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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 dates9,627Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,192 approved or refused records
845Refused applications
7,347 approved · 845 refused · 616 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0781/H/21
Extension to house
18 Deanburn Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EZ
Received 16 Jul 2021 - Decided0783/FUL/21
Formation of yard for caravan storage (class 6) (part in retrospect)
Balgornie Farm Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3BA
Received 16 Jul 2021 - Decided0785/H/21
Extension and alterations to house
31 Clarendon Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AW
Received 19 Jul 2021 - Decided0786/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed velux escape window
79 Seafield Rows Seafield West Lothian EH47 7AN
Received 19 Jul 2021 - Decided0788/FUL/21
Resurfacing of paths, erection of pergola and associated landscaping
Linlithgow Rose Garden Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 19 Jul 2021 - Decided0790/A/21
Display of free standing signboards
Plot 01 & O2A Winchburgh (Block O) - EH52 6WP
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Decided0791/H/21
Extension to house
29 Eagle Brae Ladywell West Lothian EH54 6EP
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Decided0792/FUL/21
Erection of house and garage with associated works
18 West Mains Crofts West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LD
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Decided0793/TCA/21
Prune overhanging branches of 3 maple trees up to a height of up to 8 metres
Rear Of Friarhill 14 Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 21 Jul 2021 - Decided0794/FUL/21
Application under Section 42 to remove condition 3 (use as ancillary accommodation) from planning permission 0356/FUL/09 for change of use from workshop to ancillary residential accommodation
Willowbank 1 Burnside Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PT
Received 22 Jul 2021 - Decided0795/FUL/21
Improvement of site infrastructure consisting of demolition of existing buildings, provision of new site surfacing and drainage, construction of buildings for treatment of mixed waste materials, offices & maintenance facilities, installation of additional weighbridge and weighbridge office, and increase in waste management capacity from 75,000 tonnes to 300,000 tonnes per annum
Scotwaste Recycling Pond Industrial Estate Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR
Received 22 Jul 2021 - Decided0796/FUL/21
Change of use from flat, consented under planning permission 0645/FUL/15, to housing association office (class 4)
Land At Jarvey Street Bathgate West Lothian
Received 23 Jul 2021 - Decided0797/LBC/21
Listed building consent for the repair of 7 sash and case windows including installation of double glazing
The Grange Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RH
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decided0798/FUL/21
Change of use of domestic garage to dog grooming business
39 Rowan Place Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0HQ
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decided0799/H/21
Extension to house
18 Priory Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BS
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decided0800/H/21
Extension to house and alterations to garage
6 Knightsridge Court Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6NT
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decided0801/FUL/21
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of fence and decking over watercourse (in retrospect)
13 Ballencrieff Mill Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LL
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decided0802/H/21
Erection of a 1.85m high boundary fence (in retrospect) and erection of a storage shed
5 Laverock Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AT
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decided0803/FUL/21
Change of use from public house (sui-generis) to financial, professional & other services (class 2) and creche / day nursery (class 10)
The Crown Inn 24 East Main Street Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7QU
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decided0804/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed installation of bifold doors and sunroom extension
13 Millcraig Mews Winchburgh EH52 6WG
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decided0805/FUL/21
Conversion and extension of outbuilding to form living accomodation
Westfield House West Calder EH55 8RB
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decided0806/FUL/21
Installation of air conditioning/refrigeration plant and formation of bin store
Unit 4 Almondvale South Retail Park Almondvale Road Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6XG
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decided0807/PO/21
Application for the modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0188/P/05, 0462/P/17 and 0974/P/18 to remove the off-site environmental works contribution (as amended)
Longford Farm Breich West Lothian EH55 8NS
Received 28 Jul 2021 - Decided0808/FUL/21
Change of use from retail (class 1) to restaurant (class 3)
Almondvale Centre 87 Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6HR
Received 28 Jul 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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