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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 dates9,623Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,188 approved or refused records
845Refused applications
7,343 approved · 845 refused · 616 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0757/H/21
Installation of 3 roof lights
134 St Magdalenes Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AQ
Received 9 Jul 2021 - Decided0758/H/21
Erection of a 1.4m high accoustic fence on existing retaining wall (in retrospect)
3 Latchburn View Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7GZ
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decided0759/H/21
Two storey extension to house
Ashgrove Faucheldean Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6PS
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decided0760/FUL/21
Renewal of consent ref: 0551/FUL/20 for change of use from flat to holiday let
10 The Beech Tree Bridgend Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6PU
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decided0761/LBC/21
Listed building consent for sun room extension to each property (one with ramp access)
2 & 3 The Steadings Binny Ecclesmachan West Lothian EH52 6NL
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decided0762/AGR/21
Prior notification for the erection of a 337sqm agricultural building
South Of Holding No.6 Pardovan Holdings Main Street Philpstoun West Lothian
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decided0763/H/21
Extension to house
48 Birniehill Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2RS
Received 12 Jul 2021 - Decided0764/FUL/21
Change of use from shop (class 1) to nail salon (class 2)
Unit 26 The Centre Almondvale Centre 87 Almondvale South Livingston EH54 6HR
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided0765/EIA/21
EIA screening opinion for the importation of clay and soils to raise ground levels and improve drainage
Land North Of Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8EQ
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided0766/FUL/21
Change of use from shop (class 1) to cafe/takeaway (class 3/sui generis) (in retrospect) and change of use from domestic garage to cafe seating area
6 Main Street Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AF
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided0767/H/21
Two storey rear extension to house including removal of existing extensions
Svenskbo 20 Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided0768/H/21
Erection of triple garage with workshop and ancillary accommodation
Baad Park Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided0769/P/21
Planning permission in principle for the erection of two semi-detached houses
Land To The Rear Of Belvedere Cottage Pumpherston Road Uphall Station West Lothian EH54 5PT
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided0770/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed partial garage conversion
48 Birrell Gardens Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9LF
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided0771/TPO/21
Woodland management: felling of 1 no. Poplar tree; selective pruning of 3 no. Larch and 2 no. Sycamore
4 Mill Lade Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QD
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided0772/TPO/21
Safety works: fell 1 no. Sycamore, and, limb reduction of 1 no. Sycamore
1 Mill Lade Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QD
Received 13 Jul 2021 - Decided0773/H/21
Alterations and conversion of garage to habitable room
54 Parklands Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RD
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided0774/H/21
Sun room extension to each property (one with ramp access)
2 & 3 The Steadings Binny Ecclesmachan West Lothian EH52 6NL
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided0775/P/21
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
Rosebank 84 East Main Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0PT
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided0776/H/21
Extension to house
54 Marchwood Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1DA
Received 14 Jul 2021 - Decided0777/TCA/21
Felling of 1 no. deciduous tree (in retrospect)
1 Inn Place Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7EH
Received 15 Jul 2021 - Decided0778/H/21
Two storey extension to house
108 Millgate Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6SN
Received 15 Jul 2021 - Decided0779/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alterations to house
12 Victoria Park Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9LW
Received 15 Jul 2021 - Decided0780/H/21
Erection of outbuilding (in retrospect)
41 Glen Road Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8DH
Received 16 Jul 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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