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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates10,731Searchable applications
250Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,185 approved or refused records
929Refused applications
8,256 approved · 929 refused · 690 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Sept 2014 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0061/FUL/24
Change of use from a flat to a short term let
23 Quarrywood Court Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6AZ
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided0062/FUL/24
Construction of temporary access track and associated works to facilitate construction of consented battery energy storage system (BESS)
Land West Of Mossbank Cottages Drumcross Bathgate
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided0063/H/24
Two storey extension to house
113 Belsyde Court Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RW
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided0064/A/24
Display of 1 illuminated totem sign (in retrospect)
Units 5 & 6 Stockbridge Retail Park Falkirk Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AS
Received 1 Feb 2024 - Decided0065/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alteration to existing window to form patio doors on rear elevation
49 Victoria Street Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5BQ
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided0066/H/24
Extension to house
23 Lovells Glen Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7TD
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decided0067/H/24
Extension to house and formation of an external platform lift
9 Lovells Glen Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7TD
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided0068/FUL/24
Erection of 2 houses with detached garages (as varied from 3 houses)
Plots 2, 3 & 4 Race Road Bathgate West Lothian
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided0069/H/24
Extension to house and formation of a raised patio
Craig Uisk 85 East Main Street Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0RQ
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided0070/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed internal alterations and garage conversion to form habitable room
35 Russell Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2GF
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decided0073/FUL/24
Erection of garden room (in retrospect)
28 Roman Camp Cottages Roman Camp West Lothian EH52 5PJ
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided0074/FUL/24
Change of use from open space to storage yard and construction of a 2.5m retaining wall, palisade fencing, site access and associated engineering works
9 Westhall Gardens Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DL
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided0075/LBC/24
Listed building consent to install CCTV cameras with associated lighting
St Peters Church 153 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided0076/FUL/24
Change of use of agricultural land to form a secure dog field with associated fencing, gates and field shelter
Land 150metres Northwest From Dobbies Garden Centre
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided0077/FUL/24
Installation of CCTV cameras with associated lighting
St Peters Church 153 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided0079/FUL/24
Siting of a mobile snack van
1 Muir Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DR
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decided0080/H/24
Erection of a garden room
1 Ben Avon Drive East Calder West Lothian EH53 0WE
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided0081/LBC/24
Listed building consent for gate, pillars and fence (in retrospect)
Ormiston Castle Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DQ
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided0082/H/24
Extension to house
Craigend Torphichen West Lothian EH49 6QE
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided0083/H/24
Erection of combined garden room and shed (in retrospect)
213 South Village Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0LS
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decided0084/H/24
Extension and alterations to house
14 Milrig Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DE
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided0086/AGR/24
Prior notification/approval for the erection of an agricultural building
5 Blackburn Hall Holdings Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7AB
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decided0088/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a conservatory
Eltrym Cottage 15 Main Street Longridge West Lothian EH47 8AE
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decided0089/FUL/24
Application under Section 42 to vary planning conditions of planning permission 0543/FUL/20 (erection of a distillery building and conversion of Midhope Castle to provide visitor accommodation) to allow for restoration works to be phased
Midhope Castle Abercorn Newton West Lothian EH30 9SL
Received 9 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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