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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 dates9,154Searchable applications
245Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,758 approved or refused records
819Refused applications
6,939 approved · 819 refused · 583 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided1126/H/19
Extension to house
3 Gardner Terrace Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8DQ
Received 13 Nov 2019 - Decided1127/LBC/19
Listed building consent for internal alterations and display of signage
42 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 13 Nov 2019 - Decided1128/A/19
Display of 3 fascia signs (as varied from 5 fascia signs) and 1 double sided freestanding sign
21 Inchmuir Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EP
Received 13 Nov 2019 - Decided1130/CLU/19
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a sunroom
Coorie Doon 48 Kirk Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1BP
Received 13 Nov 2019 - Unknown1132/LBC/19
Listed building consent for alterations to existing roof and repair crow steps to rear (in retrospect)
100 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 14 Nov 2019 - Decided1134/FUL/19
Installation of gate/fence (in retrospect)
School House Road Eliburn Livingston West Lothian
Received 14 Nov 2019 - Decided1135/LBC/19
Listed Building Consent for the erection of an extension
Binny East Lodge Ecclesmachan Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6NL
Received 15 Nov 2019 - Decided1136/FUL/19
Replacement of window with double doors and formation of a ramped access
7 Deer Park Avenues Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AF
Received 15 Nov 2019 - Decided1137/FUL/19
Erection of a 331sqm industrial/warehouse building (Class 4, 5 & 6) with associated offices and external works including the relocation of a boundary fence
5B Firth Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian
Received 15 Nov 2019 - Decided1138/H/19
Erection of a sunroom
5 South Hill Steadings Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7AE
Received 15 Nov 2019 - Decided1139/FUL/19
Importation of material and associated earthworks (in retrospect)
Nairn Road Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian
Received 15 Nov 2019 - Decided1140/FUL/19
Erection of a Petrol Filling Station with a 505sqm Ancillary Retail Unit, 437sqm Drive-Thru Restaurant and Associated Landscaping Works
Former Pentland House Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6NG
Received 18 Nov 2019 - Decided1141/H/19
Erection of an extension
Binny East Lodge Ecclesmachan Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6NL
Received 18 Nov 2019 - Decided1143/TCA/19
Crown thinning of 1 tree
26 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RH
Received 19 Nov 2019 - Decided1144/TPO/19
Trimming overhanging branches and topping an estimated six trees
4 Tantallon Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AT
Received 19 Nov 2019 - Decided1145/TCA/19
Selective branch removal and crown cleaning of 4 trees
West Port House Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AX
Received 20 Nov 2019 - Decided1148/TCA/19
Remove 1 tree and crown reduction of 1 tree
51 Bank Street Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0AU
Received 20 Nov 2019 - Decided1149/FUL/19
Erection of 54 houses and 56 flats with associated landscaping, drainage and infrastructure (as amended)
Land At Hunter Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian
Received 20 Nov 2019 - Decided1150/FUL/19
Erection of two houses and garages (amendment to application 1124/FUL/18) (Partly in retrospect)
9 Churchill Way Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AE
Received 20 Nov 2019 - Decided1151/TCA/19
Removal of one tree
St Peters Church 153 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 21 Nov 2019 - Decided1152/FUL/19
Change of Use from Class 1 (retail) to Class 3 (food and drink)
47 Almondvale Centre Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6NB
Received 21 Nov 2019 - Decided1153/H/19
Erection of garden out building
Williamscriag House Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QF
Received 21 Nov 2019 - Decided1154/A/19
Display of information signboard
Mill Road Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 21 Nov 2019 - Decided1155/A/19
Display of information signboard
Site On Linlithgow Canal Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RA
Received 21 Nov 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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