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Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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 dates11,303Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,707 approved or refused records
968Refused applications
8,739 approved · 968 refused · 715 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0030/H/26
Rear and side extensions to house (amendment to 0866/H/25)
21 Mansewood Crescent Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8HA
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Decided0031/FUL/26
Erection of a three storey headquarters office building, demolition of four office buildings, extension of gym and development of a storage building, energy centre, solar PV arrays, attenuation ponds, MUGA, sports pitch, landscaping, car parking, cycleways, footpaths and associated works
Baird Road And MacIntosh Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AZ
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided0032/FUL/26
Erection of 2 houses
54 Torbane Drive East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0JQ
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided0033/H/26
Extension to house
55 Willowbrae Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9HE
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided0034/FUL/26
Construction of cyclepath, including bridge crossing over the A706, from Stoneyburn to connect to core path WL24 Fauldhouse Rail Path
Cannop Crescent To A706 South Of Crossroads Cottage Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8BX
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision0035/MSC/26
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for the erection of a Class 1A retail store, car parking, access road and public realm area
Area VCa Calderwood East Calder EH53 0GU
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided0036/H/26
Raising height of garage roof, installation of access ramp and internal alterations
21 Houstoun Gardens Uphall West Lothian EH52 5PX
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided0037/H/26
Erection of two garden structures (in retrospect)
6 Langton Place East Calder West Lothian EH53 0FA
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided0038/A/26
Display of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign
131 - 133 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided0041/PAC/26
Proposal of application notice for 2 additional lowland crofts
Land To East Of 6 South East Longridge Crofts Longridge West Lothian EH47 8GD
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided0042/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension to house
20 St John's Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5QY
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided0044/MSC/26
Application for approval of matters specified in Condition 1 of planning permission 0059/FUL/25 (amendment to original 1012/P/05) to extend development Block S of Winchburgh masterplan
Land At Block S Of Winchburgh Masterplan, North Of B9080 And East Of Union Canal, Winchburgh
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided0045/H/26
Extension to house and alterations to annex
Burnbank Smithy West Calder West Lothian EH54 9AN
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision0046/FUL/26
Installation of 2 air source heat pumps and solar panels, roof mounted
Livingston Islamic Centre And Mosque 7 Main Street Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BE
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided0047/LBC/26
Listed building consent for the erection of a fascia sign
131 - 133 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision0048/FUL/26
Erection of 3 padel tennis courts, siting of 2 containers for toilets, changing room and welcome reception area and associated works
Raw Farm East Calder West Lothian EH53 0ET
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decision0049/FUL/26
Erection of a 422sqm extension and alterations to provide a new hall, storage and main entrance with associated alterations to hard and soft landscaping
St John Ogilvie Primary School Harburn Avenue Carmondean Livingston West Lothian EH54 8NQ
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided0051/A/26
Display of 1 non-illuminated freestanding directional sign
South Verge At Junction Of A803 Blackness Road With Bonnytoun Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LP
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided0052/FUL/26
Continued partial change of use from house to form dog grooming parlour (Class 1A)
6 Church Place Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UZ
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided0053/FUL/26
Erection of a 47sqm extension to office and workshop
Pardovan Yard Philpstoun West Lothian EH49 7RU
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided0054/H/26
Extension to house and installation of decking
Tigh-na-bruich West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PP
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided0055/H/26
Extension to house
The Old Manse 29 Main Street Longridge Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8AE
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided0056/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey extension to house
31A Templar Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PJ
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decided0057/FUL/26
Erection of a garage/workshop building (Class 5)
28B East Main Street Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0RB
Received 27 Jan 2026
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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