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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 dates9,539Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,114 approved or refused records
841Refused applications
7,273 approved · 841 refused · 611 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jan 2016 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0161/FUL/21
Erection of garage with upper floor hobby accommodation
Turner House Gowanbank Westfield West Lothian FK1 2JY
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decided0162/EXC/21
Consultation on cross boundary planning application submitted to North Lanarkshire Council (reference 20/01535/FUL) for 16 flats with associated works
Land East Of Viewfield House 21 East Main Street Harthill Shotts ML7 5QW
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Decided0163/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of a summer house
2 Hermand House West Calder West Lothian EH55 8QZ
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Decided0164/H/21
Extension to house
36 Cypress Glade Adambrae Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JH
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Decided0165/H/21
Extension to house
28 Broompark View East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0DA
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Decided0166/TCA/21
Felling of 1 alder tree, tree works to 6 fruit trees, and, felling of 6 conifer trees forming hedge
Thornton 6 Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AA
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Decided0167/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of integral garage to habitable space
17 Hare Moss View Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0DN
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Decided0169/H/21
Extension to house
6 Braehead Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EA
Received 18 Feb 2021 - Decided0170/H/21
Extension to house
15 Balbardie Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AP
Received 18 Feb 2021 - Decided0171/FUL/21
Alteration and extension to house and subdivision to form one additional house
1 St Michaels Lane Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JD
Received 18 Feb 2021 - Decided0172/EXC/21
Consultation on application under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for consent to construct and operate a wind farm with a generating capacity in excess of 50 MW, comprising of 14 wind turbines and associated infrastructure with a ground to blade tip height of up to 180 metres (11 turbines at 180m and 3 turbines at 150m)
Heathland Approximately 1.5km North East Of Forth West Lothian & South Lanarkshire
Received 19 Feb 2021 - Decided0173/H/21
Extend raised patio area and install new balustrading. Replace existing sunroom area extension with new glazed units and pitched roof
The Coppins 7 Parkhead Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BS
Received 19 Feb 2021 - Decided0174/H/21
Proposed extension to gable with formation of dormers
Clarendon Lodge 32 Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AR
Received 19 Feb 2021 - Decided0175/A/21
Display of 1 fascia sign
20-22 King Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AX
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Decided0176/P/21
Planning permission in principle for a 8ha residential development including access, open space, landscaping, SuDS and associated infrastructure
Land At Oakbank Road East Calder West Lothian
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Decided0177/FUL/21
Erection of a garage, glass house and replacement of approved 3 bed guest lodge to one bed ecopod
Land At Nether Craigs Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QF
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Decided0178/FUL/21
Renewal of planning application 0453/FUL/16 for the siting of a mobile snack van
Liggate Skykes Place East Mains Industrial EState Broxburn EH52 5NA
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Decided0179/H/21
Extension to house
42 Highfield Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BG
Received 22 Feb 2021 - Decided0180/H/21
Extension to house
38 Grange Knowe Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HX
Received 23 Feb 2021 - Decided0181/FUL/21
Change of use from open space to form community garden and the erection of a shed, gazebo and fencing
189A West Main Street Strathbrock Centre Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LH
Received 24 Feb 2021 - Decided0182/FUL/21
Siting of two 2.5m x 6m storage containers
15 Crofthead Centre Templar Rise Dedridge West Lothian EH54 6DG
Received 24 Feb 2021 - Decided0183/FUL/21
Installation of public art
Land To West Of Guildiehaugh Roundabout Edinburgh Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EW
Received 24 Feb 2021 - Decided0184/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion to habitable room
33 The Glebe West Calder West Lothian EH55 8BL
Received 24 Feb 2021 - Decided0185/CLU/21
Certifcate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
44 Dawson Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6AL
Received 24 Feb 2021
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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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