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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 dates9,967Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,499 approved or refused records
869Refused applications
7,630 approved · 869 refused · 639 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0423/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion
29 Millcraig Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WF
Received 9 May 2022 - Decided0424/CLU/22
ertificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion
24 East Kip Walk Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FY
Received 9 May 2022 - Decided0425/H/22
Erection of a garage
33 Braekirk Gardens Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BP
Received 9 May 2022 - Decided0429/PAC/22
Proposal of application notice for a 3.7ha residential development including affordable homes, parking, green space and suds
Land North Of Roosevelt Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BL
Received 10 May 2022 - Unknown0430/SUO/22
Stopping up Order (With reference to Planning Permission in Principle 0436/P/18)
J4M8 Storage And Distribution Park Pottishaw Road Bathgate West Lothian
Received 10 May 2022 - Decided0431/TCA/22
Management for riverbank protection: coppicing & replacment willows
2 Powie's Path Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0GA
Received 10 May 2022 - Decided0432/LBC/22
Listed building consent for the renovation and replacement of six wooden sash and case windows with equivalent double glazed windows and repairing of window sills
3 Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AU
Received 10 May 2022 - Decided0433/H/22
Renovation and replacement of six wooden sash and case windows with equivalent double glazed windows and repairing of window sills.
3 Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AU
Received 10 May 2022 - Decided0434/H/22
Installation of a dormer window
18 Letham Park Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0NA
Received 10 May 2022 - Decided0435/H/22
Extension to rear dormer
29 Napier Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1DF
Received 10 May 2022 - Decided0436/A/22
Display of 1 illuminated box sign (as varied from 3 illuminated box signs)
1 Almondvale South Retail Park Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RQ
Received 11 May 2022 - Decided0437/MSC/22
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0252/P/20 for the erection of 132 dwellings with associated infrastructure, SUDSs and landscaping
Site North Of Houstoun Road And East Of School House Road Eliburn Livingston
Received 13 May 2022 - Decided0475/TPO/22
Woodland management: Felling of 9 Ash trees and 1 Oak tree
Land To The North Of Carrick Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9ET
Received 16 May 2022 - Decided0441/H/22
Raising the level of the side driveway and installation of bi-fold doors
Sunnydale 18 Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 16 May 2022 - Decided0442/FUL/22
Development of a solar farm of up 18MW and battery energy storage system (BESS) with associated access and infrastructure
Selms Muir Kirknewton EH27 8DW
Received 16 May 2022 - Decided0444/FUL/22
Change of use of first floor restaurant to form 10 letting bedrooms with alterations to building
3 Manse Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0DH
Received 17 May 2022 - Decided0445/FUL/22
Installation of replacement windows
Regent Centre Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HU
Received 17 May 2022 - Decided0446/FUL/22
Installation of public art sculpture celebrating musical heritage of Whitburn
Whitburn Partnership Centre 5 East Main Street Whitburn EH47 0RF
Received 17 May 2022 - Decided0447/FUL/22
Alterations to industrial unit including installation of a door and mezzanine floor
4 - 5 Hunting Park Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5QS
Received 18 May 2022 - Decided0448/FUL/22
Partial demolition of existing building, subdivision, recladding and alterations to retained element and extension to car park (renewal of planning application 0539/FUL/19)
Arco East Scotland Avonmill Industrial Estate Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QY
Received 18 May 2022 - Decided0449/EIA/22
EIA screening opinion for a 51Ha solar farm with ancilliary battery storage
Land At Duddingston Newton EH30 9SN
Received 19 May 2022 - Decided0450/EIA/22
EIA screening opinion for a 48Ha solar farm with associated structures, equipment and access
Trinlaymire Farm Threemiletown Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6NF
Received 19 May 2022 - Decided0451/FUL/22
Change of use from a library (class 10) to a gym (class 11)
Carmondean Library Carmondean Centre Road Carmondean Livingston West Lothian EH54 8PT
Received 19 May 2022 - Decided0452/FUL/22
Conversion of storage buildings to form a house, ancillary residential accomodation and extension to existing house
Strathbrock Mains Roman Camp Cottages Roman Camp West Lothian EH52 5PQ
Received 19 May 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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