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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 dates10,559Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,031 approved or refused records
925Refused applications
8,106 approved · 925 refused · 682 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0708/H/23
Dormer extensions to garage
3 Riverside Court Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BY
Received 18 Aug 2023 - Decided0709/H/23
Installation of front and rear dormers (in retrospect)
14 Craigrigg Cottages Bridgehouse Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DH
Received 18 Aug 2023 - Decided0710/FUL/23
Erection of 49 houses and 4 flats (as amended from 47 houses and 8 flats) with associated roads, landscaping, engineering and infrastructure works
Land North East Of James Young Avenue Uphall Station West Lothian
Received 18 Aug 2023 - Decided0711/H/23
Alterations to roof and installation of dormer
66 Caldercruix Crescent Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 7FT
Received 18 Aug 2023 - Decided0712/FUL/23
Installation of 3no electrical vehicle charging bays and ancillary power infrastructure and alterations to parking layout
2 Pentland Court Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6FX
Received 18 Aug 2023 - Decided0713/FUL/23
Siting of 128sqm modular storage unit
2 Bain Square Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7DQ
Received 21 Aug 2023 - Decided0714/A/23
Display of illuminated vinyl wrap sign on prescription collection machine
2A Hamilton Square Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JZ
Received 21 Aug 2023 - Decided0715/H/23
Erection of garden room
54 Glass Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6SQ
Received 21 Aug 2023 - Decided0717/H/23
Two storey extension to house and erection of first floor balcony over sun room
27 Stewart Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6DH
Received 22 Aug 2023 - Decided0718/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alterations to form a roller shutter door opening at unit
16 Shairps Business Park Houstoun Industrial Estate Houstoun Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 5FD
Received 23 Aug 2023 - Decided0720/LBC/23
Listed building consent for the installation of a zinc cast plaque on gatepiers
Bathgate High Church Gideon Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4HB
Received 23 Aug 2023 - Decided0721/EXC/23
Consultation from City of Edinburgh Council on EIA scoping opinion 23/03630/SCO for southwesterly extension of quarry, erection of materials recycling plant, phased infill of the quarry void and restoration of the site
Bonnington Main Quarry Cliftonhall Road Newbridge EH28 8PW
Received 23 Aug 2023 - Decided0722/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed installation of a prescription collection machine to the existing pharmacy window
2A Hamilton Square Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JZ
Received 24 Aug 2023 - Decided0723/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed porch
47 Bruce Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2TJ
Received 24 Aug 2023 - Decided0724/H/23
Formation of a driveway
5 Harrysmuir South Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0NY
Received 24 Aug 2023 - Decided0725/FUL/23
Change of use from first floor office and second floor flat to form 12 letting bedrooms with associated internal alterations to building
2 South Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1TW
Received 24 Aug 2023 - Decided0726/FUL/23
Change of use from general industrial (class 5) to a gym (class 11)
24C Carmondean Centre South Carmondean Livingston West Lothian EH54 8TD
Received 24 Aug 2023 - Decided0727/PO/23
Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0701/FUL/20 to remove town centre improvements contribution
Site K Mossend West Calder EH55 8PV
Received 24 Aug 2023 - Decided0730/FUL/23
Formation of hard standing and 14 additional car park spaces, erection of training poles, siting of 2 storage containers and erection of mesh and timber fencing
Livingston Telephone Exchange Kirkton North Road Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 6AQ
Received 25 Aug 2023 - Decided0731/A/23
Display of 1 non-illuminated information board
Land At Meadow Park Bathgate West Lothian
Received 25 Aug 2023 - Decided0733/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed extension, erection of a porch and conversion of garage into habitable space
35 Nasmyth Park Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GP
Received 28 Aug 2023 - Decided0734/A/23
Display of 1 non-illuminated building mounted sign
18 Firth Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DJ
Received 29 Aug 2023 - Decided0735/H/23
Extension to house and conversion of garage into habitable space
28 Millcraig Place Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WH
Received 29 Aug 2023 - Decided0736/H/23
Replacement of roof with Marley Riven Edgemere concrete tiles
27 New Holygate Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RN
Received 29 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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