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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 dates9,678Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,238 approved or refused records
849Refused applications
7,389 approved · 849 refused · 617 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0933/TPO/21
Various works to 7 trees including 2 no. Beeches, 3 no. Horse Chestnuts, 1 Sycamore & 1 Spruce
3 Murieston Mews Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HS
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decided0994/FUL/21
Installation of an ATM
2 Glass Crescent Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6SL
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decided0995/A/21
Display of non - illuminated ATM surround signs
2 Glass Crescent Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6SL
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decided0996/H/21
Extension to house
10 Murieston Vale Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EP
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decided0997/TCA/21
Selective branch removal and crown cleaning of 1 Oak tree
15 Priors Grange Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4QN
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided0998/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for an erection of a proposed sun lounge
49 Thirlfield Wynd Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7ER
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided0999/FUL/21
Change of use from holiday let to residential (class 9)
17 Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JA
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided1000/TCA/21
Height reduction of 1 beech tree
32E Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AR
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided1001/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension to house
17 Broomyknowe Drive Deans West Lothian EH54 8BY
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decided1002/TCA/21
Felling of 1 Goat Willow and 3 overgrown Cypress hedging trees
4 Greenpark Cottages Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AA
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided1003/PAC/21
Proposal of application notice for a 17.7ha residential development including access, landscaping and associated works
Land North Of B792 Mossend West Calder
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided1004/TPO/21
Felling of 1 Scots Pine tree
46 Newpark Road Brucefield Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AE
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided1005/H/21
First floor extension to house
9 Overton Crescent East Calder West Lothian EH53 0RS
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided1006/FUL/21
Erection of a house (variation to 1242/FUL/19)
Plot 37 84 Breichwater Place Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9LU
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decided1007/H/21
Erection of a porch and installation of patio doors (in retrospect)
Weighbridge House 2 Avonmill Road Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QX
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided1008/FUL/21
Formation of a storage compound, erection of a shed and circus tent and siting of 7 caravans with associated hardstanding and access for winter storage, accommodation and practice
Site Of Former Oil Village Oakbank Road East Calder EH53 0BX
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided1009/A/21
Erection of 1 non illuminated free standing signboard
Road Verge West Of Pentland View South Side Of B9080 Winchburgh
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decided1010/FUL/21
Erection of 2 office and warehouse units with associated works
Land To East Of 1 Easter Inch Industrial Estate Easter Inch Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2FH
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decided1011/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion and extension to house to form linked residential accommodation and proposed installation of a dormer window
105E Sheephousehill Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9EN
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decided1012/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
35 Threipmuir Walk Murieston Livingston EH54 9FG
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decided1013/FUL/21
Change of use from shop (class 1) to hot food takeway and erection of a flue
13 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AB
Received 30 Sept 2021 - Decided1014/H/21
Erection of a porch and extension to house
3 Napier Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1DF
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decided1015/H/21
Extension to flat
54 Barbauchlaw Avenue Armadale West Lothian EH48 2PX
Received 1 Oct 2021 - Decided1016/H/21
Alterations to house including replacement windows, doors and roof light
106 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LQ
Received 1 Oct 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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