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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 dates9,166Searchable applications
245Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,769 approved or refused records
819Refused applications
6,950 approved · 819 refused · 584 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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
- Decided1187/H/19
Extension to house
14 Jocks Hill Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BJ
Received 3 Dec 2019 - Decided1188/FUL/19
Erection of gardening pod and installation of solar PV panels over existing storage containers
Polbeth & West Calder Community Garden Parkhead Limefield Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8BQ
Received 3 Dec 2019 - Decided1189/MSC/19
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for the erection of 70 houses with associated works (36 houses on Area WBb & 34 houses on Area WBg)
Areas WBb & WBg Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 3 Dec 2019 - Decided1190/FUL/19
Erection of dog wire frame steel sculpture
Dogs Trust West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LE
Received 3 Dec 2019 - Decided1191/H/19
Erection of sun lounge
5 Brunton Farm Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4NE
Received 4 Dec 2019 - Decided1192/FUL/19
Replacement of roof cladding, front wall cladding, windows and doors
Unit 5, 6, & 7 Block 3 Whiteside Industrial Estate Factory Road Bathgate West Lothian
Received 4 Dec 2019 - Decided1193/FUL/19
Formation of hard standing for use as overspill car park (continuation of permission 0829/FUL/17)
Stewart Roden Motors Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6PX
Received 4 Dec 2019 - Decided1195/H/19
First floor extension to house and formation of a porch
25 Murieston Park Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9DT
Received 5 Dec 2019 - Decided1196/H/19
Extension to house and increase to garage roof height
17 West Bankton Place Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9ED
Received 6 Dec 2019 - Decided1197/FUL/19
Amendment to application 1126/FUL/18 for road alignment, drainage and elevations
Cairns House Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 6 Dec 2019 - Decided1198/FUL/19
Erection of a chemical dosing kiosk
Fauldhouse Waste Water Treatment Works Greenburn Road Fauldhouse
Received 6 Dec 2019 - Decided1199/FUL/19
Erection of a chemical dosing kiosk
Land At Winchburgh Waste Water Treatment Works, South Of Craigton Place, Winchburgh
Received 6 Dec 2019 - Decided1200/TPO/19
Felling and removal of 2 trees
Forestbank Community Centre Forestbank Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6DX
Received 6 Dec 2019 - Decided1201/H/19
Extension to house
3 Castle Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6RQ
Received 9 Dec 2019 - Decided1202/FUL/19
Erection of two sculptures
Main Street Dechmont Broxburn West Lothian
Received 9 Dec 2019 - Decided1203/FUL/19
Erection of a commercial workshop/garage (class 5)
West End Garage The Beeches Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3LT
Received 9 Dec 2019 - Decided1204/H/19
Extensions to ground floor and first floor house
14 Murieston Green Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EQ
Received 10 Dec 2019 - Decided1205/H/19
Erection of a garage
41 Pumpherston Road Uphall Station Livingston West Lothian EH54 5PL
Received 10 Dec 2019 - Decided1208/FUL/19
Change of use from footway to external licensed seating area (The Railway Tavern)
28-30 King Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AX
Received 10 Dec 2019 - Decided1209/H/19
Formation of a dormer
64 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 10 Dec 2019 - Decided1210/LBC/19
Listed building consent for the formation of a dormer
64 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 10 Dec 2019 - Decided1213/PAC/19
Proposal of application notice for a 3.04 Ha residential development with associated works
Broompark Nursery East Calder West Lothian
Received 11 Dec 2019 - Decided1214/PAC/19
Proposal of application notice for a distillery and visitor accommodation with associated plant, storage and car park
Midhope Castle Abercorn West Lothian EH30 9SL
Received 11 Dec 2019 - Decided1215/H/19
Erection of sunroom
15 Balmuir Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4BW
Received 11 Dec 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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