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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 dates9,922Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,459 approved or refused records
864Refused applications
7,595 approved · 864 refused · 635 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jan 2016 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0255/FUL/22
Installation of a 49.9mw battery energy storage system (BESS) and associated infrastructure including underground cable connection to sub-station
Land South Of Drumshoreland Road Pumpherston
Received 25 Mar 2022 - Decided0256/H/22
Formation of a dormer
1 Mains Place East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8RB
Received 25 Mar 2022 - Decided0257/H/22
Conversion of attic space and the formation of a staircase.
110 West Main Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0QU
Received 25 Mar 2022 - Decided0258/H/22
Two storey extension to house
61 Bells Burn Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LD
Received 25 Mar 2022 - Decided0259/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for the continued use of an existing caravan as living accommodation
Land North Of Westfield House Westfield Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3DF
Received 25 Mar 2022 - Decided0260/H/22
Extension to house and garage conversion
31 Millfield Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AR
Received 25 Mar 2022 - Decided0261/H/22
First floor and ground floor extensions to house
4 Lyon Drive Murieston West Lothian EH54 9HF
Received 25 Mar 2022 - Decided0262/TCA/22
Felling of 1 no. Larch tree and crown reduction of 2 no. Holly trees
Calvabeg 26 Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 28 Mar 2022 - Decided0263/PAC/22
Proposal of Application Notice for a 5ha residential development with associated open space, landscaping, access and infrastructure
Land At Gregory Road North Livingston
Received 28 Mar 2022 - Decided0264/EIA/22
EIA screening opinion for a 5ha residential development with associated open space, landscaping, access and infrastructure
Land At Gregory Road North Livingston
Received 28 Mar 2022 - Decided0265/PAC/22
Proposal of Application Notice for a 2.5ha residential development and associated works
Land At Alderstone Business Park Macmillan Road Kirkton Campus Livingston EH54 7DF
Received 28 Mar 2022 - Decided0268/FUL/22
Formation of MUGA with associated fencing and lighting and siting of outdoor gym equipment
West Lothian College Almondvale Crescent Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 7EP
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decided0269/PAC/22
Proposal of application notice for a 2.52ha development consisting of the erection of building(s) for Class 4 (Business), 5 (General Industrial) and 6 (Storage and Distribution) use(s) and associated ancilliary works
Land At Haldane Square Brucefield Industrial Park Livingston
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decided0270/A/22
Display of 1 non-illuminated freestanding pylon sign (as varied from 1 illuminated pylon sign)
Land At Inchwood Park Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2FY
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decided0271/H/22
Two storey extension to house
5 Kettil'stoun Road Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QR
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decided0272/H/22
Two storey extension to house
66 Glenisla Court Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8NT
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decided0273/A/22
Display of 2 illuminated fascia signs
4 The Parkway Retail Square Almondvale Parkway Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6ZW
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decided0275/H/22
Erection of a garden room
1 Low Brae Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LU
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decided0276/LBC/22
Listed building consent for the erection of a garden room
1 Low Brae Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LU
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decided0277/H/22
Erection of a wooden shed (in retrospect)
61 Meadowpark Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2ST
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decided0278/H/22
External alterations and conversion of garage to habitable room
Brookfield 34 Ecclesmachan Road Uphall West Lothian EH52 6DA
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decided0279/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed extension to house
4 Church Avenue Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UX
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decided0280/FUL/22
Erection of a house and associated works (amendment to planning permission 0467/FUL/19)
Woodend House 10 Woodend Newton West Lothian EH52 6QB
Received 29 Mar 2022 - Decided0282/H/22
Extension to house
3 Inch Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EU
Received 30 Mar 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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