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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 dates10,568Searchable applications
245Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,039 approved or refused records
925Refused applications
8,114 approved · 925 refused · 682 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0737/MSC/23
Approval of matters specified in conditions application (under Condition 1 of planning permission in principle 1012/P/05) to extend Blocks HH1, 2 and 6 (Part of Block HH) of approved Winchburgh masterplan
Land At Blocks HH1, 2 And 6 (Part Of Block HH) Of Winchburgh Masterplan
Received 29 Aug 2023 - Decided0738/H/23
Extension to house
19 Murieston Road Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AP
Received 30 Aug 2023 - Decided0739/A/23
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign (as varied to omit 1 illuminated projecting sign)
7 Canal Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6FD
Received 30 Aug 2023 - Decided0740/H/23
Installation of door and decking to flat
19 Victoria Road Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9LF
Received 31 Aug 2023 - Decided0741/P/23
Planning permission in principle for 8 houses
Cranntara Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8PT
Received 31 Aug 2023 - Decided0742/H/23
Demolish existing garage and erection of a new garage
23 Riccarton Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HX
Received 31 Aug 2023 - Decided0743/FUL/23
Erection of 47 flats with access, landscaping and associated works
Site At Former Cedarbank School Cedarbank Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6DR
Received 1 Sept 2023 - Decided0744/H/23
Formation of a driveway
2 Burnside Road Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DE
Received 1 Sept 2023 - Decided0745/H/23
Erection of a sunroom
2 Craigengall Crofts Bridgehouse Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DZ
Received 4 Sept 2023 - Decided0746/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for an exisitng 1 bedroom flat over garage as a short term holiday let
2 Bellevue Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QT
Received 4 Sept 2023 - Decided0747/FUL/23
Erection of roof mounted solar panels
Mid Calder Bowling Club School Lane Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0AT
Received 5 Sept 2023 - Decided0748/FUL/23
Change of use from storage (class 6) to gym (class 11)
4 Murraysgate Industrial Estate Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0LE
Received 5 Sept 2023 - Decided0749/H/23
Alteration to conservatory
14 Eldrick Crescent Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9BD
Received 5 Sept 2023 - Decided0750/H/23
Extension to house, erection of pergola and conversion of garage
5 Murieston Valley Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HB
Received 5 Sept 2023 - Decided0751/H/23
Extension to house and formation of a bay window
16 Hillhouse Wynd Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BU
Received 5 Sept 2023 - Decided0752/FUL/23
Formation of storage yard, new vehicular access and the erection of a 2.1m high boundary fence
17 Murraysgate Industrial Estate Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0LE
Received 5 Sept 2023 - Decided0755/H/23
Installation of replacement windows
15 Strawberry Bank Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BJ
Received 6 Sept 2023 - Decided0756/FUL/23
Extension to supermarket with car park alterations and associated works
53 Falkirk Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7PH
Received 6 Sept 2023 - Decided0757/TCA/23
Selective branch removal to 3 no. Common Limes & 1 no. Blue Cedar
19 Ashley Hall Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DN
Received 6 Sept 2023 - Decided0758/H/23
Conversion of garden patio to sun room.
28 Castle Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2UB
Received 6 Sept 2023 - Decided0759/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed construction of single storey extension to rear of house, forming garden room
25 Seven Wells Crescent Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GT
Received 6 Sept 2023 - Decided0760/FUL/23
Formation of bund within landscape area (in retrospect)
Land To The South West Of Site Y3 (Rear Of Even Numbers 2-28 Mossend View) Mossend West Calder
Received 7 Sept 2023 - Decided0762/FUL/23
Change of use from nursery (class 10) to restaurant (class 3)
Nursery Bathgate Road The Alba Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7EG
Received 7 Sept 2023 - Decided0763/P/23
Planning permission in principle for a 5ha residential development with associated open space, landscaping, access and infrastructure
Land At Gregory Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian
Received 7 Sept 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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