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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 dates9,229Searchable applications
245Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 7,830 approved or refused records
822Refused applications
7,008 approved · 822 refused · 586 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0182/H/20
Extension to house
Nodsdale 6 Falkirk Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BQ
Received 19 Feb 2020 - Decided0183/H/20
Replacement windows to front, side and rear (in retrospect)
245 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EN
Received 20 Feb 2020 - Decided0184/A/20
Display of 2 high level illuminated fascia signs, 1 non illuminated fascia sign and 1 totem sign (as amended)
1 Deer Park Avenues Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AF
Received 20 Feb 2020 - Decided0185/H/20
Replacement doors with white UPVC
10 St Magdalenes Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AQ
Received 20 Feb 2020 - Decided0186/FUL/20
Substitution of flat types on 8 plots
Plots B55-B62 Land South East Of Wellhead Farm Murieston Road Murieston Livingston West Lothian
Received 20 Feb 2020 - Decided0188/FUL/20
Erection of 29 houses with associated landscaping and car parking
Site At Deans South Deans Livingston West Lothian
Received 24 Feb 2020 - Decided0189/P/20
Planning permission in principle for a 1.9 ha residential development with associated access, SUDS, landscaping and ancillary works
Land North Of Roosevelt Road Kirknewton West Lothian
Received 24 Feb 2020 - Decided0190/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for a change of use from accountancy services (class 2) to bakery shop (class 1)
35 West Main Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3PZ
Received 24 Feb 2020 - Decided0191/H/20
Formation of driveway
7 Broomyknowe Drive Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BY
Received 24 Feb 2020 - Decided0192/FUL/20
Formation of a car park (in retrospect)
Five Sisters Zoo West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PT
Received 24 Feb 2020 - Decided0193/H/20
Extension to house
78 Waverley Crescent Livingston West Lothian EH54 8JP
Received 24 Feb 2020 - Decided0194/H/20
Extension to house
7 Limefield Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8BQ
Received 24 Feb 2020 - Decided0195/A/20
Display of 1 fascia sign and 2 amenity boards (in retrospect)
228-230 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ES
Received 24 Feb 2020 - Decided0196/H/20
Extension to house, installation of flue and formation of decking
8 Leishman Court Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3TL
Received 24 Feb 2020 - Decided0197/FUL/20
Change of use from storage (class 6) to pottery workshop, including classes, and retail studio (class 1)
226A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ES
Received 25 Feb 2020 - Decided0198/FUL/20
Continued siting of a caravan, storage containers and poly tunnel
Crossfield Farm Longridge EH47 9AB
Received 25 Feb 2020 - Decided0199/FUL/20
Extension to existing recycling facility to provide additional materials storage area and to carry out composting
Drumshoreland Bing Pumpherston West Lothian
Received 25 Feb 2020 - Decided0201/FUL/20
Erection of a 395sqm extension to industrial/storage building, extension to car park and associated works
2-3 Fleming Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BN
Received 26 Feb 2020 - Decided0202/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension
61 Meadowpark Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2ST
Received 26 Feb 2020 - Decided0203/H/20
Extension to house
51 Kepscaith Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8JD
Received 26 Feb 2020 - Decided0204/A/20
Display of 4 freestanding signs (2 locations with 2 signs at each location)
Road From Starlaw Road To Easdale Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7BW
Received 26 Feb 2020 - Decided0205/MSC/20
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0555/FUL/14 for the erection of 52 houses with landscape, access and associated works
Land North Of Fauldhouse Road Longridge West Lothian
Received 26 Feb 2020 - Decided0206/MSC/20
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0555/FUL/14 for 2 retail/commercial buildings for use classes 1, 2, 3, 4 & Sui Generis hot food takeaway with access, landscaping and associated infrastructure
Land North Of Rigghouse View Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 26 Feb 2020 - Decided0207/A/20
Display of 1 non-illuminated free standing sign
West Lothian College Almondvale Crescent Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 7EP
Received 26 Feb 2020
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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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