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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 dates9,589Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,162 approved or refused records
843Refused applications
7,319 approved · 843 refused · 612 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0574/FUL/21
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
20 Beechwood Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6SF
Received 27 May 2021 - Decided0575/MSC/21
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the construction of town centre core road and associated link roads, earthworks and platforming, including cycle /foot paths, drainage, landscaping and associated works
Land To The North Of Stonebyres Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 27 May 2021 - Unknown0576/LBC/21
Listed building consent for cleaning, repairs to stonework and repointing of front elevation
100 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 27 May 2021 - Decided0577/FUL/21
Cleaning, repairs to stonework and repointing of front elevation
100 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 27 May 2021 - Decided0578/H/21
Two storey extension to house
Avoncrook Westfield West Lothian
Received 27 May 2021 - Decided0579/FUL/21
Change of use from former bank (class 2) to flat
39 Main Street Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9HY
Received 27 May 2021 - Decided0580/LBC/21
Listed building consent for removal of roughcasting and the installation of 7 replacement windows
1 Low Brae Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LU
Received 27 May 2021 - Decided0581/H/21
Removal of roughcasting and installation of replacement windows
1 Low Brae Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LU
Received 27 May 2021 - Decided0582/P/21
Planning permission in principle for a 78.4ha mixed-use development including residential, commercial land, community / education facilities, local services, open space, road infrastructure, engineering works and associated landscape proposals (EIA)
Land South Of B7066 And West Of A706 Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian
Received 28 May 2021 - Decided0583/FUL/21
Siting of 7 shipping containers for private storage
39 Glasgow Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AQ
Received 28 May 2021 - Decided0584/FUL/21
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of decking across watercourse (in retrospect)
15 Ballencrieff Mill Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LL
Received 28 May 2021 - Decided0585/FUL/21
Erection of a 66sqm extension to shop
93 Main Street Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8EL
Received 28 May 2021 - Decided0586/PAC/21
Pre-application screening notice for a proposed battery storage unit
Land At Drumshoreland Road Pumpherston West Lothian
Received 31 May 2021 - Decided0587/PAC/21
Proposal of application notice for a 2.8ha residential development and associated works
Land South Of Main Street Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian
Received 31 May 2021 - Decided0588/H/21
Demolition of unauthorised shed and erection of replacement shed
107 Seafield Rows Seafield West Lothian EH47 7AW
Received 31 May 2021 - Decided0590/FUL/21
Erection of 6 houses with associated works (as amended)
Land South Of 39 Marjoribanks Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AH
Received 31 May 2021 - Decided0591/FUL/21
Erection of 5 houses with associated works
Land At 78 Mid Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1QD
Received 31 May 2021 - Decided0592/FUL/21
Amendment to planning permission 0622/FUL/18 for the installation of two dormer windows
Former Scout Hall 6 East Main Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DA
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decided0594/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed extension to house
72 Murieston Valley Murieston West Lothian EH54 9HB
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decided0595/H/21
First floor extension to house
5 Thornton Place Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9DE
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decided0596/H/21
Extension to house
19 Roosevelt Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AD
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decided0597/H/21
Two storey extension to house with car port and erection of a detached garage
6A Milrig Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DE
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decided0598/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed extension to house, conversion of garage and internal works
74 Glenwood Drive Armadale West Lothian EH48 3TU
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decided0599/H/21
Installation of replacement timber windows and rooflights and formation of 2 door openings
104 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 2 Jun 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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