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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 dates10,752Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,204 approved or refused records
933Refused applications
8,271 approved · 933 refused · 690 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided0150/FUL/24
Painting of shop front black (in retrospect)
9 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AB
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Decided0152/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed internal alterations and garage conversion
12 Lang Grove Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2GT
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided0153/H/24
Replacement of timber windows with UPVC (in retrospect)
253 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EP
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided0154/LBC/24
Listed building consent for installation of stair lift
The Binns Newton West Lothian EH49 7NA
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided0155/TPO/24
Branch removal and crown reduction of 1 Beech tree
South Of Beech Cottage Ecclesmachan West Lothian EH52 6NJ
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decided0157/H/24
Installation of dormer window and alterations
7 Mavisbank Gardens Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4GW
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Decided0159/FUL/24
Provision of an electric bus charging hub with boundary fence, car and bus parking, bus wash facility, 60sqm welfare building, access road and landscaping
East Of 4a, 4B & 6 Fleming Road
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided0160/FUL/24
Erection of 10 houses with associated works
Land North Of Loganlea Road Loganlea EH55 8HX
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided0161/FUL/24
Change of use from flat to short term let
27 Atholl Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8TH
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided0162/FUL/24
Change of use from flat to short term let
195 Queen's Crescent Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 8EJ
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided0163/FUL/24
Erection of garden room to be used as beauticians
Glenkindie Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PQ
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided0164/TCA/24
Crown reduction and pruning of 1 cherry tree
10 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decided0165/H/24
Extension and alterations to house
4 Duddingston Terrace Newton West Lothian EH52 6QQ
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decided0166/H/24
Installation of replacement windows on front and rear elevation
84A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decided0167/LBC/24
Listed building consent for replacement timber windows on the front and rear elevations
84A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decided0168/TCA/24
Felling of 1 Birch tree
5 Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AX
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decided0170/H/24
Extension to house
28 Deanburn Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EZ
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided0171/H/24
Conversion and raising roof of existing outbuildings to form extension to farmhouse and alterations to farm house
Easter Longridge Farm Longridge West Lothian EH47 8AA
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided0173/FUL/24
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of a boundary fence (in retrospect)
52 Ennis Park Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8TW
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided0174/EXC/24
Consultation from Scottish Government on EIA scoping opinion for proposed application under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 for Heathland Wind Farm Grid Connection
Heathland Wind Farm West Lothian & South Lanarkshire To Wishaw Substation North Lanarkshire
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decided0175/H/24
Removal and replacement of two windows
123 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided0176/LBC/24
Listed building consent for the removal and replacement of two windows
123 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided0177/LBC/24
Listed building consent for the removal and replacement of four windows
123A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 8 Mar 2024 - Decided0178/H/24
Removal and replacement of four windows
123A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 8 Mar 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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