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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 dates9,559Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,133 approved or refused records
842Refused applications
7,291 approved · 842 refused · 612 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0239/TCA/21
Felling of one sycamore tree
Lindisfarne 16 New Well Wynd Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EW
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided0240/FUL/21
Erection of a 284sqm restaurant/bar and cafe/hot food takeaway with balcony and terrace, external timber stair and extension to car park
Site At Bankton Centre Murieston Livingston West Lothian
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided0241/H/21
Extension to house
13 Grange View Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HY
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided0243/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed sun lounge
7 Chestnut Avenue Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8NA
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided0244/H/21
Extension to house
Cuthill Cottage Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8PH
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided0245/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of cupboard into bathroom
42 Roosevelt Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AD
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided0246/H/21
Erection of garden store
Junar Tigh 1 Mill Road Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7LR
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided0247/H/21
Two storey extension to house
Ashgrove Faucheldean Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6PS
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided0248/H/21
Extension to house
26 Belsyde Court Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RL
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided0249/FUL/21
Extension to nightclub to relocate ladies and accessible toilets
14-16 King Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AX
Received 8 Mar 2021 - Decided0250/EIA/21
EIA screening opinion for buildings to enclose all non-hazardous waste processing and to expand operational waste management capacity from 75,000 tonnes to 300,000 tonnes per annumn
Pond Industrial Estate Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR
Received 9 Mar 2021 - Decided0251/PAC/21
Proposal of application notice for mixed use development comprising 61 residential units, commercial and retail uses and land for future class 10 community facility
Land At Simpson Avenue / Leyland Road Wester Inch Bathgate
Received 9 Mar 2021 - Decided0252/H/21
Extension to house
14 Tern Brae Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UQ
Received 9 Mar 2021 - Decided0253/FUL/21
External alterations and change of use from public house to form two houses
Masonic Arms 7 Station Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5QF
Received 9 Mar 2021 - Decided0254/FUL/21
Siting of a storage container
Site At Tippet Knowes Park Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 9 Mar 2021 - Decided0255/H/21
Erection of a conservatory
48 The Glebe West Calder West Lothian EH55 8BN
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Decided0256/MSC/21
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0555/FUL/14 for 2 retail/commercial buildings for use classes 1, 2, 3, 4 & Sui Generis hot food takeaway with access, landscaping and associated infrastructure (variation to 0206/MSC/20)
Land North Of Rigghouse View Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Decided0257/H/21
Extension to house
20 Player Green Carmondean Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RZ
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Decided0258/H/21
Erection of shed and replacement lean-to wood store
Burghmills House 10 Burgh Mills Lane Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7TA
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Decided0259/LBC/21
Listed building consent for replacement lean-to wood store
Burghmills House 10 Burgh Mills Lane Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7TA
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Decided0260/FUL/21
Erection of summer house and machine store
Land To South East Of 4 Hermand House West Calder West Lothian EH55 8QZ
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Decided0262/H/21
Erection of dormer window
29 Mill Road Armadale West Lothian EH48 3NB
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Decided0263/PNT/21
Prior notification for the installation of a 20.0 m high telecommunication monopole with antennae/dishes, ancilliary equipment cabinets and associated works
1 The Parkway Retail Square Almondvale Parkway West Lothian EH54 6ZW
Received 10 Mar 2021 - Decided0264/H/21
Extension to house
Lilliesleaf 5 Badger Wood Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6NZ
Received 11 Mar 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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