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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 dates10,166Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,680 approved or refused records
884Refused applications
7,796 approved · 884 refused · 653 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Oct 2015 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0052/FUL/23
Formation of green waste composting area, additional horticulture production areas and erection of office / equipment storage building, vehicle / equipment storage building and yard and fencing
Land To North West Of Auchenhard Farm Stoneyburn West Lothian EH55 8PJ
Received 24 Jan 2023 - Decided0053/MSC/23
Approval of matters specified in condition 1b (Design various) in respect of Planning Permission 1019/P/19 for Villas 18, 19 and 20 to form 23 flats
Bangour Village Hospital Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6LL
Received 24 Jan 2023 - Decided0055/FUL/23
Demolition of outbuildings and erection of a house
Glencroft Woodend Armadale West Lothian EH48 3AP
Received 24 Jan 2023 - Decided0060/H/23
Extension to house
1 Farm Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6SD
Received 25 Jan 2023 - Decided0061/H/23
Installation of two dormers windows with internal changes and the installation of a flue
27 Deanburn Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EZ
Received 26 Jan 2023 - Decided0062/H/23
Extension to house
4 Inchcross Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2RZ
Received 27 Jan 2023 - Decided0063/EIA/23
EIA screening request for a proposed residential development
4 Simpson Parkway Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7FN
Received 30 Jan 2023 - Decided0064/TPO/23
Crown thinning of 1 no. mature Lime and 1 no. mature Ash & felling of 1 no. small Ash tree & 1 no. Alder tree
Dechmont House Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 30 Jan 2023 - Decided0065/H/23
Formation of parking area and access
46 Glasgow Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AG
Received 30 Jan 2023 - Decided0066/FUL/23
Change of use from hair salon (class 1) to a house (class 9)
3 Park View Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9JS
Received 30 Jan 2023 - Decided0114/FUL/23
Change of use from a flat to short term let for a maximum occupancy of 2 adults at any one time
6 Thurston Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RU
Received 30 Jan 2023 - Decided0068/TCA/23
Felling of 7 no. Lime and 1 no. Alder trees
11 Ashley Hall Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DN
Received 30 Jan 2023 - Unknown0069/SUO/23
Stopping up order associated with planning permission 0198/FUL/15 and 0609/FUL/15
Raw Holdings East Calder
Received 30 Jan 2023 - Decided0071/FUL/23
Change of use from a shop to dog groomers
5 Main Street Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AW
Received 31 Jan 2023 - Decided0072/H/23
Extensions to house and formation of raised decking
10 Glenfield Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BG
Received 31 Jan 2023 - Decided0073/H/23
Extension to outbuilding (in retrospect)
Three Lairds 17 Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AU
Received 31 Jan 2023 - Decided0075/H/23
Extension to house and erection of a replacement garage
Elderside Long Dalmahoy Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8EF
Received 31 Jan 2023 - Decided0076/H/23
Demolition of conservatory and extension of house
87 Avalon Gardens Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7PL
Received 31 Jan 2023 - Decided0078/H/23
Erection of a porch
101 Bishops Park Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0SR
Received 1 Feb 2023 - Decided0079/FUL/23
Erection of a education building
Five Sisters Zoo Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8PT
Received 1 Feb 2023 - Decided0080/FUL/23
Construction of steps with handrail
Sainsbury's Main Street Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 1 Feb 2023 - Decided0081/FUL/23
External alterations to industrial unit to form additional window and door openings, alterations to yard and installation of LPG tanks and enclosure
Starlaw Old Deans Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1JU
Received 1 Feb 2023 - Decided0082/H/23
Erect a single story extension with internal alterations and the formation of a driveway
Burnhouse Farm Cottage Burnhouse Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6NB
Received 2 Feb 2023 - Decided0087/FUL/23
Erection of 3 houses
Plots 7, 8 & 9 Race Road Bathgate
Received 2 Feb 2023
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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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