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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 dates9,383Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 7,977 approved or refused records
832Refused applications
7,145 approved · 832 refused · 594 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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
- Decided0766/H/20
Extension to house
14 Houstoun Gardens Uphall West Lothian EH52 5PX
Received 4 Sept 2020 - Decided0767/FUL/20
Erection of a house with double garage and associated works
Land West Of Threemiletown Farmhouse Canal Court Threemiletown
Received 4 Sept 2020 - Decided0768/FUL/20
Erection of 4 houses with associated access road and parking
Land South Of 3 Burnvale Broxburn EH52 5PA
Received 4 Sept 2020 - Decided0769/MSC/20
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the formation of motorway junction slip roads, roundabout infrastructure and associated works (EIA Development)
M9 Motorway Duntarvie Winchburgh
Received 4 Sept 2020 - Decided0775/FUL/20
Renewal of planning permission for the siting of a snack van
Livingston South Station Murieston Livingston West Lothian
Received 7 Sept 2020 - Decided0780/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed removal of conservatory and extension to house
79 Hope Park Gardens Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QT
Received 7 Sept 2020 - Decided0781/H/20
Extension to house
13 Watt Avenue Armadale West Lothian EH48 2LB
Received 7 Sept 2020 - Decided0782/FUL/20
Change of use from shop (class 1) to restaurant (class 3) and hot food takeaway and installation of flue
32 George Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PD
Received 7 Sept 2020 - Decided0783/TPO/20
Crown cleaning and selective branch removal to 1 ash tree
3 Burgess Hill Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BX
Received 7 Sept 2020 - Decided0786/H/20
Alterations and extension to house
Craigbank Craigbinning Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6NB
Received 7 Sept 2020 - Decided0787/FUL/20
Painting of shop front
13 The Cross Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AH
Received 8 Sept 2020 - Decided0788/LBC/20
Listed building consent for painting of shop front and display of a non-illuminated fascia sign
13 The Cross Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AH
Received 8 Sept 2020 - Decided0790/A/20
Display of an illuminated fascia sign
5 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RQ
Received 8 Sept 2020 - Decided0791/H/20
Extension to house
23 Saltcoats Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JD
Received 8 Sept 2020 - Decided0792/FUL/20
Erection of a 225sqm industrial building (in retrospect)
12 Blackburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EY
Received 8 Sept 2020 - Decided0793/H/20
Erection of a double garage
7 Hardhill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2BN
Received 8 Sept 2020 - Decided0794/A/20
Display of a non-illuminated fascia sign
13 The Cross Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AH
Received 9 Sept 2020 - Decided0795/FUL/20
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground (in retrospect)
22 Buchanan Crescent Eliburn West Lothian EH54 7EE
Received 9 Sept 2020 - Decided0796/TPO/20
Felling of 9 trees
Land To South Of 21 Rothes Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian
Received 9 Sept 2020 - Decided0797/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
58 Almond View Seafield West Lothian EH47 7BB
Received 9 Sept 2020 - Decided0799/H/20
Removal of conservatory, internal alterations and extension to house
47 Grange View Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HY
Received 10 Sept 2020 - Decided0800/TCA/20
Felling of one tree
3 Mains Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DW
Received 10 Sept 2020 - Decided0801/FUL/20
Erection of 60 houses with associated works, including access, landscaping and SUDS provision.
Land South Of Deanburn Road Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 10 Sept 2020 - Decided0802/H/20
Extension to house
24 Fountainhead Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4DG
Received 11 Sept 2020
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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