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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 dates11,356Searchable applications
258Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,753 approved or refused records
971Refused applications
8,782 approved · 971 refused · 718 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0121/A/26
Display of 1 non-illuminated pole mounted community notice board sign
Junction Of Hardhill Road & Glasgow Road Bathgate EH48 2BW
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided0122/A/26
Display of 1 non-illuminated pole mounted community notice board sign
Boghall Parish Church Elizabeth Drive Boghall Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1JB
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided0123/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of office as a flat
1 North Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3QB
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decided0125/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of house as short term let
28 Elm Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1SW
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided0127/H/26
Extension to house and installation of dormers to front and rear of house.
2 Niddry View Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6RR
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided0128/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of house as short term let
4 Granby Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6LB
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided0130/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of house as short term let
23 Blairmuir Terrace East Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5HF
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decided0131/FUL/26
Demolition of existing kennels, erection of intake kennels, staff building, dog training building, extension to admin building and alterations to existing office building to form puppy kennels
1 Bentyhead West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LE
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided0132/PNT/26
Prior notification for the installation of a 30m high lattice tower supporting 6 antennas, 4 transmission dishes, installation of 4 equipment cabinets and 2.4m high security fence
Land Adjacent To 6 Nettlehill Road Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5DR
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided0135/LBC/26
Listed building consent for alterations to the internal layout, french doors and upgrade of the external of the existing porch
Overshiel Farm East Calder West Lothian EH53 0HT
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided0136/H/26
Two storey extension to house
29 Philip Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BH
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided0137/FUL/26
Change of use from domestic garage (Class 9) to an artist studio (Class 1A)
St Philomenas 28 Niddry Road Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6RY
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decided0138/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of house as short term let
158 Elizabeth Drive Boghall Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1HX
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided0139/FUL/26
Change of use from hot food takeaway to music and drama studio and arts space (in retrospect)
14 East Main Street Greenrigg Harthill West Lothian ML7 5QW
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided0140/H/26
Ancillary residential annexe (amendment to planning permission 0288/H/25)
Strathalmond Pumpherston West Lothian EH52 5PG
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided0141/TPO/26
Selective branch removal of 1 Beech tree (in retrospect)
Land To East Of 2 Rosebank Cottages Simpson Parkway Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AN
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided0142/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of part of house as short term let
138 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0HD
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided0143/FUL/26
Installation of external air condensing units
Watermark Bathgate Road The Alba Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7EG
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided0144/AGR/26
Prior notification for the formation of site access, hard standing and erection of an argricultrual building
Cairns Farmhouse Cairns Farm Estate Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided0145/CLU/26
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed extension to house.
13 Appleton Drive Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6FP
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided0146/TPO/26
Crown reduction of 1 Beech, 10 Sycamore and 5 Birch trees to gain 2m clearance from low voltage powerline
Land To South Of 15A Albyn Cottages Greendykes Road Broxburn EH52 6PJ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided0147/H/26
Replacement of flat roof with pitched roof to side of house
7 Glebe Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1DG
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided0148/H/26
Two storey extension and alterations to house
1 Holmes Cottages Holmes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NS
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided0149/H/26
Two storey extension to side of house
80 Lennox Gardens Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QA
Received 6 Mar 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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