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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates9,472Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,056 approved or refused records
838Refused applications
7,218 approved · 838 refused · 603 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided1126/H/20
Formation of decking
Bourne End 17 Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8EQ
Received 27 Nov 2020 - Decided1127/H/20
Extension to house
61 Avalon Gardens Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7PL
Received 27 Nov 2020 - Decided1128/LBC/20
Listed building consent for a replacement conservatory roof
Bankton House Hotel Wester Bankton Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AQ
Received 27 Nov 2020 - Decided1129/H/20
Garage conversion and alterations to house
1 West Kip Walk Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FA
Received 27 Nov 2020 - Decided1130/FUL/20
Erection of garage with upper floor hobby accommodation
Land At Gowanbank Westfield West Lothian FK1 2JY
Received 27 Nov 2020 - Decided1132/FUL/20
Erection of 424 houses and 18 flats, new local centre, landscaped river corridor, active travel routes, distributor road, new bridge, secondary access roads, car parking, open space, play facilities, landscaping, and other associated infrastructure
Phase B Site H-WF1 Westfield West Lothian
Received 30 Nov 2020 - Decided1133/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for propsed extension to house
1 Wright Place Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XB
Received 30 Nov 2020 - Decided1134/TPO/20
Selective branch removal of two sycamore trees
Houston Mill Uphall West Lothian EH52 6JS
Received 30 Nov 2020 - Decided1135/H/20
Extension and alterations to house
11 Player Green Knightsridge West Lothian EH54 8RZ
Received 30 Nov 2020 - Decided1136/H/20
First floor extension to house with alterations to windows
Mallards Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6PX
Received 1 Dec 2020 - Decided1137/FUL/20
Erection of a 120sqm lorry storage building
16 Inchmuir Road Blackburn West Lothian EH48 2EP
Received 1 Dec 2020 - Decided1138/FUL/20
Erection of a 120sqm agricultural/equestrian building
Glebe House 6 The Square Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LY
Received 1 Dec 2020 - Decided1139/H/20
Extension to house and formation of decking
115 Harburn Avenue Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8NL
Received 1 Dec 2020 - Decided1140/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed partial conversion of garage and associated internal alterations
29 Kettil'stoun Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6PR
Received 1 Dec 2020 - Decided1142/H/20
Extension to house
Cherry Nook 20 Station Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BJ
Received 2 Dec 2020 - Decided1143/H/20
Extension to house
55 Pilgrims Hill Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LW
Received 2 Dec 2020 - Decided1144/FUL/20
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.2m high boundary wall
5 North Gate Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4ND
Received 2 Dec 2020 - Decided1145/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
12 Chapelton Place Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8SL
Received 2 Dec 2020 - Decided1146/FUL/20
Erection of a 165sqm agricultural storage shed
Pardovan Lodge Philpstoun West Lothian EH49 7RU
Received 2 Dec 2020 - Decided1147/EIA/20
EIA screening opinion for an 8ha residential development including access, parking, landscaping SUDS and infrastructure
Hoghill Farm Oakbank Road East Calder West Lothian EH53 0JR
Received 3 Dec 2020 - Decided1148/EIA/20
EIA screening opinion for a 78.4ha mixed use development
Land At Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 3 Dec 2020 - Decided1149/H/20
Extension to house
1 Clark Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AP
Received 3 Dec 2020 - Decided1152/FUL/20
Erection of a temporary marketing/sales cabin
Site At Canal Road Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided1153/FUL/20
Change of use from open space to private garden ground
116 Clement Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6JZ
Received 7 Dec 2020
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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