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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 dates10,682Searchable applications
248Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,142 approved or refused records
927Refused applications
8,215 approved · 927 refused · 687 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided1030/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from retail (Class 1A) to food and drink (Class 3)
Units 305A And 305B The Centre Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QP
Received 19 Dec 2023 - Decided1031/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alterations to house including part garage conversion, replacement windows and doors and external decking
30 Grange Knowe Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HX
Received 19 Dec 2023 - Decided1032/FUL/23
Erection of a portable industrial canopy shelter
36E Inchmuir Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EP
Received 20 Dec 2023 - Decided1033/H/23
Extension to house
8 Bishops Park Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0SQ
Received 20 Dec 2023 - Decided1034/H/23
Extension to house
6 Ellen Street Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0EZ
Received 20 Dec 2023 - Decided1035/A/23
Display of 2 non-illuminated fence mounted signs and 1 non-illuminated pole mounted sign (as varied to omit 1 non-illuminated fence mounted sign)
Land North Of Main Street (B8047) Westfield EH48 3BU
Received 20 Dec 2023 - Unknown1036/TPO/23
Removal of epicormic growth from base and lower trunk of 1 no. Lime tree
Moore House School 21 Edinburgh Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EX
Received 20 Dec 2023 - Decided1037/TCA/23
Selective branch removal from 1 Ash tree
Almondvale 58 Pumpherston Road Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0BB
Received 20 Dec 2023 - Decided1038/H/23
Two storey extension to house
42 Lennox Gardens Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QA
Received 21 Dec 2023 - Decided1039/H/23
Extension to house and external ramp
41 Glen Crescent Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BT
Received 21 Dec 2023 - Decided1040/A/23
Display of 1 illuminated totem sign
Block Q2W South Of Duntarvie Castle Road Winchburgh
Received 22 Dec 2023 - Decided1041/FUL/23
Change of use of land for the sale parking/storage of light commercial vehicles and erection of boundary wall/fence and landscaping
35-37 Main Street Winchburgh EH52 6RT
Received 22 Dec 2023 - Decided1043/H/23
First floor extension to side of house
14 Parkwood Gardens Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RE
Received 22 Dec 2023 - Decided1044/H/23
Remove existing timber windows and install double glazed uPVC windows
2 West Port Place Union Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DE
Received 22 Dec 2023 - Decided1045/FUL/23
Installation of a 30 tonne propane tank
Johnston Fuels Ltd Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR
Received 22 Dec 2023 - Decided1046/FUL/23
Change of use from residential to office / staff room
2 Livingston Mill Cottages Millfield Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AR
Received 25 Dec 2023 - Decided1047/A/23
Display of 2 illuminated building signs, 2 illuminated wall mounted signs, 1 non-illuminated ATM wall mounted sign, 1 non-illuminated ATM projecting sign and various illuminated car park signs
Block Q2W South Of Duntarvie Castle Road Winchburgh
Received 25 Dec 2023 - Decided1048/A/23
Display of 1 non-illuminated totem sign
Block Q2W South Of Duntarvie Castle Road Winchburgh
Received 25 Dec 2023 - Decided1049/H/23
First floor extension to house and conversion of integral garage to form living accommodation
80 Avalon Gardens Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7PL
Received 25 Dec 2023 - Decided1052/H/23
Extensions to the side and rear of house
52 Tippet Knowes Park Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UP
Received 28 Dec 2023 - Decided1053/H/23
Erection of a garage
Inglewood 15 Oakbank Cottages West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PR
Received 28 Dec 2023 - Decided1054/FUL/23
Erection of a 262sqm temporary warehouse building
36 Firth Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DJ
Received 29 Dec 2023 - Decided0001/PO/24
Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0591/FUL/08 to apply its provisions to planning application 0982/FUL/22
Land To The South Of Inchcross Park Inchcross Bathgate
Received 4 Jan 2024 - Decided0002/FUL/24
Siting of a snack van (renewal of planning permission 0775/FUL/20)
Livingston South Station Livingston South Station Access Murieston Livingston West Lothian
Received 4 Jan 2024
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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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