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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 dates10,721Searchable applications
250Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,177 approved or refused records
928Refused applications
8,249 approved · 928 refused · 688 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0035/FUL/24
Erection of a 230sqm extension
4 Fleming Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BN
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decided0036/FUL/24
Erection of a two storey house
Birchwood 3 Birch Court Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AH
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decided0037/FUL/24
Erection of a garden pod to run a barbers business
40 Wood Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6SZ
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decided0038/H/24
Extension to house and formation of access ramp
Mosshall Farm Caravan Park West Main Street Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7DB
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decided0039/H/24
Rear and side extensions to house
7 Tern Brae Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UQ
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decided0040/H/24
Erection of a timber pergola including further small timber enclosure (in retrospect)
85 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LE
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided0041/FUL/24
Erection of a solar powered audio history post
Uphall Community Garden Ecclesmachan Road Uphall West Lothian
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided0042/FUL/24
Installation of roof mounted solar PV panels (2800kWp)
16 Nettlehill Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DL
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided0043/MSC/24
Application under Section 42 to develop land as planning consent 0768/MSC/22 (Approval of matters for erection of 154 houses and 12 flats) without complying with condition 5 (footpath link to NCR75) to delay implementation of footpath link until phase 3 of the development
Former Abattoir Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decided0045/FUL/24
Formation of a 6 bay carpark
3B Fleming Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BN
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decided0046/AGR/24
Prior notification for formation of access track and stacking area for forestry operations
Greenwood Park Entrance Into Knightsridge Wood (Woodland Trust Site)
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decided0047/A/24
Display of 1 illuminated totem sign
Land At Deer Park Road (McDonald's) Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AD
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decided0048/H/24
Widening of access, earthworks and structure (in retrospect)
Colleonard 35 Balbardie Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AP
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided0050/FUL/24
Erection of a storage shed (class 6) and formation of yard (in retrospect) and use of land for use classes 1A(2), 4, 5 and 6
Balgornie Farm Whitburn West Lothian EH48 3BA
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided0051/FUL/24
Use of former agricultural land for the operation of a construction material recycling/processing facility and engineering operation to raise ground levels (in retrospect)
Balgornie Farm Whitburn West Lothian EH48 3BA
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided0052/LBC/24
Listed building consent for the replacement of the velux roof window on the front elevation
13 Lion Well Wynd Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EL
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decided0053/H/24
Ground floor and first floor extension to rear of dwellings
75 And 85 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LE
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided0054/FUL/24
Change of use from a residential flat to a short term let
9, 1 Kestrel Brae Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UZ
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided0055/H/24
Extension to house
Millburn Cottage High Brae Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LW
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided0056/MSC/24
Approval of matters specified in Condition 1 of planning permission 0232/MSC/22 to extend residential development Block GG as shown on approved Winchburgh masterplan
Land At Block GG Winchburgh
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided0057/H/24
Replace existing front entrance door (in retrospect)
6 Union Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DY
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided0058/LBC/24
Listed building consent for the replacement of existing front entrance door (in retrospect)
6 Union Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DY
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided0059/FUL/24
Erection of 9 business / storage units (Classes 4 & 6) with access and associated works
Land South Of Avonmill Avonmill Industrial Estate Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7TL
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided0060/FUL/24
Formation of a 45 space public car park (amended from 53)
The Land To The Rear Of East Calder Partnership Centre 139 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EP
Received 1 Feb 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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