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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 dates9,250Searchable applications
245Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 7,850 approved or refused records
824Refused applications
7,026 approved · 824 refused · 587 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0269/FUL/20
Erection of 2 houses
Plots 9 & 10 Breichwater Place Fauldhouse West Lothian
Received 23 Mar 2020 - Decided0270/H/20
Extension to house
Melville House 42 North Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3QB
Received 23 Mar 2020 - Decided0272/A/20
Display of free standing notice board
Site At Livingston South Station Murieston Livingston West Lothian
Received 24 Mar 2020 - Decided0273/A/20
Display of illuminated and non-illiminated fascia signs, box signs and free standing signs (in retrospect)
Da Vincis Hotel 1 Hawk Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TW
Received 25 Mar 2020 - Decided0275/FUL/20
Formation of two open-air horse arenas and siting of three stable blocks totalling 158sqm, siting of a static caravan and as amended to include additional hard standing (in retrospect)
Kingsfield Equestrian Centre Kingsfield Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BD
Received 26 Mar 2020 - Decided0281/P/20
Planning permission in principle for a 2.22 Ha residential development with associated works
Broompark Nursery East Calder West Lothian
Received 31 Mar 2020 - Decided0282/H/20
Formation of porch
86 Netherwood Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RW
Received 31 Mar 2020 - Decided0284/FUL/20
Erection of refrigeration plant enclosed by 2.4m high fence
6 Carmondean Centre Road Carmondean Livingston West Lothian EH54 8PT
Received 1 Apr 2020 - Decided0285/H/20
Two storey extension to house
71 Cypress Glade Adambrae Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JH
Received 2 Apr 2020 - Decided0287/PO/20
Modification of S75 agreement linked to 0493/P/02 to discharge part of the site from restoration and aftercare obligations
Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 3 Apr 2020 - Decided0288/FUL/20
Erection of an 18.1m high flour silo
Paterson Arran Ltd Nettlehill Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DN
Received 3 Apr 2020 - Decided0289/H/20
Extension to house
6 Kettil'stoun Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6PR
Received 6 Apr 2020 - Decided0290/H/20
Extension to house
38 Hope Park Gardens Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QU
Received 6 Apr 2020 - Decided0291/H/20
Extension to house, erection of decking and formation of access ramp
16 Beechwood Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6SF
Received 6 Apr 2020 - Decided0293/FUL/20
Erection of 49 houses with associated access roads, car parking, infrastructure and landscaping
Phase A2 Site H-WF1 Westfield West Lothian
Received 7 Apr 2020 - Decided0294/FUL/20
Erection of a house
Land South Of Bourne End 17 Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8EQ
Received 7 Apr 2020 - Decided0295/FUL/20
Erection of 3 houses, formation of an access and associated works
Aleanburn Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8EA
Received 8 Apr 2020 - Decided0296/FUL/20
Installation of replacement sprinkler system water tank
Deans Industrial Estate Tailend Farm Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8SE
Received 8 Apr 2020 - Decided0297/H/20
Extension to house and formation of a porch
14 Acredales Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HY
Received 8 Apr 2020 - Decided0298/H/20
Formation of new window
Saddlers Cottage 60A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 8 Apr 2020 - Decided0299/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension to house
44 Fisher Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QJ
Received 8 Apr 2020 - Decided0300/CLU/20
Certificate of Lawfulness to form glazed hardwood canopy over existing patio area
Gardners Hall Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RQ
Received 9 Apr 2020 - Decided0301/H/20
Demolition of extension and erection of a sunroom
Coalheughhead Farm Harburn West Lothian EH55 8RT
Received 9 Apr 2020 - Decided0302/H/20
Extension to house
2 Tippet Knowes Park Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UJ
Received 10 Apr 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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