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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 dates10,550Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,022 approved or refused records
924Refused applications
8,098 approved · 924 refused · 682 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
- Decided0649/A/23
Display of 12 non-illuminated signs on portable cabin
2 Linkston Way Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XN
Received 27 Jul 2023 - Decided0650/H/23
Terracing of garden and erection of shed (in retrospect)
64 Glenmavis Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4DQ
Received 27 Jul 2023 - Decided0651/LBC/23
Listed building consent for replacement of church spire including the removal of cladding and associated repairs to laminated timber structure and installation of new gold bronze cladding
St Michaels Parish Church 6 Kirkgate Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AL
Received 27 Jul 2023 - Decided0652/FUL/23
Replacement of church spire including the removal of cladding and associated repairs to laminated timber structure and installation of new gold bronze cladding
St Michaels Parish Church 6 Kirkgate Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AL
Received 28 Jul 2023 - Decided0653/FUL/23
Erection of 4 accommodation pods and upgrade to pedestrian access bridge
28-30 King Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AX
Received 28 Jul 2023 - Decided0654/H/23
Extensions to houses
52 And 56 Bridge Street Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9AY
Received 28 Jul 2023 - Decided0655/H/23
Extension to house, installation of replacement patio with stores beneath, installation of french doors, formation of porch, installation of log burner and removal of tree.
Gowan Cottage 13 Strawberry Bank Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BJ
Received 31 Jul 2023 - Decided0656/A/23
Display of a non-illuminated fascia sign
79 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ED
Received 31 Jul 2023 - Decided0657/FUL/23
Change of use from workspace accommodation to form Scottish Co-operative Discovery Centre, including cafe and events space, and alterations and extension to building with associated works
Old Bakery Society Place West Calder EH55 8ED
Received 31 Jul 2023 - Decided0660/A/23
Display of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign and 4 window graphic signs
40 King Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AX
Received 1 Aug 2023 - Decided0661/LBC/23
Listed building consent for display of non-illuminated fascia sign
79 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ED
Received 1 Aug 2023 - Decided0662/H/23
Extension to house
22 Deanburn Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EY
Received 1 Aug 2023 - Decided0663/H/23
Extension to house
23 Baron's Hill Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JU
Received 1 Aug 2023 - Decided0664/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of garage into habitable space
5 Cannon Street Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WN
Received 1 Aug 2023 - Decided0665/FUL/23
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.9m high boundary fence
12 The Maltings Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6DS
Received 2 Aug 2023 - Decided0667/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for existing garden and driveway
72 East Bankton Place Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9BZ
Received 3 Aug 2023 - Decided0668/MSC/23
Approval of matters specified in conditions of permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of a Primary School with early years facility, access, parking, play areas and associated infrastructure
Block HH6 Site Off Main Street Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 4 Aug 2023 - Decided0671/FUL/23
Erection of 6 houses (Amendment to layout and house types on plots 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49 in relation to planning permission 0219/FUL/20 (Appeal ref PPA-400-2121))
Site At Hens Nest Road East Whitburn West Lothian
Received 7 Aug 2023 - Decided0672/TPO/23
Crown lift and reduce 1 no. mature Lime & 1 no. mature Sycamore
66-68 Marjoribanks Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AJ
Received 7 Aug 2023 - Decided0673/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed extension to house
58 Glenmavis Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4DQ
Received 8 Aug 2023 - Decided0675/A/23
Display of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign
47 South Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3ET
Received 8 Aug 2023 - Decided0676/FUL/23
Installation of 244 roof mounted solar panels
West Lothian Civic Centre Howden South Road Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6FF
Received 8 Aug 2023 - Decided0677/A/23
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign and window vinyl signs
101 Almondvale Centre Almondvale Avenue Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6HS
Received 8 Aug 2023 - Decided0678/EIA/23
EIA scoping opinion for a 3.4ha business and commercial development (Phase 1)
Peniel Place Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PZ
Received 8 Aug 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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