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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 dates9,200Searchable applications
245Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,803 approved or refused records
822Refused applications
6,981 approved · 822 refused · 584 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0118/H/20
Erection of a new sunroom
15 Ashbank Court Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2BL
Received 6 Feb 2020 - Decided0120/PNT/20
Prior notification for the installation of a 20m high telecommunications monpole with 3 antennaes and one ancilliary cabin
Territorial Army Beveridge Square Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QF
Received 6 Feb 2020 - Decided0121/PO/20
Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0337/P/13 to apply its provisions to planning application 1033/FUL/19
Site Y1 Mossend West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LD
Received 7 Feb 2020 - Decided0122/PO/20
Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0876/P/14 to apply its provisions to planning application 1033/FUL/19
Site Y2A & Y2B Mossend West Calder West Lothian
Received 7 Feb 2020 - Decided0125/H/20
Increase in height of boundary fence to 2.7m
5 Hermand Gardens West Calder West Lothian EH55 8BT
Received 7 Feb 2020 - Decided0126/H/20
Erection of front porch
618 Leyland Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XE
Received 7 Feb 2020 - Decided0127/FUL/20
Formation of park & ride facility and hand car wash facility including storage containers (in part retrospect)
Land At Former Breich Inn Breich West Calder West Lothian EH55 8JQ
Received 7 Feb 2020 - Decided0128/FUL/20
Change of use from open space to community garden including siting of storage container, polytunnel, shed and fencing
Land At Blaeberryhill Park Manse Road Whitburn West Lothian
Received 7 Feb 2020 - Decided0129/H/20
Extension to house
7 Glenisla Court Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8NX
Received 7 Feb 2020 - Decided0130/TPO/20
Felling of 1 beech tree
Houston Barns Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6JS
Received 7 Feb 2020 - Decided0131/H/20
Two storey extension to house
43 Broomyhill Place Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BZ
Received 7 Feb 2020 - Decided0132/FUL/20
Change of use from open space to industrial land and erection of 1.8m high fence and gate
5D Grange Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DE
Received 10 Feb 2020 - Decided0133/TPO/20
Thinning and half height removed from each
2 Wellview Lane Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HU
Received 10 Feb 2020 - Decided0134/TPO/20
Removal of 1 tree
33 Meadowbank Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BH
Received 10 Feb 2020 - Decided0135/H/20
Extension to house
123 Sheriffs Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SR
Received 10 Feb 2020 - Decided0136/FUL/20
Erection of refrigeration plant enclosed by 2.4m high fence
Morrisons 6 Carmondean Centre Road Carmondean Livingston West Lothian EH54 8PT
Received 10 Feb 2020 - Decided0144/FUL/20
Change of use from linked residential accommodation associated with Burnbank Smithy to a house
Burnbank Smithy West Calder West Lothian EH54 9AN
Received 11 Feb 2020 - Decided0147/H/20
Erection of a front fence (in retrospect)
13 Chapelton Court Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8SB
Received 12 Feb 2020 - Decided0148/FUL/20
Erection of 29 houses with landscaping, car parking and associated works
Eagle Brae Depot Eagle Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6AG
Received 12 Feb 2020 - Decided0149/H/20
Extension to house and internal alterations
18 Tippet Knowes Court Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UW
Received 12 Feb 2020 - Decided0150/H/20
Amendment to planning application 0160/H/18 for extension to house (change to window details)
2 Kirknewton Court Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BT
Received 12 Feb 2020 - Decided0151/MSC/20
Approval of matters specified in Condition 1 of planning permission 1012/P/05 for an amendment to the master plan to change Block BB from a school site to a residential development block
Block BB Beatlie Road Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 12 Feb 2020 - Decided0152/A/20
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign, 1 entrance sign, 1 opening hours sign and 4 A0 poster frames
Unit B The Gateway Mill Road Industrial Estate Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 12 Feb 2020 - Decided0153/A/20
Display of town centre archway sign
Site At Bloomfield Place Bathgate West Lothian
Received 13 Feb 2020
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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