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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 dates9,948Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,481 approved or refused records
864Refused applications
7,617 approved · 864 refused · 638 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0366/H/22
Extension to house
The Elms 84 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EX
Received 25 Apr 2022 - Decided0367/FUL/22
Formation of outdoor seating area with retractable screens and overhead awning
20 Regent Centre Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HU
Received 25 Apr 2022 - Decided0368/FUL/22
Erection of a holiday lodge
Shepherd's Keep Colzium Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 25 Apr 2022 - Decided0369/FUL/22
Erection of 3 Industrial units (406 sqm)(as amended from 4) for Class 5 (General Industrial) and Class 6 (Storage and Distribution) with associated access and car parking areas
3 Baird Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BX
Received 25 Apr 2022 - Decided0370/FUL/22
Erection of shelter building and enclosure for clouded leopards (in retrospect)
Five Sisters Zoo Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8PT
Received 25 Apr 2022 - Awaiting decision0371/PAC/22
Proposal of application notice for the erection of a 2 stream primary school with associated car parking and external space
Site To East Of Existing East Calder Primary School 9 Langton Road East Calder EH53 0BN
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided0373/P/22
Planning permission in principle for residential development of 54 units with associated works
Land To West Of Napier Avenue Bathgate
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided0374/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage to swimming pool
Taggs Hartwood West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LE
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided0375/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed attic conversion, dormer window and extension to house
9 Dyke Road Greenrigg West Lothian ML7 5QT
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided0376/H/22
Erection of a conservatory
3 Bankton Park West Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9BP
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided0377/FUL/22
Erection of a 3.6m high slurry storage tank
Kipps Farm Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6PN
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided0378/H/22
Two storey and single storey extensions to house
26 Rowan Walk Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0HL
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided0379/FUL/22
Change of use and alterations to public house to form two houses
Ferns 24 Fernbank Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6DT
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided0380/H/22
Installation of rooflights
Douglas Cottage 4B Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Unknown0381/LBC/22
Listed building consent for attic conversion and installation of rooflights
Douglas Cottage 4B Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided0382/H/22
Extension to house
66 Aitken Orr Drive Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EZ
Received 26 Apr 2022 - Decided0383/H/22
Installation of a driveway (DSE works)
67 Moorelands Loganlea Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8HX
Received 27 Apr 2022 - Decided0384/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion and alterations to house
14 Starlaw Gardens Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1NL
Received 27 Apr 2022 - Decided0385/H/22
Two storey and single storey extensions to house (as varied with omission of balcony)
109 South Middleton Uphall West Lothian EH52 5GA
Received 27 Apr 2022 - Decided0386/H/22
Two storey extension to house (as amended omitting single storey porch extension)
14 Dovecot Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LH
Received 27 Apr 2022 - Decided0387/H/22
Extension to house (re-application of previous consent 0843/H/21)
88 Priory Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BS
Received 27 Apr 2022 - Decided0388/H/22
Conversion of garage to home office, alterations and replacement window to dormer and erection of garden shed
6 Rockville Grove Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BZ
Received 27 Apr 2022 - Decided0389/H/22
Erection of a greenhouse
The Barn Gowanbank Westfield West Lothian FK1 2JY
Received 27 Apr 2022 - Decided0391/FUL/22
Replacement of flat roofs (those not subject of planning permission 0643/FUL/21) with new insulated roofs including heightened parapets and replacement of cladding panels at windows
Whitburn Youth And Community Centre Manse Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8EZ
Received 28 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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