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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 dates9,865Searchable applications
241Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,405 approved or refused records
863Refused applications
7,542 approved · 863 refused · 631 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided0050/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
22 Murieston Wood Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EE
Received 27 Jan 2022 - Decided0051/H/22
Erection of a dormer window and formation of a driveway
16 Drumshoreland Avenue Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0PG
Received 27 Jan 2022 - Decided0052/FUL/22
Remix of house types and amendment to layout at plots 83-93, 112-119, 123, 124, and 133-136 of planning application 0826/FUL/18
Site At Deans South Deans Livingston West Lothian
Received 27 Jan 2022 - Decided0053/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion
1 Station View Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WL
Received 28 Jan 2022 - Decided0055/EIA/22
EIA scoping opinion for air pollution control residues (APCR) plant
Levenseat Waste Management Site Breich West Lothian ML11 8TS
Received 31 Jan 2022 - Decided0056/FUL/22
Erection of a house, garage with ancillary accommodation and outbuilding
Plot 14 Longford Crofts Addiewell West Lothian
Received 31 Jan 2022 - Decided0057/FUL/22
Erection of a house and garage with ancillary accommodation
Plot 13 Longford Crofts Addiewell West Lothian
Received 31 Jan 2022 - Decided0058/FUL/22
Erection of 152sqm industrial unit building
11 Caputhall Road Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AS
Received 1 Feb 2022 - Decided0059/H/22
Extension of house
2 Glenside Gardens Armadale West Lothian EH48 3RA
Received 1 Feb 2022 - Decided0060/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed installation of 20 new windows
39 Inchmuir Road Blackburn West Lothian EH48 2EP
Received 1 Feb 2022 - Decided0061/H/22
Installation of a dormer
23 Lighton Terrace Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8DG
Received 1 Feb 2022 - Decided0062/EIA/22
EIA screening opinion for a residential and commercial development
Land To West Of Brucefield Park West Brucefield Industrial Park Livingston West Lothian
Received 2 Feb 2022 - Decided0063/H/22
Replace windows with uPVC double glazing, replace doors with composite doors, installation of canopy, formation of new door opening, formation of new window opening and repaint of exterior render (part retrospective).
27 The Loan Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NF
Received 2 Feb 2022 - Decided0064/H/22
Extension to house and erection of a garage
35 Laing Gardens Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6XU
Received 2 Feb 2022 - Decided0065/FUL/22
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground, formation of parking and erection of a 1.8m high fence
North Lodge East Calder West Lothian EH52 5PE
Received 2 Feb 2022 - Decided0066/H/22
Two storey extension to house
12 Nettlehill Drive Uphall Station West Lothian EH54 5PS
Received 3 Feb 2022 - Decided0067/H/22
Extension to house and conversion of a garage
58 Race Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AU
Received 3 Feb 2022 - Decided0068/FUL/22
Two storey extension to existing Bed & Breakfast (class 7)
3B Parkhead Holdings Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RF
Received 3 Feb 2022 - Decided0069/H/22
Two storey extension to house
10 Gloag Place West Calder West Lothian EH55 8DW
Received 3 Feb 2022 - Decided0070/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed partial change of use from car sales to hair salon
4 Letham Holdings Pumpherston Road Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0HP
Received 3 Feb 2022 - Decided0071/H/22
Installation of flue to sun room
1 West Kip Walk Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FA
Received 3 Feb 2022 - Decided0072/H/22
Erection of 2 metre high fence
Glebe House 6 The Square Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LY
Received 3 Feb 2022 - Decided0073/A/22
Display of a non-illimunated free standing 'V' sign board and 2No. 6m high flag poles
Land East Of Millcraig Road Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 3 Feb 2022 - Unknown0074/MSC/22
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0875/P/19 for erection of 156 houses and 12 flats with associated works
Former Abattoir Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian
Received 4 Feb 2022
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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