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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 dates9,932Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,467 approved or refused records
864Refused applications
7,603 approved · 864 refused · 636 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0283/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion
14 Balfour Drive Calderwood West Lothian EH53 0TS
Received 30 Mar 2022 - Decided0284/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
14 Millcraig Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WF
Received 30 Mar 2022 - Decided0285/H/22
Raising of roof to form attic accommodation
24 Reid Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2TY
Received 30 Mar 2022 - Decided0286/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed side extension to house
74 Springfield Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JW
Received 30 Mar 2022 - Decided0287/H/22
Alterations to house including new single ply membrane roof to existing extension
53 Burghmuir Court Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LL
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided0288/H/22
Extension to house
53 Meadowhead Crescent Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8PA
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided0289/LBC/22
Listed building consent for the display of a non-illuminated fascia sign
34 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided0290/H/22
Installation of tiled roof on existing conservatory
12 Woodlands Grove Armadale West Lothian EH48 2UH
Received 31 Mar 2022 - Decided0291/H/22
Extension to house and attic conversion
39 Erskine Place Uphall Station Road Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0LU
Received 1 Apr 2022 - Decided0292/H/22
Erection of double garage
38 Maukeshill Court Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AX
Received 1 Apr 2022 - Decided0293/H/22
Extension to house
54 Glenisla Court Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8NT
Received 1 Apr 2022 - Decided0294/FUL/22
Change of use from nursery (class 10) to residential (class 9) and extensions to building
6 Letham Holdings Pumpherston Road Mid Calder West Lothian EH54 5NX
Received 1 Apr 2022 - Decided0295/FUL/22
Change of use from nursery (class 10) to a house (class 9)
53 Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1HE
Received 1 Apr 2022 - Decided0296/FUL/22
Erection of air pollution control residues (APCR) plant, buildings, storage tanks and associated plant and infrastructure (EIA development)
Levenseat Waste Management By Forth Lanark ML11 8TS
Received 1 Apr 2022 - Decided0297/P/22
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 6 houses
16 Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian EH53 0JN
Received 1 Apr 2022 - Decided0298/H/22
Erection of 1.5m high metal gates
6A Back Station Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AD
Received 1 Apr 2022 - Decided0299/FUL/22
Erection of extensions to form new nursery and gym/dining store, formation of entrance with canopy, extension to parking area, erection of bin store and security fencing
Eastertoun Primary School 13 Manse Avenue Armadale West Lothian EH48 3HS
Received 1 Apr 2022 - Decided0300/H/22
First floor extension to house
58 Acredales Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HY
Received 1 Apr 2022 - Decided0301/FUL/22
Erection of extension and alterations to provide a new main entrance, 64 place nursery and extended gym hall, car park, grass pitch, MUGA and associated fencing and landscaping
St Paul's Primary School Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0ES
Received 4 Apr 2022 - Decided0302/FUL/22
Installation of a 222sqm polytunnel
Narrowboat Farm Philpstoun West Lothian EH49 6QY
Received 4 Apr 2022 - Decided0303/A/22
Display of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign and 2 window vinyl signs (in retrospect)
51 North Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PL
Received 5 Apr 2022 - Decided0304/FUL/22
Change of use from class 1 (retail) to class 2 (financial, professional and other services)
51 North Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PL
Received 5 Apr 2022 - Decided0305/FUL/22
Erection of extension to residential care home for children and young people to provide self-contained staff flat with office
Fairmount 83 Sheephousehill Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9EN
Received 5 Apr 2022 - Decided0306/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed detached garage
Glenshee 86 East Main Street Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0PT
Received 5 Apr 2022
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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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