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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 dates9,581Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,154 approved or refused records
842Refused applications
7,312 approved · 842 refused · 612 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0521/LBC/21
Listed building consent for the extension to house and erection of a 64sqm workshop
Hunting Tower 19 Whitemoss Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AF
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided0522/FUL/21
Change of use from open space/bowling club land to private garden ground and erection of boundary fence
Land To North Of 2 Dalziel Court Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8BU
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided0523/FUL/21
Change of use from residential school (Class 8) to non-residential institution (Class 10) including modifications to former residential block to create 6 individual teaching units for children with complex additional support needs
Donaldson's Residential Accommodation Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HZ
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided0524/FUL/21
205sqm extension to dog training and storage building
Westlo Agility Academy Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8ER
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided0525/FUL/21
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of boundary fence (in retrospect)
Land To The South Of 17-27 Ross Court Loganlea Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8HE
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided0526/FUL/21
Demolition of outbuilding and erection of 2 studio flats
14 Market Street Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0AA
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided0528/P/21
Planning permission in principle for a 15.7ha residential development with associated works
Brotherton Farm Brucefield Livingston West Lothian EH55 8QW
Received 13 May 2021 - Decided0529/FUL/21
First floor extension to building
Lochiel Works 12 Young Street West Calder West Lothian EH55 8EQ
Received 14 May 2021 - Decided0530/H/21
Conversion of attic and extension to house
13 Station Road Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DX
Received 14 May 2021 - Decided0531/H/21
Erection of a shed (in retrospect)
131 Nigel Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6LX
Received 14 May 2021 - Decided0533/H/21
Two storey extension and alterations to house
1 Mains Place East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8RB
Received 14 May 2021 - Decided0534/H/21
Conversion of double garage to ancillary living accommodation, as amended
West Court Newton Farm Steadings Main Street Newton West Lothian EH52 6QH
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided0535/FUL/21
Change of use of consented residential flat to housing management office (class 4)
106 Almondvale Court Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6FZ
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided0536/MSC/21
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 33 houses with roads, parking,landscaping and associated works.
Block O4B Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided0537/H/21
First floor extension to house and conversion of garage into habitable room
101 Craigengar Avenue Uphall West Lothian EH52 5SR
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided0538/H/21
Installation of front and rear dormers
70 Mansefield East Calder West Lothian EH53 0JE
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided0539/LBC/21
Listed building consent for display of fascia sign and window graphics (as amended)
18 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided0540/A/21
Display of fascia sign and window graphics (as amended)
18 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided0541/FUL/21
Change of use of open space to form extension to yard area and erection of a 1.8m high security fence
1 Burnhouse Industrial Estate Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0LQ
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided0542/FUL/21
Change of use of barn to dog breeding establishment consisting of 10 kennels and associated storage
Crofthead House Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8EQ
Received 17 May 2021 - Decided0544/H/21
Extensions to house
48 Bridgend Park Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AY
Received 18 May 2021 - Decided0545/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from food and drink (class 3) to office (class 2)
14 - 16 Goschen Place Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5JT
Received 18 May 2021 - Decided0547/H/21
Extension to house
32 Templar Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PJ
Received 19 May 2021 - Decided0549/FUL/21
Erection of a 71sqm MOT test centre (as amended from 128sqm)
2 Simpson Parkway Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BH
Received 19 May 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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