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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 dates9,375Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 7,970 approved or refused records
832Refused applications
7,138 approved · 832 refused · 593 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0737/H/20
Erection of a porch
38 Canal Court Threemiletown West Lothian EH49 6LZ
Received 27 Aug 2020 - Decided0738/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed lowering of kerb, formation of driveway and erection of fence
19 Polbeth Road Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8SR
Received 27 Aug 2020 - Decided0739/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage into habitable room
15 Brown Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XF
Received 27 Aug 2020 - Decided0740/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alterations to house and installation of decking
91 Sheriffs Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SR
Received 27 Aug 2020 - Decided0741/H/20
Extension and alterations to house
Hawthorn Cottage Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PB
Received 27 Aug 2020 - Decided0743/TCA/20
Felling of two birch trees and thinning of one birch tree
8 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 28 Aug 2020 - Decided0744/H/20
Erection of a porch
27 The Green Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4DA
Received 28 Aug 2020 - Decided0745/MSC/20
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the installation of electrical substation
Land At Block O Winchburgh
Received 28 Aug 2020 - Decided0746/H/20
Proposed alterations including Bi-fold doors and Velux windows
29 Tennent Park Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0RF
Received 28 Aug 2020 - Decided0747/TCA/20
Felling of 1 tree
11 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 28 Aug 2020 - Decided0748/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed carport
9 Northwood Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BD
Received 28 Aug 2020 - Decided0750/FUL/20
Formation of 150 space car park with 6 coach spaces (in retrospect)
Five Sisters Zoo Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8PT
Received 31 Aug 2020 - Decided0751/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
34 Gillespie Place Armadale West Lothian EH48 2JT
Received 31 Aug 2020 - Decided0752/H/20
Erection of a conservatory
20 Northfield Meadows Longridge West Lothian EH47 8SA
Received 1 Sept 2020 - Decided0753/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion to habitable room
10 West Kip Walk Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FA
Received 1 Sept 2020 - Decided0754/FUL/20
Substitution of house types on plots 56, 57, 58, 100, 103, 107, 115, 118, 131, 132, 133, 135, 142, 144 and 146 with associated works
Land 200 Metres Northeast Of Brotherton Farm Brucefield Livingston West Lothian
Received 1 Sept 2020 - Decided0755/TCA/20
Felling of 2 trees and selective branch removal of 1 tree
Waterdale 70 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BN
Received 2 Sept 2020 - Decided0756/TCA/20
Felling of 6 trees
Former Victoria Halls 88-94 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 2 Sept 2020 - Unknown0758/CMD/20
Prior approval for revised upgrade and extension to existing Polkemmet Mine Water Treatment Scheme comprising of 2 no. settlement lagoons, reconfiguration of existing lagoon pipework, 1 no. aeration cascade, 2 no. reed beds, new Cultrigg Burn vehicular crossing and associated development
Polkemmet Mine Water Treatment Scheme Dixon Terrace Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0LH
Received 2 Sept 2020 - Decided0759/H/20
Two storey extension to house and installation of decking
15 Balbardie Road Bathgate EH48 1AP
Received 2 Sept 2020 - Decided0760/FUL/20
Engineering operations including construction of retaining wall to create new yard space and erection of external cold storage units
Macrae Edinburgh Starlaw Park Livingston West Lothian EH54 8SF
Received 2 Sept 2020 - Decided0761/FUL/20
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a boundary fence
53 Meadowbank Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6EL
Received 3 Sept 2020 - Decided0764/EIA/20
EIA screening opinion for revised upgrade and extension to existing Polkemmet Mine Water Treatment Scheme comprising of 2 no. settlement lagoons, reconfiguration of existing lagoon pipework, 1 no. aeration cascade, 2 no. reed beds, new burn crossing and associated development
Polkemmet Mine Water Treatment Scheme Dixon Terrace Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0LH
Received 2 Sept 2020 - Decided0765/P/20
Planning permission in principle for residential for a 4.2ha residential development comprising of 9 housing plots, access, landscaping and associated works
Land To South West Of Craigrigg Cottages Bridgehouse Westfield West Lothian
Received 4 Sept 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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