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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 dates9,281Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 7,885 approved or refused records
826Refused applications
7,059 approved · 826 refused · 588 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided0354/PO/20
Application for the modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0203/FUL/15 to delete non-denominational secondary school contribution and reduce affordable housing commuted sum contribution
Land East Of Woodmuir Road Breich West Lothian
Received 5 May 2020 - Decided0360/H/20
Extension to house
33 Ecclesmachan Road Uphall West Lothian EH52 6JP
Received 5 May 2020 - Decided0361/FUL/20
Part change of use from bank (class 2) to nursery (class 10)
55 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ED
Received 5 May 2020 - Decided0362/FUL/20
Application for use of substantially complete business /industrial units (class 4, 5 & 6 ) as a dog day care facility (sui generis) and the formation of external exercise areas
Units 10 & 11 Simpson Place Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BH
Received 6 May 2020 - Decided0364/FUL/20
Siting of a snack van
Site At Strand Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48
Received 7 May 2020 - Decided0366/FUL/20
Erection of 2 houses on plots 6 & 8 (substitution of house types from type B to type C) (variation to planning permission 0252/FUL/18)
Land At Harthill Road Blackridge West Lothian
Received 7 May 2020 - Decided0367/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for the conversion of garage into habitable room
23 Colliery Lane Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0SU
Received 7 May 2020 - Decided0368/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for change of use from shop (class 1) to house (class 9) as approved by planning permission 0314/FUL/13
35/1 Millbank Square Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0HE
Received 8 May 2020 - Unknown0370/LBC/20
Listed building consent for demolition of former nursery building
Former Nursery Academy Street Armadale West Lothian
Received 8 May 2020 - Decided0371/H/20
Installation of replacement windows
12 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 8 May 2020 - Decided0372/H/20
Extension to house
6 Bonnytoun Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JS
Received 8 May 2020 - Decided0374/H/20
Erection of a timber garage/shed and 2m high boundary fence
6 Combfoot Cottages Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0AD
Received 11 May 2020 - Decided0375/P/20
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 2b (requires approval of details of means of access to all buildings) and condition 2h (requires approval of a design statement) of planning permission 0689/P/17 for class 4 business use, class 5 general industrial use and class 6 storage/distribution use
Five Sisters Business Park West Calder West Lothian
Received 11 May 2020 - Decided0376/FUL/20
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high wooden fence (in retrospect)
30 Ogilvie Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8HL
Received 11 May 2020 - Decided0377/H/20
Erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
175 Maryfield Park Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0SD
Received 11 May 2020 - Decided0378/H/20
Formation of raised decking
19 Hardhill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2BW
Received 11 May 2020 - Decided0379/H/20
Erection of an integral garage
121 Glenwood Drive Armadale West Lothian EH48 3RQ
Received 12 May 2020 - Decided0380/FUL/20
Renewal of planning permission 0392/FUL/17 for change of use of industrial unit (Classes 4, 5 and 6) to gym (Class 11)
2 Brock's Way Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NB
Received 12 May 2020 - Decided0381/H/20
Extension to house
2 Bankton Park East Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9BN
Received 12 May 2020 - Decided0382/FUL/20
Erection of 2.4m high security fence, security gates, installation of shelters and mobile security cabin
1 Baird Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AZ
Received 13 May 2020 - Decided0383/FUL/20
Erection of a house
19 West Mains Crofts West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LD
Received 13 May 2020 - Decided0384/H/20
Extension to house
95 Avontoun Park Linlithgow Bridge West Lothian EH49 6QQ
Received 15 May 2020 - Decided0385/H/20
Erection of triple garage
1 Castleview Lane Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HN
Received 15 May 2020 - Decided0388/H/20
Two storey extension to house
54 Tantallon Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AT
Received 18 May 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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