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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 dates9,991Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,522 approved or refused records
870Refused applications
7,652 approved · 870 refused · 640 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0511/FUL/22
Erection of 2 stable blocks and formation of yard (in retrospect)
South Couston Stud Armadale West Lothian EH48 4LG
Received 1 Jun 2022 - Decided0512/H/22
Extension to house
14 Meadow Road Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8DH
Received 1 Jun 2022 - Decided0515/H/22
Formation of driveway and parking (in retrospect)
25 Dundas Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4AS
Received 2 Jun 2022 - Decided0517/H/22
Extension to house (Amendment to Planning Permission 0339/H/20)
20 Langton Crescent East Calder West Lothian EH53 0AF
Received 2 Jun 2022 - Decided0518/H/22
Installation of 58m long, 1m high timber ranch style fence
2 Powie's Path Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0GA
Received 2 Jun 2022 - Decided0519/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion and internal alterations to house
23 Baillie Avenue Greenrigg West Lothian ML7 5SY
Received 2 Jun 2022 - Decided0520/FUL/22
Change of use from general industry (class 5) to gymnastics club (class 11)
14F Blackburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EY
Received 2 Jun 2022 - Decided0521/H/22
Extension to house
35 Harrysmuir Road Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0NT
Received 2 Jun 2022 - Decided0522/H/22
Erection of detached garden room
267 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EP
Received 2 Jun 2022 - Decided0525/H/22
Erection of fencing and gates to front and side garden. Erection of garage to rear garden
12 Watt Avenue Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 2LB
Received 6 Jun 2022 - Decided0524/H/22
Extension to house
5 Grange Knowe Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HX
Received 6 Jun 2022 - Decided0526/H/22
Extension and alterations to house
1 Pardovan Holdings Main Street Philpstoun West Lothian EH49 6RA
Received 7 Jun 2022 - Decided0528/H/22
Non Material Variation of 0944/H/20: Create a habitable area, in unused attic space by using dormers
Newpark House Newpark Road Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AE
Received 7 Jun 2022 - Decided0529/FUL/22
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of boundary fence
Land To East Of 68 Burngrange Park West Calder West Lothian EH55 8HF
Received 7 Jun 2022 - Decided0530/FUL/22
Formation of car park
7 Tartraven Place Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LT
Received 8 Jun 2022 - Decided0531/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension to rear of a house
8 Mauldeth Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6FB
Received 8 Jun 2022 - Decided0533/FUL/22
Erection of EV chargers, canopy, sub-station enclosure, and jet wash bay
Carmondean Filling Station 7B Carmondean Centre Road Carmondean Livingston West Lothian EH54 8PT
Received 8 Jun 2022 - Decided0534/H/22
Extension and alterations to house and installation of solar panels and heat pumps
6 Hillhouse Farm Steadings Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6PL
Received 8 Jun 2022 - Decided0535/MSC/22
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0020/P/16 for grouting works in relation to coal mining legacy
Standhill North West Main Street Armadale West Lothian
Received 9 Jun 2022 - Decided0536/FUL/22
Installation of memorial public artwork
Almondell Cemetery Drovers Road Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 10 Jun 2022 - Decided0538/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed partial garage conversion to habitable room, internal alterations and increase door opening width to rear elevation
41 Seven Wells Crescent Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GT
Received 10 Jun 2022 - Decided0540/FUL/22
Change of use from business unit (class 4 ) to hot food takeaway (sui generis)
Unit 137 Eucal Business Centre Craigshill West Road Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DT
Received 13 Jun 2022 - Decided0541/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed internal alterations and extension to house
26 Russell Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2GN
Received 13 Jun 2022 - Decided0545/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed extension and alterations to house
17 South Middleton Uphall West Lothian EH52 5GA
Received 13 Jun 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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