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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 dates9,543Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,117 approved or refused records
842Refused applications
7,275 approved · 842 refused · 612 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0187/FUL/21
Erection of a house and garage
8 Kirk Lane Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7HY
Received 25 Feb 2021 - Decided0188/FUL/21
Siting of a 11sqm snack kiosk
Bankton Mains Pavilion Bankton Walk Murieston Livingston West Lothian
Received 25 Feb 2021 - Unknown0189/CON/21
Demolition of outbuilding and partial demolition of boundary wall
38 Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AR
Received 25 Feb 2021 - Decided0190/CLU/21
Certificate fo lawfulness for conversion of garage into haitable room
7 Millcraig Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WF
Received 25 Feb 2021 - Decided0191/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for conversion of garage into habitable space
29 Lamond Crescent Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6FF
Received 25 Feb 2021 - Decided0192/HZ/21
Hazardous substances consent application for the storage of 10,045 tonnes of ethanol , 1.8 tonnes of LPG and 32 tonnes of kerosene
5 Drovers Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5ND
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Decided0193/FUL/21
Erection of 21 maturation warehouses totalling 41,175sqm, ancillary buildings, drainage, roads, landscaping, bridge across NCR75 and gates to control vehicular access across NCR75
Land To South Of Glen Turner Distillery Starlaw Road Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7BW
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Decided0195/FUL/21
Conversion and extensions to part of steading to form a house
West Harwood Farm West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LF
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Decided0196/H/21
Extension to house
20 Glenburn Gardens Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8NL
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Decided0197/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a detached garage
88 Aller Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RG
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Decided0198/H/21
Extension to house
51 Glenmore Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8NP
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Decided0199/MSC/21
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0553/FUL/14 for the erection of 185 houses (as varied from 191 houses) with associated works
Phase 5A Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Decided0200/MSC/21
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 101 residential units (69 houses and 32 flats) with associated infrastructure, landscaping and ancillary works
Blocks O1 & O2 Land North East Of Millcraig Place Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Decided0201/FUL/21
Erection of 4 houses and extension to house
Acredale West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LJ
Received 26 Feb 2021 - Decided0202/EIA/21
EIA screening opinion for up to 425,000 square feet of buildings for Class 5 and Class 6 use, landscaping and associated ancilliary development
Land To The West Of 1 Neilson Square Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RQ
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided0203/EIA/21
EIA scoping request for a mixed use development including residential development, commercial land, community / education facilities, local services, open space, road instrastructure, engineering works and associated landscape proposals
Land To The South Of The B7066 Heartlands Whitburn
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided0205/H/21
Erection of a 120sqm outbuilding
Glebe House 6 The Square Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LY
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided0206/P/21
Planning permission in principle for a 108ha mixed use development including residential development (dwellings and flatted), local centre (including Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 uses), community facilities (including a primary school), ancillary development, public open space, and associated works and infrastructure
Drumshoreland Garden Community Land North Of Old Clapperton Hall Cottages East Calder West Lothian
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Unknown0207/CON/21
Conservation area consent for demolition of an outbuilding
16 Lion Well Wynd Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EL
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided0208/LBC/21
Listed building consent for replacement sash window; repointing north gable of house; replacing garden gates and painting of gate
16 Lion Well Wynd Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EL
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided0209/H/21
Erection of shed and alterations to garden
16 Lion Well Wynd Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EL
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided0210/P/21
Planning permission in principle for a 58ha mixed use development including residential development (dwellings and flatted), local centre (including Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 uses), community facilities, public open space, and associated works and infrastructure (EIA development)
Drumshoreland Garden Community Land North Of Old Clapperton Hall East Calder West Lothian
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided0211/H/21
Alterations to porch and erection of a covered entrance
54 Bells Burn Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LB
Received 1 Mar 2021 - Decided0212/A/21
Display of illuminated facia sign and projecting sign
81B East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EE
Received 1 Mar 2021
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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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