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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 dates11,079Searchable applications
252Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,505 approved or refused records
957Refused applications
8,548 approved · 957 refused · 703 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2013 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0685/FUL/25
Painting of shop front green
254 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ES
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided0686/A/25
Display of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign and 1 non-illuminated projecting sign
100 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided0688/AGR/25
Prior notification/approval to form/alter a forestry private way (path works)
Blaeberry Woodland Hens Nest Road East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8RX
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Unknown0689/TPO/25
Felling of 2 Silver Birch trees
Livingston Inn 2 Main Street Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AF
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided0690/H/25
Formation of driveway, access and double gates
Camps Villa East Calder West Lothian EH27 8DN
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Decided0692/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of garage/garden room
55 Harthill Road Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3AL
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Decided0695/FUL/25
Upgrade of existing unsurfaced path to a level, surfaced (type 1 and whin dust) track
Land At Ogilvie Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8HL
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Decided0696/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of house as short term let
2 Preston Court Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EN
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided0697/P/25
Planning permission in principle for a 0.09ha residential development
Land To East Of Kinshieling Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8PU
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided0698/H/25
Two storey extension to house
31 Glenmavis Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4BZ
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided0699/FUL/25
Construction of a new three-storey primary school with integrated early years facility, external play spaces, landscaping, formation of a new car park and servicing areas with associated external compounds, and ancillary infrastructure
Former Riverside Primary School Maree Walk Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5BP
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Unknown0700/LBC/25
Listed building consent to demolish former nursery
Former Nursery Academy Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3JD
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Decided0702/FUL/25
Erection of a house with garage
36-40 Calder Road Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AA
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Awaiting decision0703/FUL/25
Erection of 43 houses and associated works
Land To South Of Station Mews Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DE
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided0704/H/25
Erection of an outbuilding with associated decking, pergola, walkway, and water pond (in retrospect)
8 Castleview Lane Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HN
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided0705/TPO/25
Felling of 1 poplar tree
Land To Side Of 122 Columbia Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PT
Received 1 Sept 2025 - Decided0707/H/25
Extension to house
14 Bridgend Park Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AY
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decided0708/H/25
Two storey extension to house
25 Clark Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AP
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decided0709/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
19 Dixon Court Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0PW
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decided0710/P/25
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 2 houses
20 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EU
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decided0711/H/25
Installation of a drop kerb and formation of a driveway
43 Preston Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HR
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decided0712/H/25
Alter and extend raised decking area
Parkview House 9 Mossend Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8PZ
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Decided0713/H/25
Removal of garage and replacement with a habitable annex building
52 East Main Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5HY
Received 3 Sept 2025 - Decided0714/H/25
Extension to porch
29 Kepscaith Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8JB
Received 3 Sept 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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