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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 dates9,256Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 7,861 approved or refused records
825Refused applications
7,036 approved · 825 refused · 587 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0303/H/20
Extension to house
2 Belfield Avenue East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0QZ
Received 13 Apr 2020 - Decided0304/EIA/20
EIA screening opinion for a proposed distillery and maltings
Midhope Castle Winchburgh South Queensferry West Lothian EH30 9SL
Received 14 Apr 2020 - Decided0307/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single-storey house extension
148 Braeside Park Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0TB
Received 14 Apr 2020 - Decided0308/A/20
Display of non-illuminated totem sign
Site At Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian
Received 15 Apr 2020 - Decided0309/H/20
Extension to house
258 West Main Street Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0QW
Received 15 Apr 2020 - Decided0310/P/20
Planning permission in principle for sub-division of garden and erection of a house
72 South Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3JS
Received 15 Apr 2020 - Decided0311/FUL/20
Formation of a secondary access for Camilty Wind Farm off the A70 (involving widening of existing junction, erection of new signage, installation of gates and barriers) and construction of 170m of new access track and upgrading of 150m existing forest track (overall resulting in 310m less of new tracks and omission of a track crossing over the Crosswood Burn)
Camilty Plantation Harburn West Calder
Received 15 Apr 2020 - Decided0312/FUL/20
Erection of 28 self storage units (class 6) totalling 270 sqm, erection of a gate, external alterations and installation of roller shutter doors to business centre and associated works (in retrospect) (as amended)
Site At Craigshill Road Craigshill Livingston West Lothian
Received 16 Apr 2020 - Unknown0313/CON/20
Conservation area consent for demolition of 3.6m wide section of boundary wall in connection with planning application 0648/FUL/18
Land To The Front Of 49 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RL
Received 16 Apr 2020 - Decided0314/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for conversion of garage to habitable room
156 Bailielands Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7TG
Received 16 Apr 2020 - Decided0315/H/20
Two storey extension to house
2 Highfield Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BE
Received 16 Apr 2020 - Decided0316/LBC/20
Listed building consent for internal alterations to enlarge bathroom and form dressing room
Skivo Farm Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AN
Received 16 Apr 2020 - Decided0317/FUL/20
Change of use from offices (class 4) to a mixed use development comprising a public house, retail (class 1), offices (class 2 and 4), restaurant (class 3), non-residential institution (class 10) and leisure (class 11) uses and external alterations
New Cheviot House Almondvale Boulevard Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QN
Received 17 Apr 2020 - Decided0318/P/20
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 23 (drainage) of planning permission 0555/FUL/14 for Heartlands mixed use development to allow for the production and submission of overall foul and surface water drainage strategy and flood strategy documents
Heartlands Whitburn
Received 17 Apr 2020 - Decided0319/H/20
Two storey extension to house
83 Bailielands Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SX
Received 17 Apr 2020 - Decided0320/H/20
Extensions to house and temporary siting of a static caravan
1 Drumshoreland Station Cottages Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PG
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided0321/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
149 Bailielands Linlithgow EH49 7SZ
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided0322/FUL/20
Erection of phase 2 thermal treatment plant and extension to materials sorting building (EIA Development)
Levenseat Waste Management Site By Forth Lanark ML11 8EP
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided0323/H/20
Extension to house
2 Huntburn Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LE
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided0324/H/20
Extension to house
11 Main Street Newton West Lothian EH52 6QE
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided0325/H/20
Extension to house, installation of dormers and flue
18 Herd Green Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8PU
Received 20 Apr 2020 - Decided0326/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for propsed extension to house
9 Steel's Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5FD
Received 21 Apr 2020 - Decided0327/CLU/20
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed extension to house
60 Primrose Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RW
Received 21 Apr 2020 - Decided0328/FUL/20
Application under Section 42 to remove condition 7 of planning permission 0426/MSC/18 regarding the retention of boundary planting
Site At East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian
Received 21 Apr 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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