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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 dates9,405Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 7,997 approved or refused records
832Refused applications
7,165 approved · 832 refused · 596 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0833/TCA/20
Reduction in ash and sycamore trees to hedge height (approx 3.5m)
Darnconner 10 Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AA
Received 17 Sept 2020 - Decided0834/H/20
Extension to house and alterations to porch roof
28 Deerhill Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6LY
Received 17 Sept 2020 - Decided0835/FUL/20
Alteration of existing weir to create fish and eel pass, including inspection and maintenance point and bank scour protection
Mid Calder Weir River Almond East Of Powies Path Mid Calder
Received 17 Sept 2020 - Decided0836/H/20
Replacement windows and patio door installation
Waterside 18 Pumpherston Road Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AY
Received 17 Sept 2020 - Decided0837/FUL/20
Alterations and subdivision to 6 and 7 Nairn Road to form 16 industrial units (class 5).
6 Nairn Road Deans Industrial Estate Livingston EH54 8AY
Received 18 Sept 2020 - Decided0838/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
26 Friars Way Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AY
Received 18 Sept 2020 - Decided0839/FUL/20
Sub-divison and alteration to industrial building to provide 11 units for Use Classes 4 (business), 5 (general industrial) and 6 (storage or distribution)
3 Baird Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BX
Received 18 Sept 2020 - Decided0840/MSC/20
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for revised masterplan, land utilisation plan & schedule, movement strategy plan, bus stop locations plan, park distances plan and phasing plan (relocate primary school safeguard site to Area NSa and alterations to boundaries of Areas ALb, ALd, OSe, OSf, OSg, WBc and WBd)
Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 18 Sept 2020 - Decided0841/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed partial garage conversion
5 Renwick Court Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GR
Received 21 Sept 2020 - Decided0842/H/20
Demolition of conservatory and erection of extension
11 Pardovan Crescent Philpstoun Linlithgow EH49 6RG
Received 21 Sept 2020 - Decided0843/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion to habitable room
13 Spottiswoode Gardens Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0JU
Received 21 Sept 2020 - Decided0844/TCA/20
Crown reduction, crown thinning and selective branch removal of 1 tree
41 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ED
Received 22 Sept 2020 - Decided0845/A/20
Display of an illuminated totem sign
Home Bargains Land At East Main Street Broxburn
Received 22 Sept 2020 - Decided0846/H/20
Extension to house
64 Ballantyne Place Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TH
Received 22 Sept 2020 - Decided0847/H/20
Infilling of carport to form garage and erection of canopy
27 Dovecot Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LH
Received 22 Sept 2020 - Decided0849/FUL/20
Demolition of garage and erection of extension
3 - 5 Goschen Place Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5JE
Received 22 Sept 2020 - Decided0850/A/20
Display of an internally illuminated box sign
22 Shairps Business Park Houstoun Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 5FD
Received 22 Sept 2020 - Decided0851/FUL/20
Erection of an external fire escape stair
Mitsubishi AC1 Nettlehill Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5EQ
Received 22 Sept 2020 - Decided0853/CLU/20
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed extension to house
7 Anderson Crescent Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GY
Received 23 Sept 2020 - Decided0854/FUL/20
Erection of a house
Land To North Of Westfield House Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DF
Received 23 Sept 2020 - Decided0855/LBC/20
Listed building consent for installation of 2 replacement windows
169A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EN
Received 23 Sept 2020 - Decided0856/H/20
Installation of 2 replacement windows
169A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EN
Received 23 Sept 2020 - Decided0857/H/20
Extension to house
11 Kettil'stoun Road Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QR
Received 23 Sept 2020 - Decided0858/FUL/20
Change of use from domestic garage to dog grooming service (class 2)
18 New Calder Mill Road Mid Calder West Lothian EH54 6FT
Received 23 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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