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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 dates10,457Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,938 approved or refused records
914Refused applications
8,024 approved · 914 refused · 676 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Dec 2014 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0349/TPO/23
Felling of 1 no. Sycamore tree
6 Burgess Hill Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BX
Received 17 Apr 2023 - Decided0350/FUL/23
Erection of stables (in retrospect)
Little Ochiltree Farmhouse Bridgend West Lothian EH52 6ND
Received 17 Apr 2023 - Decided0353/H/23
Erection of double garage to rear of dwelling with upper level storage
1 Woodlands Cottages Lower Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 2LD
Received 18 Apr 2023 - Decided0354/FUL/23
Substitution of house types at plots 126,127 and 162, 163 and amendments to plot boundaries
Land To North Of Drumshoreland Road Pumpherston West Lothian
Received 18 Apr 2023 - Decided0355/H/23
Extension to house and extension and alterations to garage (Amendment to planning permission 0244/H/21)
Cuthill Cottage Addiewell West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PH
Received 18 Apr 2023 - Decided0356/FUL/23
Alterations to pharmacy including installation of external ramp access
24 Main Street Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AH
Received 19 Apr 2023 - Decided0357/FUL/23
Installation of roller shutters
36 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AE
Received 19 Apr 2023 - Decided0358/FUL/23
Change of use from a flat to a short term holiday let
32 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 19 Apr 2023 - Decided0363/H/23
Extension and alterations to house
67 Baron's Hill Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JQ
Received 20 Apr 2023 - Decided0366/FUL/23
Change of use from a store (class 1A) to a house (class 9) and external alterations
4 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 24 Apr 2023 - Decided0367/H/23
Installation of access ramp
54 Elie Avenue Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8EU
Received 24 Apr 2023 - Decided0368/FUL/23
Erection of a shed for storage and distribution (in retrospect)
Balgornie Farm Whitburn West Lothian EH48 3BA
Received 24 Apr 2023 - Decided0369/FUL/23
Change of use from agricultural outbuilding to office (class 4)
Brotherton Farm Brucefield Livingston West Lothian EH55 8QW
Received 24 Apr 2023 - Decided0370/H/23
Extension and alterations to house
39 Hillend View Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WB
Received 24 Apr 2023 - Decided0371/EXC/23
Consultation from SEPA on new waste management licence WML/L/5001918
Unit 51 Burnhouse Industrial Estate Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0LQ
Received 24 Apr 2023 - Decided0372/EXC/23
Consultation from SEPA on modification to waste management licence WML/L/1164234
Drumshoreland Bing Drumshoreland Road Pumpherston West Lothian
Received 24 Apr 2023 - Unknown0373/LBC/23
Internal and external alterations to form a house
4 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 24 Apr 2023 - Decided0374/H/23
Extension to house
2 Caroline Gardens Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0SX
Received 25 Apr 2023 - Decided0375/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of conservatory to sunroom
2 Firdene Park Falkirk Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7PQ
Received 25 Apr 2023 - Decided0377/FUL/23
Engineering works and importation of material (in retrospect)
1 Neilson Square Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RQ
Received 25 Apr 2023 - Decided0378/H/23
Erection of a garage
Greenacre Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PQ
Received 25 Apr 2023 - Decided0379/FUL/23
Formation of a new window
Regent House Regent Centre Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HU
Received 26 Apr 2023 - Decided0380/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed internal alterations, removal of load bearing partition to form an open plan lounge, kitchen-diner and install new w.c and whb
151 Overton Crescent East Calder West Lothian EH53 0RJ
Received 26 Apr 2023 - Decided0381/H/23
Alterations to existing attached garage, erection of garden shed and repainting of all external windows and doors
Wester Causewayend House Wester Causewayend West Calder West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 26 Apr 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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