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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 dates10,187Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,698 approved or refused records
886Refused applications
7,812 approved · 886 refused · 655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0175/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of greenhouse attached to existing gable wall of house. Form new gable access door. Reduce height of existing house gable wall cope
Old Clapperton Hall East Calder West Lothian EH52 5PE
Received 27 Feb 2023 - Decided0176/FUL/23
Part change of use from shop (class 1A) to hot food takeaway (sui generis)
32 Auldhill Road Bridgend West Lothian EH49 6PD
Received 27 Feb 2023 - Decided0177/P/23
Planning permission in principle for residential development including replacement farmhouse and conversion of existing steading buildings
Broompark Farm Broompark Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NL
Received 27 Feb 2023 - Decided0178/LBC/23
Listed building consent for internal alterations to form an accesible shower room
Ormiston Castle Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DQ
Received 28 Feb 2023 - Decided0179/FUL/23
Construction of 540sqm club house including office, lounge/bar, changing facilities, pro shop and associated works.
Uphall Golf Club Uphall West Lothian EH52 6JT
Received 28 Feb 2023 - Decided0180/TCA/23
Felling of 1 no. Ash tree
Lochside Cottage Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JD
Received 28 Feb 2023 - Decided0181/A/23
Display of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign and 3 window/door vinyl graphic signs
7 West Main Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DN
Received 28 Feb 2023 - Decided0183/FUL/23
Formation of a parking area (in retrospect)
4 Murraysgate Industrial Estate Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0LE
Received 1 Mar 2023 - Decided0184/H/23
Erection of a 100sqm garage, outbuilding, timber decking and wall/gates at entrance
5 South East Longridge Crofts Longridge West Lothian EH47 8GD
Received 1 Mar 2023 - Decided0185/H/23
Erection of a raised deck (in retrospect)
19 Panton Green Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RY
Received 1 Mar 2023 - Decided0186/H/23
Extension to house
Haugh Farm 6 Pardovan Holding Philpstoun West Lothian EH49 6QZ
Received 1 Mar 2023 - Decided0187/H/23
Extension to house and installation of a dormer window
2 The Green Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4DB
Received 1 Mar 2023 - Decided0196/FUL/23
Erection of a house
Plot 14 Race Road Bathgate West Lothian
Received 1 Mar 2023 - Decided0189/A/23
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign (as varied to omit 1 illuminated projecting sign)
133A Glasgow Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QN
Received 1 Mar 2023 - Decided0190/A/23
Display of 5 non-illuminated signs and 1 illuminated projecting sign (in retrospect)
25 North Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PJ
Received 1 Mar 2023 - Decided0191/FUL/23
Change of use to form a timber merchant with trade counter and retail showroom, erection of fencing and retention of wash bay as covered storage
224 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AS
Received 1 Mar 2023 - Decided0194/H/23
Replacement of existing rooflight
13 New Holygate Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RN
Received 2 Mar 2023 - Decided0197/FUL/23
Erection of a house
Plot 1 Race Road Bathgate
Received 2 Mar 2023 - Decided0227/EXC/23
Consultation from Scottish Government on EIA screening opinion for the construction of up to a 200MW battery energy storage system and associated infrastructure
Land At Pond Industrial Estate Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR
Received 2 Mar 2023 - Decided0200/H/23
Extension to form carport
10 Manse Park Uphall West Lothian EH52 6NX
Received 3 Mar 2023 - Decided0201/H/23
Extension to house
21 Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian EH53 0JN
Received 3 Mar 2023 - Decided0203/FUL/23
Conversion of steading to form 6 houses (including alteration and extension of 3 existing houses) and 4 offices and erection of 8 houses(renewal of planning permission 0528/FUL/17)
Limefield House Business Centre 1 - 6 Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8QL
Received 6 Mar 2023 - Decided0204/H/23
Installation of a dormer window
43 Highfield Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BG
Received 6 Mar 2023 - Decided0205/FUL/23
Siting of 3 mobile snack bars (in retrospect)
Former Room At The Top Menzies Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1TQ
Received 6 Mar 2023
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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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