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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 dates11,341Searchable applications
256Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,742 approved or refused records
970Refused applications
8,772 approved · 970 refused · 716 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0087/FUL/26
Erection of a 108sqm agricultural shed
Bonnytoun Farm Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LP
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided0088/MSC/26
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0318/P/20 for erection of 47 houses with associated works (variation to layout consented under 0418/FUL/19)
Area 3A Heartlands Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0AD
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided0089/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
119 Queen's Crescent Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 8EG
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decided0090/FUL/26
Change of use from barbers (Class 1A) to caf� (Class 3)
44 Main Street Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6RT
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision0092/FUL/26
Erection of a 3,240sqm steel portal framed agricultural grain store
Merryhall Farm Winchburgh West Lothian EH29 9GQ
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided0093/H/26
Extension to house
6 Sycamore Glade Adambrae Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JG
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided0094/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed removal door and build-up blockwork, internal alterations to kitchen/diner
10 Rigghouse View Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0SE
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Decided0095/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of house as short term let
West Troughstanes Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6NA
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision0100/H/26
Construction of retaining wall, fence and associated ground works (in retrospect)
Winnock Burnside Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PX
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided0101/H/26
Erection of a garden shed
Fir Park Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LR
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided0102/LBC/26
Listed building consent for replacement of timber frame windows with timber double glazed windows on roof dormer
3 Bridge Castle House Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DN
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided0103/MSC/26
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the construction of Winchburgh Western Access Road (Phase 2), SUDS, hard and soft landscaping and associated uses
Western Access Road (Phase 2), Land South Of B9080 And West Of Glendevon Cottages Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6PX
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided0104/H/26
Extension to house
18 Oldwood Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UJ
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided0105/A/26
Display of 1 illuminated wall mounted digital display
1 East Main Street Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0RA
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided0106/H/26
Extension to house, alterations to windows and installation of solar panels
Southern Knowe 22 Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided0107/FUL/26
Erection of a 120sqm storage shed
Niddry Castle Golf Club Castle Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6RQ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided0109/FUL/26
Change of use from public hall (Class 10) to hotel (Class 7) with ancillary restaurant (Class 3) and public house (Sui Generis)
Masonic Lodge 102 East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EG
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decided0110/H/26
Formation of a driveway (in retrospect)
16 Burnbrae Road Greenrigg West Lothian ML7 5QZ
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision0111/FUL/26
Erection of 5 houses
Plots 10-14 Breichwater Place Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9LU
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decided0114/TPO/26
Felling of 1 Cherry tree
Houston Barns Uphall West Lothian EH52 6JS
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decided0115/FUL/26
Erection of a retail unit (Class 1A) with servicing areas, external display area, footpaths, access, car parking, landscaping and ancillary works
Land South Of Heartlands Terrace Heartlands West Lothian EH47 0JZ
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided0116/H/26
Erection of a log cabin
West Port Cottage Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AU
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decided0117/FUL/26
Change of use from open field to private garden ground
Land To North Of 3 Kirkfield Meadow West Calder West Lothian EH55 8GA
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decided0120/H/26
Erection of a shed (in retrospect)
1 Ramsay Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1DD
Received 20 Feb 2026
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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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