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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 dates9,475Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,059 approved or refused records
838Refused applications
7,221 approved · 838 refused · 603 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided1154/FUL/20
Erection of eleven industrial units (use classes 4, 5 and 6) totalling 2060sqm, including car parking, access and associated works.
Site At Eliburn Industrial Park Appleton Parkway Eliburn Livingston EH54 6GQ
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided1156/FUL/20
Erection of two industrial units (use classes 4, 5 and 6) totalling 580sqm including car parking, access and associated works
Site At Eliburn Industrial Park 1Appleton Parkway Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6GQ
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided1157/FUL/20
Erection of 6m high spillage screen
Broxburn Bottlers East Mains Industrial Estate Drovers Road Broxburn EH52 5NN
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided1158/H/20
Extension to house
17 Inch Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EU
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided1159/H/20
Two storey side extension and single storey rear sun lounge extension to house
154 Langton View East Calder West Lothian EH53 0RD
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided1160/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
56 Cardross Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6AB
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided1161/FUL/20
Erection of 18 houses with access road, landscaping including acoustic bund and associated works (as amended)
Land To The West Of Limefield Mains Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8QL
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided1162/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alterations to house to replace rear window and doorset with new glazed doorset
2 Riccarton Drive Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EW
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided1163/H/20
Extension to house
57 Bankton Green Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EB
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided1164/H/20
Erection of a porch
23 Kepscaith Crescent Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8JF
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided1165/H/20
Extension to house
32 Dalling Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SD
Received 7 Dec 2020 - Decided1166/MSC/20
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 44 flats (as amended from 48) and 37 houses with associated roads, footpaths, parking, landscaping and associated works
Block BB Site At Beatlie Road Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 8 Dec 2020 - Decided1167/H/20
Extension to house
Woodend House 10 Woodend Newton West Lothian EH52 6QB
Received 8 Dec 2020 - Decided1168/A/20
Display of a non-illuminated monolith signage
Site At Stonebyres Road Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 8 Dec 2020 - Decided1169/H/20
Extension to house
8 Telford View Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RS
Received 8 Dec 2020 - Decided1170/FUL/20
Siting of 5 glamping pods with access track and parking
East Mains Of Ballencrieff Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LD
Received 9 Dec 2020 - Decided1171/LBC/20
Listed building consent for renovation of existing coach house to create domestic annex
Westerpark Falkirk Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BA
Received 9 Dec 2020 - Decided1172/A/20
Display of 17 illuminated and non-illuminated signs including totem, fascias and building mounted signs
Site North Of Heartlands Terrace Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 9 Dec 2020 - Decided1173/FUL/20
Formation of field access off Lower Bathville (B708)
Land To West Of Kenbog Lower Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 2JR
Received 9 Dec 2020 - Decided1174/A/20
Display of 11 illuminated and non-illuminated building mounted signs and free standing signs
Site North Of Heartlands Terrace Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 9 Dec 2020 - Decided1175/A/20
Display of 25 illuminated and non-illuminated building mounted signs and free-standing signs
Site North Of Heartlands Terrace Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 9 Dec 2020 - Decided1176/FUL/20
Installation of replacement shutters
28 East Main Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5HY
Received 10 Dec 2020 - Decided1177/TCA/20
Felling of 5 conifer trees
Mandalay 40 Alexander Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DB
Received 10 Dec 2020 - Decided1178/H/20
Extension to house and erection of a shed
9 Kaimes Grove Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AY
Received 10 Dec 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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