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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 dates9,439Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,025 approved or refused records
834Refused applications
7,191 approved · 834 refused · 602 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0987/H/20
Erection of porch
138 Glenburn Gardens Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8NW
Received 26 Oct 2020 - Decided0988/H/20
Single storey extension
9 Inch Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EU
Received 26 Oct 2020 - Decided0989/FUL/20
Alterations and extension to existing house, conversion and extension to farm buildings to form 2 houses and erection of 3 houses with associated access, landscaping and Infrastructure works.
Stonehead Farm House Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9AH
Received 26 Oct 2020 - Decided0990/FUL/20
Erection of a 120sqm extension to office block and associated works
Wright & MacLennan Ltd Camps Industrial Estate East Calder West Lothian EH27 8DF
Received 26 Oct 2020 - Decided0991/FUL/20
Change of use from store (class 6) to pottery workshop, including classes, and retail studio (class 1) (renewal of temporary consent)
226A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ES
Received 26 Oct 2020 - Decided0992/H/20
Erection of double garage and alterations to driveway
31 Graham Court Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7BT
Received 27 Oct 2020 - Decided0993/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alterations to 2 existing Velux windows & installation of new gable attic window
19 Inch Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EU
Received 27 Oct 2020 - Decided0994/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
Balmuir House Balmuir Bridge Westfield West Lothian EH48 3BD
Received 28 Oct 2020 - Decided0995/FUL/20
Change of use from Class 4 (office) to Class 10 (non-residential institution) to extend family support centre
1 Ochil House Beveridge Square Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QF
Received 28 Oct 2020 - Decided0996/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion
1 Maplewood Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BB
Received 28 Oct 2020 - Decided0997/FUL/20
Renewal of planning permission for sitting of a snack van
Snack Van Nettlehill Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian
Received 29 Oct 2020 - Decided0998/H/20
Installation of drain pipe to serve en-suite bathroom
11 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 29 Oct 2020 - Decided0999/LBC/20
Listed building consent for the formation of an en suite bathroom with external drain pipe
11 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 29 Oct 2020 - Decided1000/FUL/20
Change of use from domestic garage to dog grooming salon
8 Beauly Drive Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5LG
Received 30 Oct 2020 - Decided1001/MSC/20
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0223/P/17 for erection of 184 houses, car parking, open space, access and associated infrastructure including realignment of the Barbuchlaw Burn (as amended)
Land To The South Of Craiginn Terrace Blackridge West Lothian
Received 30 Oct 2020 - Decided1002/TCA/20
Felling of 3 trees
34 West Main Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DW
Received 2 Nov 2020 - Awaiting decision1004/PAC/20
Proposal of application notice for a residential development with access, parking, landscaping, SUDS and associated works
Land North Of Hoghill Farm Oakbank Road East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0JR
Received 2 Nov 2020 - Decided1005/FUL/20
Change of use from flat to shop (class 1) and installation of shop front and ramped access
6 Main Street Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6RT
Received 2 Nov 2020 - Decided1006/TPO/20
Felling of 1 no. Lime tree and 1 no. Pine tree
Murieston Cottage Murieston Mews Murieston West Lothian EH54 9AH
Received 2 Nov 2020 - Decided1007/H/20
Extension to house
20 Finlay Avenue East Calder West Lothian EH53 0RP
Received 2 Nov 2020 - Decided1008/H/20
Extension to house
8 New Calder Mill Road Mid Calder West Lothian EH54 6FT
Received 2 Nov 2020 - Decided1009/TCA/20
Felling of 2 birch trees
8 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 2 Nov 2020 - Decided1010/A/20
Display of illuminated fascia sign and projecting sign
Almondvale Centre Unit 104 - 87 Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston EH54 6HR
Received 2 Nov 2020 - Decided1011/PO/20
Discharge of planning obligation relating to planning permission 1083/P/90 insofar as it affects croft 2 (title WLN3699)
Plot 2 Blackfaulds Farm Westfield West Lothian FK1 2JZ
Received 3 Nov 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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