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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 dates9,597Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,168 approved or refused records
843Refused applications
7,325 approved · 843 refused · 613 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0625/H/21
Extension to house and installation of raised decking
16 Woodrush Glade Adambrae Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JY
Received 9 Jun 2021 - Decided0626/H/21
Exension to house, conversion of workshop and erection of decking
3 Netherton Place Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8JG
Received 9 Jun 2021 - Decided0627/H/21
Erection of a door canopy (in retrospect)
62 Hillhouse Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4BG
Received 9 Jun 2021 - Decided0628/MSC/21
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the formation of a landscape bund using excess soils from construction of M9 motorway junction (consent ref: 0769/MSC/20)
Land West Of B8020 Southwest Of M9 At Winchburgh
Received 9 Jun 2021 - Decided0629/FUL/21
Installation of new refrigeration plant and external lighting
Co-op 5 Bankton Centre Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9DA
Received 9 Jun 2021 - Decided0630/H/21
Extension to house and construction of self contained annexe
Green Acres 1 Easter Longridge Crofts Longridge West Lothian EH47 8AA
Received 9 Jun 2021 - Decided0631/FUL/21
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a fence (in retrospect)
8 Lyefield Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TL
Received 9 Jun 2021 - Decided0632/H/21
One and a half storey extension to house
25 Ladeside Drive Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7JS
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decided0633/LBC/21
Listed building consent for installation of bathroom extractor fan vents and waste pipe
3 Hermand House West Calder West Lothian EH55 8QZ
Received 10 Jun 2021 - Decided0634/PAC/21
Proposal of application notice for a 22.53 Ha development comprising a neighbourhood park with play areas, allotments and paths and residential expansion of Blocks H and I of permission in principle 1012/P/05
Land South West Of Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decided0635/CLU/21
Certifcate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
24 Kettil'stoun Mains Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6SN
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decided0636/FUL/21
Demolition of car wash, erection of shop unit (class 1) with parking, installation of additional jet wash bay and relocation of bin store
Mosshall Service Station 55 West Main Street Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7LX
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decided0637/A/21
Display of 2 non illuminated wall mounted signs
Oracle Corporation Uk Ltd Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LR
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decided0638/H/21
Installation of replacement windows
28 St Magdalenes Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AQ
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decided0639/FUL/21
Change of use from public open space to private ground and erection of a boundary fence (in retrospect)
22 Ross Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8LA
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decided0640/FUL/21
Erection of chemical dosing kiosk
Fauldhouse Waste Water Treatment Works Greenburn Road Fauldhouse
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decided0641/A/21
Display of 2 non-illuminated wall mounted signs
The Alba Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7EG
Received 11 Jun 2021 - Decided0642/A/21
Display of non-illuminated fascia sign and projecting sign
44 Main Street Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AH
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided0643/FUL/21
Removal of the existing roof sections and construction of new insulated roofs including rebuilding and raising of the parapet
Whitburn Youth And Community Centre Manse Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8EZ
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided0644/H/21
Extension to house
15 Crofthead Road Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8DT
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided0645/FUL/21
Change of use from storage (class 6) to industrial (class 5), alterations and erection of a180sqm extension
18 Firth Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DJ
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided0646/FUL/21
Siting of an 80sqm portable modular building for use as a laboratory (class 4) (in retrospect)
Unit 2 Easter Inch Industrial Estate 10 Easter Inch Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2FG
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided0647/A/21
Display of a fascia sign, wall sign, banner frames and post signage and internally illuminated totem
Co-op Bankton Centre Murieston Livingston West Lothian
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decided0648/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
77 Primrose Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RW
Received 14 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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