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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 dates10,109Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,626 approved or refused records
879Refused applications
7,747 approved · 879 refused · 650 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Oct 2015 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided1014/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension with associated internal alterations
6 Braid Green Knightridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8PN
Received 27 Oct 2022 - Decided1053/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed formation of slapping in internal load-bearing wall to enlarge shop sales area
191 - 193 West Main Street Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0LP
Received 27 Oct 2022 - Decided1016/FUL/22
Erection of a house with a garage
Land To East Of 10 Barns Court East Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8ET
Received 28 Oct 2022 - Decided1017/H/22
Extension to house
11 Houstoun Mains Holdings Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6PA
Received 28 Oct 2022 - Decided1018/H/22
Extension to house
11 Avenue Park Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0AQ
Received 28 Oct 2022 - Decided1019/FUL/22
Application under section 42 for the development of a wedding and events venue (variation of condition 1 in relation toworks to access road) under planning permission 1197/FUL/19
The Venue Cairns Farm Estate Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 28 Oct 2022 - Decided1020/H/22
Extension to house, erection of a porch and installation of dormer windows
Barbauchlaw Mill Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3AP
Received 28 Oct 2022 - Decided1023/H/22
Extension to house and installation of decking
16 Bailielands Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SU
Received 1 Nov 2022 - Decided1024/H/22
Extension to house (as varied to omit fence)
37 Croftfoot Drive Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9EH
Received 1 Nov 2022 - Decided1029/FUL/22
Change of use from shop (Class 1) to hot food takeaway (sui generis), installation of flue and change of use from open space to service yard with erection of 1.8m high fence and siting of a storage container
25 Main Street Stoneyburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8AY
Received 2 Nov 2022 - Decided1030/FUL/22
Erection of 2.4m high metal palisade fence and gates
Land To East Of 4A, 4B & 6 Fleming Road Kirkton Campus Livingston
Received 2 Nov 2022 - Decided1031/A/22
Display of 2 non-illuminated fascia signs
28 The Vennel Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EX
Received 2 Nov 2022 - Decided1033/TPO/22
Crown reduction and tree safety works to 1 Beech tree, 1 Oak tree and 1 Ash tree
6 Caroline Gardens Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0SX
Received 3 Nov 2022 - Decided1034/H/22
Extension to house
129 South Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3JT
Received 3 Nov 2022 - Decided1035/FUL/22
Application under section 42 to vary conditions of planning permission 0322/MSC/19 for the erection of 7 retirement dwellings
Land East Of Hillhouse Wynd Kirknewton West Lothian
Received 3 Nov 2022 - Decided1036/FUL/22
Erection of a house with associated detached garage and garden
Land Between 23A And 25 Pumpherston Road Uphall Station EH54 5PL
Received 4 Nov 2022 - Decided1037/FUL/22
Subdivision of residential annex to form separate dwelling house, replacement of flat roof with pitched roof and installation of new doors and rooflight
Callater House Champfleurie Bridgend West Lothian EH49 6NB
Received 4 Nov 2022 - Decided1038/LBC/22
Listed building consent for the installation of new doors and rooflight and replacement of flat roof with a pitched roof to form separate dwelling house
Callater House Champfleurie Bridgend West Lothian EH49 6NB
Received 4 Nov 2022 - Decided1040/H/22
Construction of a raised deck (in retrospect)
19 Panton Green Knightridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RY
Received 7 Nov 2022 - Decided1041/LBC/22
Listed building consent for the installation of a 4G antenna on rear elevation
Wester Causewayend House Wester Causewayend West Calder West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 7 Nov 2022 - Decided1042/FUL/22
Formation of hardstanding for trailer storage with associated landscaping
Land South Of Nethermuir Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LF
Received 7 Nov 2022 - Decided1045/FUL/22
Erection of a manege stables with associated access and parking
Land To East Of Westfield House Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DF
Received 8 Nov 2022 - Decided1046/H/22
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling house
1 Chuckethall Place Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AN
Received 8 Nov 2022 - Decided1047/H/22
Erection of garage and existing garage conversion
4 West Kip Walk Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FA
Received 8 Nov 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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