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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 dates10,052Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,579 approved or refused records
874Refused applications
7,705 approved · 874 refused · 642 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0777/H/22
Two storey extension to house
143 Bailielands Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SZ
Received 24 Aug 2022 - Decided0804/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion, velux windows and internal alterations to first floor
1 Maplewood Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BB
Received 24 Aug 2022 - Decided0784/FUL/22
Change of use from shop (class1) to tattoo studio (class 2)
2 Almondside Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QU
Received 25 Aug 2022 - Decided0785/FUL/22
Erection of bio-fuel filling station comprising fuel pumps, plant compound, 440 sqm workshop, alterations to access, parking, landscaping and associated works (amendment to planning permission 1225/FUL/21)
Land South Of Caputhall Road, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 8AS
Received 25 Aug 2022 - Decided0786/MSC/22
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 219 houses and 18 flats with roads, parking, drainage, landscaping and associated works
Blocks DD And EE Land East Of Beatlie Road Winchburgh
Received 25 Aug 2022 - Decided0788/A/22
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign (as varied to omit 1 illuminated projecting sign)
The Mill Centre 5 Sycamore Walk Bathgate Road Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7LG
Received 26 Aug 2022 - Decided0790/LBC/22
Listed building consent for the renovation of the 'crown of thorns' including removal of existing defective aluminium cladding and associated repairs to laminated timber structure and installation of new gold coloured bronze cladding
St Michaels Parish Church 6 Kirkgate Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AL
Received 26 Aug 2022 - Decided0791/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garden pods for domestic use
44 Ogilvie Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8HN
Received 29 Aug 2022 - Decided0792/P/22
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a mixed-use building with 2 shops and 1 flat on ground floor and 4 flats on upper floors and conversion of public house to a flat
1 Main Street West Calder West Lothian EH55 8BU
Received 29 Aug 2022 - Decided0793/FUL/22
Change of use of a shop (class 1) to a tattoo studio (class 2), removal of existing signage and re-painting of shopfront
205 - 207 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EN
Received 29 Aug 2022 - Decided0794/H/22
Erection of a two storey extension to house
3 Sunnyside Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4DR
Received 29 Aug 2022 - Decided0795/FUL/22
Erection of a 705sqm two storey replacement clubhouse, including office, locker, shower and changing facilities, members bar and lounge, kitchen, external terrace and a pro shop
Uphall Golf Club Uphall West Lothian EH52 6JT
Received 29 Aug 2022 - Decided0796/H/22
Extension to house to form carport
10 Manse Park Uphall West Lothian EH52 6NX
Received 29 Aug 2022 - Decided0797/H/22
Installation of 15 solar panels on garage and associated batteries
Brackenridge Cathlaw Lane Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NN
Received 29 Aug 2022 - Decided0798/PO/22
Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0823/FUL/13 to remove cemetery contribution
Raw Holdings East Calder
Received 30 Aug 2022 - Decided0799/H/22
Two storey extension to house
141 Foxknowe Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TZ
Received 30 Aug 2022 - Decided0800/H/22
Extension to house
68A Pumpherston Road Uphall Station West Lothian EH54 5PJ
Received 30 Aug 2022 - Decided0801/FUL/22
Installation of 468 sqm non-trading mezzanine within existing retail unit
Units 5 & 6 Falkirk Road Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 30 Aug 2022 - Decided0802/TCA/22
Felling of 1 Yew tree
Calderbank Dairy 14 Pumpherston Road Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0AY
Received 30 Aug 2022 - Decided0805/FUL/22
Installation of pharmacy dispensing machine
173 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EW
Received 31 Aug 2022 - Decided0806/A/22
Display of vinyl window signage
173 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EW
Received 31 Aug 2022 - Decided0807/H/22
First floor extension to house (Re-submission of 0494/H/22)
6 Rosebery Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EA
Received 31 Aug 2022 - Decided0808/H/22
Two storey extension to front of house
123 Mowbray Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6JP
Received 31 Aug 2022 - Decided0809/H/22
Two storey extension to side of house
36 Kaimes Avenue Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AU
Received 31 Aug 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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