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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 dates9,659Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,222 approved or refused records
846Refused applications
7,376 approved · 846 refused · 617 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided0912/H/21
Extension to house and alterations to existing outbuilding
16 Calder Road Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AA
Received 2 Sept 2021 - Decided0913/FUL/21
Change of use from business (class 4), general industrial (class 5) and storage & distribution (class 6) to gymnasium (class 11) and associated infrastructure and parking
6 Elphinstone Square Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RG
Received 3 Sept 2021 - Decided0915/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
17 Meadowpark Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SJ
Received 6 Sept 2021 - Decided0916/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alteration to form single dwellinghouse from 2 semi-detached houses
5-7 Langton Road East Calder West Lothian EH53 0BL
Received 6 Sept 2021 - Decided0917/H/21
Formation of door opening to ground floor flat
19 Quarrywood Court Kirkton Livingston West Lothian EH54 6AZ
Received 6 Sept 2021 - Decided0918/H/21
Extension to house
20 Tennent Park Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0RF
Received 6 Sept 2021 - Decided0919/LBC/21
Listed building consent for replacement windows
5 Bridge Castle House Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DN
Received 6 Sept 2021 - Decided0920/FUL/21
Continued siting of caravan and use for short term holiday lets
Northfield Stables 145M West Of Northfield Farm Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9AA
Received 6 Sept 2021 - Decided0921/PNT/21
Prior notification of the erection of an 18m high 5G telecommunications monopole, antennae, wrap around cabinet and 3 equipment cabinets
Eliburn Road Follyburn Place/Forknowe Place Eliburn Livingston EH54 6BF
Received 7 Sept 2021 - Decided0922/FUL/21
Erection of an information/ticket hut (in retrospect)
Bonnington House Wilkieston West Lothian EH27 8BB
Received 7 Sept 2021 - Decided0923/TCA/21
Felling of 1 Sycamore tree
4 Priors Grange Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4QN
Received 7 Sept 2021 - Decided0924/H/21
Extension to house
30 Calderburn Road Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8UB
Received 7 Sept 2021 - Decided0925/FUL/21
Extension of yard into existing bund to west of training centre and relocation of excavated material to bund on east of training centre (as amended)
Sibbald Park Shona's Way Armadale West Lothian EH48 3BN
Received 7 Sept 2021 - Decided0927/FUL/21
Erection of extension to industrial building
12 Inchmuir Road Blackburn West Lothian EH48 2EP
Received 7 Sept 2021 - Decided0928/H/21
Replacement of conservatory roof
6 Fernlea Uphall West Lothian EH52 6DF
Received 7 Sept 2021 - Decided0929/FUL/21
Change of use from office (class 4) to pizza production (class 5)
Unit 8 Eucal Business Centre Craigshill West Road Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DT
Received 8 Sept 2021 - Decided0930/H/21
Erection of a dormer
27 Harthill Road Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3AL
Received 8 Sept 2021 - Decided0931/FUL/21
Partial change of use from shop (class 1) to house (class 9)
111 Uphall Station Road Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0NU
Received 8 Sept 2021 - Decided0932/EIA/21
EIA screening opinion for erection of an 11,148sqm class 4, 5 and 6 development including access, car parking, landscaping and associated works
The Pyramids Business Park Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EH
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decided0933/FUL/21
Installation of 2 self-service car jet wash bays
Carmondean Filling Station 7B Carmondean Centre Road Carmondean Livingston West Lothian EH54 8PT
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decided0934/H/21
Erection of a triple garage with attic accommodation above
Roseberry Cottage West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PP
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decided0935/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey extension to house
61 Mallace Avenue Armadale West Lothian EH48 2QD
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decided0936/H/21
Extension to house
44 Russell Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2GQ
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decided0937/FUL/21
Change of use from office to form two flats and installation of UPVC windows
88-90 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EG
Received 9 Sept 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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