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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 dates9,631Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,196 approved or refused records
845Refused applications
7,351 approved · 845 refused · 616 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
- Decided0809/A/21
Display of interpretation board for Bennie Museum
George Street Bathgate West Lothian
Received 29 Jul 2021 - Decided0810/A/21
Display of high level illuminated signs, loading bay sign, solar film to windows and vinyls to doors
Unit 4 Almondvale South Retail Park Almondvale Road Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6XG
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Decided0811/H/21
Two storey side extension to house
14 Taylor Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0LZ
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Decided0812/FUL/21
Amendment to plots approved under 0418/MSC/17 to reduce density from 41 plots to 40 plots, comprising of substitution of house types on 29 plots, substitution and re-orientation of house types at plots 141, 156 and 157, remix of plots 151-153, 65 & 154,163 - 166, together with associated minor plot boundary adjustments.
Land North Of Drumshoreland Road Uphall Station West Lothian
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Decided0813/P/21
Planning permission in principle for a 15.76ha residential development with associated infrastructure, landscaping and engineering works
Land At Upper Bathville Armadale West Lothian
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Decided0814/FUL/21
Application under Section 42 to remove condition 1 (temporary period) of planning permission 0743/FUL/17 for the formation of a recycling facility to allow for permanent permission.
Drumshoreland Bing Recycling Facility Pumpherston West Lothian
Received 30 Jul 2021 - Decided0816/H/21
Erection of outbuilding (in retrospect)
17 Glendevon Farm Place Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WS
Received 2 Aug 2021 - Decided0817/PAC/21
Proposal of application notice for change of use from agricultural land to open storage of modular buildings for rent
West Mains Farm Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HW
Received 3 Aug 2021 - Decided0818/H/21
Installation of velux cabrio windows to front and rear roof, removal of mullions to front elevation and installation of solar panels
13 Avon Place Strawberry Bank Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BL
Received 3 Aug 2021 - Decided0819/H/21
Removal of window and installation of door to rear
41 Preston Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HU
Received 3 Aug 2021 - Decided0820/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
14 West Kip Walk Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FA
Received 3 Aug 2021 - Decided0821/H/21
Erection of retaining walls and fence (in retrospect)
58 Glenmavis Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4DQ
Received 3 Aug 2021 - Decided0822/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alteration of window to door opening
19 Quarrywood Court Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6AZ
Received 3 Aug 2021 - Decided0824/CLU/21
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey extension
14 Kingsfield Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SJ
Received 3 Aug 2021 - Decided0825/A/21
Display of vinyl wrap signs on reverse vending machine
4 Gardners Lane Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1TP
Received 3 Aug 2021 - Decided0826/LBC/21
Listed building consent for the conversion and extension of outbuilding to form living accomodation
Westfield House West Lothian EH55 8RB
Received 3 Aug 2021 - Decided0827/H/21
Erection of ancillary building
22 Main Street Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6LD
Received 3 Aug 2021 - Decided0828/H/21
Extension to house
44 Avalon Gardens Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QE
Received 4 Aug 2021 - Decided0829/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed extension to house
178 Mallace Avenue Armadale West Lothian EH48 2GE
Received 4 Aug 2021 - Decided0830/H/21
Dormer window to front and rear of house
17 Watt Avenue Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 2LB
Received 4 Aug 2021 - Decided0831/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed conservatory
3 Sutherland Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8HT
Received 4 Aug 2021 - Decided0832/A/21
Display of 1 town welcome sign
Land At Blackburn Road (45m South Of Inchmuir Road) Blackburn West Lothian
Received 5 Aug 2021 - Decided0833/A/21
Display of 1 town welcome sign
Land At Edinburgh Road (65m West Of Boghall Roundabout) Bathgate West Lothian
Received 5 Aug 2021 - Decided0834/A/21
Display of 1 town welcome sign
Land At Glasgow Road (100m West Of Rendezvous Place) Bathgate West Lothian
Received 5 Aug 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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