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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 dates9,974Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,506 approved or refused records
869Refused applications
7,637 approved · 869 refused · 639 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
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Branch removal from 1 Oak tree
1 Saltcoats Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JD
Received 19 May 2022 - Decided0454/H/22
Erection of a porch
101 Dalling Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SB
Received 19 May 2022 - Decided0455/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alterations to form new doors & new window
1 Teviot Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JW
Received 19 May 2022 - Decided0456/FUL/22
Formation of hardstanding for trailer storage with associated landscaping
Land South Of Nethermuir Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LF
Received 19 May 2022 - Decided0457/H/22
Erection of a porch
The Old Yardhouse 18B Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HE
Received 19 May 2022 - Decided0460/H/22
Extension to house
2 Burnside Terrace Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8ST
Received 20 May 2022 - Decided0461/H/22
Extension to house
Balmuir Farm Bridgecastle Bathgate EH48 3BD
Received 20 May 2022 - Decided0462/H/22
Extension to house
8 Russell Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2GN
Received 20 May 2022 - Decided0463/H/22
Garage conversion,extension to house, construction of garden building and garage
Brewery House 70 Main Street Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0AN
Received 20 May 2022 - Decided0464/LBC/22
Listed building consent for a proposed garage conversion, extension to house, construction of garden building and new garage
Brewery House 70 Main Street Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0AN
Received 20 May 2022 - Decided0465/H/22
Erection of a carport (previously approved as erection of a double garage 0793/H/20)
7 Hardhill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2BN
Received 23 May 2022 - Decided0468/FUL/22
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high fence (in retrospect)
27 Craigengar Avenue Uphall West Lothian EH52 5SQ
Received 23 May 2022 - Decided0470/FUL/22
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of decking across watercourse (in retrospect)
15 Ballencrieff Mill Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LL
Received 23 May 2022 - Decided0471/H/22
Erection of a porch
3 Langton View East Calder West Lothian EH53 0LE
Received 23 May 2022 - Decided0472/FUL/22
Demolition of car wash, erection of a shop unit (class 1) with parking, installation of additional jet wash bay and relocation of bin store
Mosshall Service Station 55 West Main Street Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7LX
Received 23 May 2022 - Decided0473/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed partial change of use from car sales (sui generis) to a hair salon (73sqm) (Use Class 1)
4 Letham Holdings Pumpherston Road Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0HP
Received 23 May 2022 - Decided0476/H/22
Erection of a conservatory
67 Waverley Crescent Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 8JP
Received 24 May 2022 - Decided0477/FUL/22
Alterations to car park to form 7no electric vehicle charging bays and installation of associated equipment, including canopy, substation and CCTV
Almondvale Road Almondvale Livingston West Lothian
Received 24 May 2022 - Decided0478/FUL/22
Change of use from a tanning salon (class 2) to hot food takaway and erection of a flue
11D East Main Street Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7QT
Received 24 May 2022 - Decided0479/H/22
Alterations and extension to house
27 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BN
Received 25 May 2022 - Decided0480/H/22
Extensions to front and rear of house
41 Kaimes Place Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AX
Received 23 May 2022 - Decided0482/H/22
Extension to house and formation of a raised decking
29 Bedlormie Drive Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3RT
Received 26 May 2022 - Decided0483/H/22
Extension to house
22 Heaney Avenue Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0LJ
Received 26 May 2022 - Decided0484/H/22
Two storey extension to house
3 Calder House Road Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0JZ
Received 26 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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