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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 dates11,189Searchable applications
255Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,605 approved or refused records
963Refused applications
8,642 approved · 963 refused · 708 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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
- Decided0858/H/25
Two storey extension to house (renewal of permission 0926/H/22)
4 Craigs Court Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NU
Received 21 Oct 2025 - Decided0859/FUL/25
Siting of storage container
Community Centre Craigton Place Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6RW
Received 21 Oct 2025 - Decided0860/H/25
Extension to house
48 West Cairn View Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FF
Received 21 Oct 2025 - Decided0861/FUL/25
Continued siting of a mobile snack van
Layby At Nettlehill Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DL
Received 21 Oct 2025 - Decided0862/H/25
Extension to house
Riverlea Cottage 2 Latchburn View Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7GZ
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Decided0863/H/25
Re contouring of garden ground and associated hard and soft landscaping
11 Union Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DY
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Decided0865/TPO/25
Individual tree works and shelterbelt management works
Land At Kaims Gardens Kirkton Livingston West Lothian EH54 7DU
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided0866/H/25
Rear and side extensions to house
21 Mansewood Crescent Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8HA
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided0870/H/25
Erection of a 1.8m high fence
2 Fernlea Uphall West Lothian EH52 6DF
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided0871/H/25
Two storey extension to house
28 Highfield Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BG
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided0872/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to rear of house
2 Wright Place Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XB
Received 24 Oct 2025 - Decided0874/H/25
Single storey rear extension and 1.5 storey side extension to house
Dunmore 97 Marjoribanks Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1BG
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Decided0875/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion to a habitable room
8 Martin Brae Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UR
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided0876/FUL/25
Installation of a 2.4m security gate
DEH1 Amazon Strand Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EA
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided0877/FUL/25
Erection of a class 1A retail unit (pharmacy) with basement storage space
133 Glasgow Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QN
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Decided0878/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
79 Meadowpark Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SP
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided0881/FUL/25
Erection of a temporary sales cabin and associated parking
Block GG Winchburgh
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided0882/FUL/25
Demolition of an existing office unit and replace with a 2-storey, 199sqm multiuse work space and cafe
Unit 2 Camps Industrial Estate East Calder West Lothian EH27 8DF
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided0883/H/25
Installation of a dormer window
43 Ladeside Road Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7JT
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided0884/FUL/25
Alteration and part change of use from stable to form ancillary accommodation serving existing dwelling
Southill Cottage Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7AE
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Unknown0886/TPO/25
Crown reduction of 2 Fir trees
Poldrait 103 Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QL
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided0887/TCA/25
Crown reduction of 1 Sycamore tree
22 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided0888/H/25
Extension to house
7 Deanburn Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EY
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided0890/PNT/25
Prior notification for the installation of a 20m high telecommunications monopole with 6 antenna apertures and 4 dishes and associated works
Land At Lower Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 2JS
Received 31 Oct 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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