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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 dates9,333Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 7,933 approved or refused records
829Refused applications
7,104 approved · 829 refused · 591 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
- Decided0565/H/20
Raising garage roof to form additional living accommodation and formation of decking
5 Skivo Wynd Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9GY
Received 15 Jul 2020 - Decided0566/H/20
Extension to house with decking
3 Wilson Terrace Bents Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8DB
Received 15 Jul 2020 - Decided0568/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage to habitable room
176 Mallace Avenue Armadale West Lothian EH48 2GE
Received 16 Jul 2020 - Decided0570/H/20
Erection of summer house
12 Rockville Grove Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BZ
Received 16 Jul 2020 - Decided0571/H/20
Continued siting of storage container
Laurelbank Ecclesmachan West Lothian EH52 6NJ
Received 16 Jul 2020 - Decided0572/AGR/20
Prior notification/approval for formation of a private way (forest road)
Camilty Plantation Harburn West Lothian
Received 16 Jul 2020 - Decided0573/H/20
Two storey extension to house and garage conversion
9 Bankton Brae Murieston Livingston EH54 9LA
Received 16 Jul 2020 - Decided0574/FUL/20
Repainting of windows, render and rainwater goods and minor stonecleaning
4 Court Square Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EQ
Received 17 Jul 2020 - Decided0575/LBC/20
Listed building consent for repainting of windows, render and rainwater goods and minor stonecleaning/repair and repointing
4 Court Square Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EQ
Received 17 Jul 2020 - Decided0576/FUL/20
Demolition of house and erection of replacement house and garage, with associated works (as amended)
Belstane North Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DQ
Received 17 Jul 2020 - Decided0577/H/20
Conversion of garage into habitable room
4 Clarendon Mews Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QR
Received 17 Jul 2020 - Decided0581/TCA/20
Felling of 4 Scots Pine trees
Land To South Of 7-9 Craigs Court Torphichen West Lothian
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided0583/H/20
Two storey extension to house
Upyonder 13 East Main Street Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7QT
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided0584/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion to habitable room
94 Howatston Court Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 7FH
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided0585/H/20
Extension to house
27 Heatherfield Glade Adambrae Livingston EH54 9JE
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided0586/H/20
Demolition of wall and erection of fence
Southern Knowe 22 Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided0587/FUL/20
External stair enclosure and replacement of existing timber bridge for access to upper garden
28-30 King Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AX
Received 20 Jul 2020 - Decided0588/H/20
Replacement of aluminium double glazed windows with double glazed upvc windows and front and rear doors with composite doors
13 Station Road Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DX
Received 21 Jul 2020 - Decided0589/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for a propsed external door and landscaping
77 Kettil'stoun Mains Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6SH
Received 21 Jul 2020 - Decided0590/PNT/20
Prior notification for installation of a 20m high Phase 8 telecommunications monopole, cabinet and associated ancillary works
Land Adjacent To Herald Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6JG
Received 22 Jul 2020 - Decided0591/H/20
Extension to house
23 Bughtknowes Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4DP
Received 22 Jul 2020 - Decided0592/H/20
Installation of a dormer window, extension to house and formation of a roof terrace
66 Pumpherston Road Uphall Station West Lothian EH54 5PT
Received 22 Jul 2020 - Decided0593/H/20
Demolition of conservatory and front porch, conversion of kitchen to family room, conversion of bedroom to kitchen, installation of new windows, doors and Juliette style balcony, timber cladding to front elevation
Highrig Craigs Court Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NU
Received 22 Jul 2020 - Decided0594/P/20
Planning permission in principle for residential use with associated works
Land At Breich Terrace Breich West Lothian
Received 22 Jul 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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