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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 dates9,647Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,210 approved or refused records
846Refused applications
7,364 approved · 846 refused · 617 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0860/FUL/21
Installation of 5 lamp posts
Linlithgow Burgh Halls The Cross Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AH
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Decided0861/LBC/21
Listed building consent for the installation of 5 No. historic lamp posts to garden area
Linlithgow Burgh Halls The Cross Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AH
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Decided0862/FUL/21
Erection of 2 timber outbuildings to provide accommodation for childrens nursery
The Pyramids Business Park Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EH
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Decided0863/H/21
Conversion of garage and extension to side boundary wall
26 Wright Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2UU
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Decided0864/TCA/21
Felling of 1 conifer tree
20 Craigs Court Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NU
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Decided0865/FUL/21
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of a boundary fence and playhouse (in retrospect)
Land To West Of 14 Curling Pond Lane Longridge West Lothian EH47 8FD
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decided0866/H/21
Installation of dormer windows
Rosebank Faucheldean Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6PS
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decided0867/H/21
Installation of 4 roof windows
8 Champfleurie Stables Bridgend West Lothian EH49 6NB
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decided0868/LBC/21
Listed builing consent for the installation of 4 roof windows
8 Champfleurie Stables Bridgend West Lothian EH49 6NB
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decided0869/P/21
Planning permission in principle for the demolition of existing storage/workshop building and erection of a house
Totley Wells Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decided0870/FUL/21
Installation of new shop front and relocate entrance door to provide disabled access
64 South Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1TL
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decided0871/FUL/21
Replacement of existing telecommunications monopole with a 20m high mast and installation of equipment cabinet
Road Verge North East Of Knightsbridge Road Livingston EH54 8RA
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decided0872/FUL/21
Replacement of existing telecommunications monopole with a 20m high mast and installation of equipment cabinet
Road Verge West Side Of Kirkton Road North Livingston EH54 6GU
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decided0873/FUL/21
Single storey corridor extension on east elevation and installation of 3 windows on west elevation
Regal Community Theatre 24-34 North Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PS
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decided0874/LBC/21
Listed building consent for single storey corridor extension on east elevation, installation of 3 windows on west elevation and internal alterations
Regal Community Theatre 24-34 North Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PS
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decided0875/FUL/21
Use of yard for storage of asbestos within skips, maximum of 4,000 tonnes per year with no treatment, shredding or crushing to be conducted
51 Burnhouse Industrial Estate Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0LQ
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decided0876/FUL/21
Change of use of shop and upper flat with extensions and alterations to building to form 8 flats
64-66 Charles Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1JG
Received 20 Aug 2021 - Decided0877/P/21
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
Land To The North East Of Whit A View Bridgecastle Road Armadale EH48 3NX
Received 23 Aug 2021 - Decided0878/P/21
Planning permission in principle for the erection of storage building
2 Bain Square Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7DQ
Received 23 Aug 2021 - Decided0879/H/21
Erection of a 9sqm outbuilding
Old Rowan Cottage Strathloanhead Westfield West Lothian FK1 2JZ
Received 23 Aug 2021 - Decided0880/FUL/21
Erection of horse livery stables (in retrospect)
Tanahken Westfield West Lothian FK1 2JZ
Received 24 Aug 2021 - Decided0882/FUL/21
Change of use and alteration of club/public house to form 6 flats on the first floor
The Club 14 Greendykes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AG
Received 24 Aug 2021 - Decided0883/FUL/21
Formation of 4 house plots
Land To The North Of Loganlea Road Loganlea EH55 8HX
Received 24 Aug 2021 - Decided0884/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of integral garage to ancillary room
32 Westgate Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0SP
Received 25 Aug 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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