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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 dates11,148Searchable applications
254Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,567 approved or refused records
960Refused applications
8,607 approved · 960 refused · 706 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided0799/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear extension to house
8 Lamond Crescent Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6FF
Received 1 Oct 2025 - Decided0800/FUL/25
Partial replacement of roof covering to the ground floor pitched roofs with zinc sheeting, replacement of entrance porch, and associated works
East Calder Health Centre 147 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EW
Received 2 Oct 2025 - Decided0801/FUL/25
Erection of a 25sqm shed (in retrospect)
88 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LQ
Received 2 Oct 2025 - Decided0802/H/25
Erection of a porch
7 Fivestanks Place Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6BJ
Received 2 Oct 2025 - Decided0806/FUL/25
Install security roller shutter (light grey)
30 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AE
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Decided0807/FUL/25
Conversion of barn to form ancillary residential accommodation
Wairdlaw Linlithgow West Lothian EH48 4NP
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Unknown0808/A/25
Display of 2 illuminated free standing menu signs, 1 illuminated height clearance sign, 1 illuminated canopy sign, 2 illuminated pole mounted signs and 1 illuminated totem sign
Land At Deer Park Road (Starbucks) Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AD
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Decided0809/FUL/25
Change of use from office (Class 4) to school (Class 10)
Abercorn School Newton West Lothian EH52 6PZ
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Decided0810/TPO/25
Crown thin of 1 Sycamore tree (as amended)
4 St Ninian's Way Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BU
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Decided0811/LBC/25
Listed building consent for alterations to existing workshop to form ancillary kitchen
43A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ED
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided0812/FUL/25
Erection of a house
Allandale Tarn Fisheries Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8PT
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided0813/FUL/25
Erection of an 82sqm extension to nursing home to form cafe and erection of an 41sqm storage unit
Peacock Nursing Home Garden Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RA
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided0814/FUL/25
Erection of a 600sqm annex building containing 16 accommodation units
Duntarvie Castle Newton West Lothian EH52 6QA
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided0816/AGR/25
Prior notification for the erection of a 168sqm agricultural shed
2 Kildimmery Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BF
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Decided0817/H/25
Demolition and replacement of annex and workshop with new annex building
Ormiston Hill Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DQ
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decided0818/FUL/25
Erection of annexe to provide additional guest accommodation, alterations to the existing hotel, car parking, landscaping and other associated works
Premier Inn Deer Park Road Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AD
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Decided0819/P/25
Planning permission in principle for residential development
Land North Of Windward Cottage Cemetery Road Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9BN
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Decided0821/LBC/25
Listed building consent for resurfacing of access
House Of The Binns Philpstoun West Lothian EH49 7RX
Received 8 Oct 2025 - Decided0822/H/25
Extension to house
6 Academy Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3JD
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Decided0823/FUL/25
Alteration, extension and conversion of garage to form a house
8 Melbourne Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5HH
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Decided0826/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed demolition of existing glass conservatory and erection of a new single storey extension
3 Kilpunt Steadings Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5QB
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Decided0827/TCA/25
Felling of 2 Leylandii trees, 1 Holly tree, 1 Oak tree and height reduction of 1 Cherry tree
1 Rockville Grove Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BZ
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Decided0828/FUL/25
Resurfacing of car park
The Binns Newton West Lothian EH49 7NA
Received 10 Oct 2025 - Decided0829/TCA/25
Felling of 1 tree
12 Union Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DY
Received 10 Oct 2025
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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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