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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 dates11,167Searchable applications
254Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,586 approved or refused records
961Refused applications
8,625 approved · 961 refused · 706 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0831/H/25
Erection of a porch
13 West Kip Walk Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FA
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided0832/FUL/25
Erection of 4 Industrial units Class 4, 5 and 6 totalling 538sqm and associated infrastructure
3 Baird Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AZ
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Unknown0833/TPO/25
Crown reduction of 6 Poplar trees
Land To Side Of 1 Columbia Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PR
Received 13 Oct 2025 - Decided0835/H/25
Extension to house
65 Bankton Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EJ
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided0836/P/25
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
Land To West Of The Old Barn West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PP
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided0837/A/25
Display of 1 illuminated totem sign and 2 non-illuminated totem signs
Land At Deer Park Avenue, Deer Park Drive And Deer Park Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AF
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Decided0838/P/25
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
14a Milrig Milrig Smallholdings Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DE
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decided0839/P/25
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (retiring farmer)
Land To The North East Of Nethershiel Farm Nethershiel Road Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0HT
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decided0840/P/25
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
14 Milrig Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DE
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Decided0841/FUL/25
Erection of 21 small industrial/business start up units (Use Classes 4, 5 and 6) totalling 1,250sqm, with associated access, landscaping and boundary enclosures
Brucefield Park East Brucefield Industrial Park Livingston West Lothian
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decided0842/TPO/25
Felling of 1 Conifer tree
11 Longcroft Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RR
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision0843/FUL/25
Erection of 54 houses and 4 flats with associated works (as varied from 65 houses and 4 flats)
Area RL Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GX
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decided0844/FUL/25
Siting of a storage container
Land At Winchburgh Community Growing Garden Auldcathie Park Winchburgh EH52 6FG
Received 16 Oct 2025 - Decided0846/P/25
Planning permission in principle for erection of padel court building with associated parking, storage, soft play, cafe and changing facilities
Land At Redmill Industrial Estate East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0RJ
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decided0847/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed formation of a window
15 Hall Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5HR
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decided0848/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed formation of a window
31 Mosside Terrace Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2UJ
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decided0849/H/25
Extension to house
107 Tippet Knowes Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UN
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decided0850/H/25
Two storey extension to rear and single storey extension to front of house
9 Millbank Place Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DU
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decided0852/H/25
Erection of summerhouse (in retrospect)
56 East Main Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5HY
Received 17 Oct 2025 - Decided0853/P/25
Planning permission in principle for the erection of three holiday accommodation units
13 Pardovan Holding Philpstoun West Lothian EH49 7RX
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Decided0854/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed removal of french doors and building up and fitting of window
73 Caroline Park Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0SJ
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Decided0855/FUL/25
Erection of a 1.5 storey house and single garage and demolition of existing garage
11 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Decided0856/H/25
Erection of wooden shed (In retrospect)
Moville 31 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RQ
Received 20 Oct 2025 - Decided0857/H/25
Replacement of windows with new timber double glazed sash and case windows and installation of air source heat pump
Southern Knowe 22 Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 20 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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