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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 dates11,665Searchable applications
270Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,026 approved or refused records
990Refused applications
9,036 approved · 990 refused · 734 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2013 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision0820/FUL/26
Change of use from a flat to a house in multiple occupation (HMO)
The Flat 5 Main Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4HP
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision0821/H/26
Installation of replacement windows
65 Main Street Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AW
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision0823/H/26
Extension to house (amendment to planning permission 0674/H/26)
48 Middleton Road Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DF
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision0831/PO/26
Discharge of the planning obligations contained within the Section 75 Agreement associated with planning permission 0990/FUL/25
Land At Raw Holdings, East Calder
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision0846/TPO/26
Removal of one sycamore tree including stump
2A Hoghill Court East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0QA
Received 13 Oct 2026 - DecidedLIVE/0425/H/17
Erection of outbuilding to provide ancillary accommodation (Grid Ref: 305959, 673305)
Sunnybank, Binny Park, Ecclesmachan, Broxburn, EH52 6NP
Received 1 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0376/FUL/17
Siting of a mobile barbers van (Grid Ref: 305661, 665507)
Bankton Mains Bowling Club Bankton Walk Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9LE
Received 25 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0436/A/17
Display of 1 illuminated facsia sign (in retrospect) (Grid Ref: 294209, 664916)
146 West Main Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0QR
Received 4 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0202/ACT/17
Prior approval for demolition of footbridge 285/124 (footbridge to be dismantled and re-erected at Bo'ness to Kinneil Railway) and erection of new footbridge with lift access (Grid Ref: 302060, 663418)
West Calder Station, Station Road, West Calder, EH55 8BS
Received 15 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0364/FUL/17
Erection of a house (Grid Ref: 289330, 667265)
4 Home Farm Steadings, Blackridge, EH48 3SG
Received 10 May 2017 - RegisteredLIVE/0363/HHN/17
Application for high hedge notice (Grid Ref: 293967, 668643)
46/48/48A East Main Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 2NS
Received 2 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0443/TCA/17
Felling to ground level of 5 trees (Grid Ref: 299679, 677121)
1-33A St Ninians Way, Linlithgow
Received 7 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0368/H/17
Change of use from outhouse to office, installation of velux windows and erection of glazed link (Grid Ref: 300395, 676996)
Wellbank Station Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BW
Received 8 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0340/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 294008, 667538)
50 Morgan Way Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2JB
Received 5 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0331/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 309311, 671873)
20 Newhouses Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NZ
Received 27 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0233/FUL/17
Landscape improvement and tree works, formation of footpaths, drainage improvements and erection of new play equipment and street furniture (Grid Ref: 306257, 670372)
14 Marrfield Terrace Uphall Station Livingston West Lothian EH54 5PY
Received 30 Mar 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0343/FUL/17
Change of use from open space to private garden ground (Grid Ref: 303416, 667481)
87 Kilne Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6SH
Received 2 May 2017 - Decided0598/H/17
Remodelling of elevations and extension to dormer
15 Rockville Grove, Linlithgow, EH49 6BZ
Received 23 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0477/FUL/17
Change of use from agricultural shed to joinery workshop (Class 4) and change of use from agricultural outbuilding to house with associated alterations to those buildings
East Mains Of Ballencrieff Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LD
Received 22 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0416/FUL/17
Repositioning of 3m high security fence to boundary with properties on Mayfield Drive to facilitate extension to yard (Grid Ref: 293990, 668156)
Unit 17 Bathville Business Centre Bathville Business Centre Road Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2ND
Received 8 May 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0322/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 307741, 671847)
28 Badger Brook Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5TB
Received 27 Apr 2017 - Decided0968/TPO/17
Felling of one sycamore tree (in retrospect)
3 Low Brae Torphichen Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LU
Received 1 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0483/H/17
Erection of an external deck and erection of a two storey double garage with ancillary accommodation
23 Burngrange Gardens, West Calder, EH55 8ES
Received 1 Jun 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0440/FUL/17
Erection of nursery extension and associated works (Grid Ref: 308355, 674699)
Winchburgh/Holy Family Primary Schools, Winchburgh, EH52 6UF
Received 6 Jun 2017
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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