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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 dates9,178Searchable applications
245Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,781 approved or refused records
819Refused applications
6,962 approved · 819 refused · 584 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided1272/H/19
Extension to house
94 Braeside Park Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0TA
Received 25 Dec 2019 - Decided1274/FUL/19
Siting of a storage container
Polbeth Village Hall Polbeth West Calder West Lothian EH55 8SD
Received 30 Dec 2019 - Decided1275/H/19
Erection of a workshop
2 Craigengall Crofts Bridgehouse Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DZ
Received 30 Dec 2019 - Decided0001/FUL/20
Change of use from domestic garage to yoga studio (Class 11) (in retrospect)
2 Murieston Gardens Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9BA
Received 2 Jan 2020 - Decided0003/FUL/20
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground, formation of driveway and erection of a garage
12 Hardhill Terrace Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2DD
Received 6 Jan 2020 - Decided0005/H/20
Erection of a detached garage and store
Glen Ora 3A Beechwood Gardens Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7PS
Received 6 Jan 2020 - Decided0006/H/20
Extension to house
60 Langside Gardens Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8QU
Received 6 Jan 2020 - Decided0007/CLU/20
Certificate of Lawfulness for garage conversion
74 Church View Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6SZ
Received 6 Jan 2020 - Decided0008/FUL/20
Proposal to include replacement of existing windows with new UPVC windows wrapped in wood to match existing windows colour (in retrospect)
Noble House Regent Centre Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HU
Received 6 Jan 2020 - Decided0009/H/20
removal of conservatory and erection of rear extension
126 Glenalmond Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8NS
Received 7 Jan 2020 - Decided0010/H/20
Renewal of 0822/H/16 for installation of dormer windows
13 Priors Grange Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4QN
Received 7 Jan 2020 - Decided0012/FUL/20
Change of use from open space to private garden ground, part change of use from residential use to dog breeding business including erection of outbuildings (in retrospect)
2 Mains Farm Place East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8FG
Received 8 Jan 2020 - Decided0013/H/20
Two storey extension to house
22 Academy Place Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AS
Received 8 Jan 2020 - Decided0014/TPO/20
Removal of 1 willow tree and crown reduction of 1 yew tree (in retrospect)
12 Rockville Grove Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BZ
Received 8 Jan 2020 - Decided0016/TPO/20
Felling to the ground of 1 tree
The Haining 28 Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 9 Jan 2020 - Decided0019/H/20
Erection of an outbuilding
Binny East Lodge Ecclesmachan West Lothian EH52 6NL
Received 9 Jan 2020 - Decided0020/FUL/20
Change of use from chiropractic (class 2) to a house (class 9)
119 South Mid Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1DY
Received 13 Jan 2020 - Decided0021/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
53 Bankton Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EH
Received 13 Jan 2020 - Decided0022/H/20
Extension to house
21 Crichton's Way Armadale West Lothian EH48 3GB
Received 13 Jan 2020 - Decided0023/H/20
Single storey extension
4 Rosebery Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RP
Received 13 Jan 2020 - Decided0024/A/20
Display of one entrance sign, two wall mounted illuminated signs and one illuminated free standing sign
Houston Interchange North West Area Livingston
Received 14 Jan 2020 - Decided0025/H/20
Raising of roof to form first floor accommodation
50 Kirk Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1BP
Received 14 Jan 2020 - Decided0026/FUL/20
Erection of 4 (1-bedroom flats) (variation to 0607/FUL/16)
Land Between 8 And 12 George Street Armadale EH48
Received 14 Jan 2020 - Unknown0027/FUL/20
Change of use from laundry to flat with associated alterations and installation of ramp access with handrails (variation to 0279/FUL/19)
46 Waverley Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4JR
Received 14 Jan 2020
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in West Lothian
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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