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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 dates9,665Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,227 approved or refused records
848Refused applications
7,379 approved · 848 refused · 617 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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
- Decided0938/H/21
Installation of french doors and side lights
7 Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AX
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decided0939/A/21
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign (as varied from 3 signs) and 1 non-illuminated sign on existing totem
24C Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1HH
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decided0940/FUL/21
Erection of a house and detached garage
Plot 12 Longford Farm Breich West Lothian EH55 8NS
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decided0941/H/21
Extension and alterations to house
47 Lovells Glen Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7TD
Received 10 Sept 2021 - Decided0942/H/21
Installation of a dormer window
6 Boghall Drive Boghall Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1SB
Received 10 Sept 2021 - Decided0943/A/21
Display of a non-illuminated fascia sign
Edelweiss 21 Market Place Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0EU
Received 10 Sept 2021 - Decided0944/TCA/21
Felling of 2 Ash trees
46 Alexander Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DB
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decided0977/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
16 Hare Moss View Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0BF
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decided0947/A/21
Display of 7 non-illuminated fascia signs
27 Shairps Business Park Houstoun Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 5FD
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decided0948/FUL/21
Change of use of former bank (class 2) to charity social hub
14 George Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PW
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decided0949/H/21
Erection of an 18 sqm outbuilding
23 Main Street Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AF
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decided0950/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
109 Caldercruix Crescent Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 7FS
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decided0951/H/21
Erection of a garage
12 Tippet Knowes Park Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UJ
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decided0952/H/21
Extension to garage and installation of flue
53 Meadowpark Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SP
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decided0953/FUL/21
Erection of a house
Land Off Mill Road Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decided0976/H/21
Erection of a 1.8m fence
21 Chapman's Brae Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LH
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decided0955/TCA/21
Felling of 1 Sycamore tree
Hamilton Park House Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AX
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Decided0956/H/21
Replacement of exisitng slate roof with spanish slate
Belmont 21 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BN
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Decided0957/H/21
First floor extension to house
91 Baron's Hill Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JQ
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Decided0959/H/21
Extension to house
1A Union Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DY
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Decided0960/H/21
Erection of a flue
38A Bank Street Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0AR
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Decided0961/H/21
Extension to house
230 Clement Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6LR
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided0962/A/21
Display of a non-illuminated monolith sign
Land East Of Block N Duntarvie Castle Road Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decided0963/H/21
Installation of two velux windows
8 West Burnside Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RG
Received 17 Sept 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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