019 - Decided0892/H/19
Infill existing door and form new doorway
Craigneuk 15 Forkneuk Road Uphall West Lothian EH52 6BL
Received 4 Sept 2019 - Decided0893/H/19
Formation of front porch and erection of outbuilding
4 Murieston Mews Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HS
Received 4 Sept 2019 - Decided0894/H/19
Erection of garage/workshop
Woodside Cottage Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DZ
Received 4 Sept 2019 - Decided0895/H/19
Extension to house and formation of porch
16 Fintry Avenue Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8EH
Received 5 Sept 2019 - Decided0896/FUL/19
Erection of a timber cabin outbuilding
Easter Rigghead Cottage Armadale West Lothian FK1 2JX
Received 5 Sept 2019 - Decided0897/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for replacement of conservatory roof
8 Murieston Vale Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EP
Received 5 Sept 2019 - Decided0898/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house
18 Farm Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6SD
Received 6 Sept 2019 - Decided0899/MSC/19
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0462/P/17 for boundary treatments, road details and drainage
Longford Farm West Calder West Lothian EH55 8NS
Received 6 Sept 2019 - Decided0900/MSC/19
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 74 houses with roads, parking, landscaping and associated works
Block O Land North East Of Millcraig Place Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 6 Sept 2019 - Decided0901/H/19
Extension to house
60 Martin Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UT
Received 6 Sept 2019 - Decided0903/A/19
Display of illuminated fascia sign
2 Follyburn Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6BF
Received 9 Sept 2019 - Decided0904/TCA/19
Felling of 2 trees and selective branch removal of 1 tree
Highfield Lodge Falkirk Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BQ
Received 9 Sept 2019 - Decided0905/FUL/19
Application under Section 42 to allow occupation of house without complying with condition 1 of planning permission 0478/P/11 relating to occupancy in connection with a business
Pardovan View Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RU
Received 10 Sept 2019 - Decided0906/FUL/19
Application under Section 42 to allow occupation of house without complying with condition 1 of approval 0625/MSC/12 relating to occupancy in connection with a business
Pardovan View Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RU
Received 10 Sept 2019 - Decided0907/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a masonary shed
79 Columbia Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PR
Received 10 Sept 2019 - Decided0908/TCA/19
Crown thinning of 2 trees
1 Falkirk Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BA
Received 10 Sept 2019 - Decided0909/MSC/19
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0843/P/18 for the erection of 6 glamping pods, decking/walkway waste water tank, landscaping and associated works
Duntarvie Castle Newton West Lothian
Received 10 Sept 2019 - Decided0912/H/19
Erection of a sunroom and conversion of garage
12 Pumpherston Road Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0AY
Received 11 Sept 2019 - Decided0916/H/19
Extension to house and replacement window
Leapark 62 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BN
Received 12 Sept 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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