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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 dates11,364Searchable applications
258Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,761 approved or refused records
972Refused applications
8,789 approved · 972 refused · 718 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0180/H/26
Erection of fencing to north and east boundaries (in retrospect)
Bellemonte Faucheldean Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6PS
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided0181/FUL/26
Siting of hot food takeaway portacabin (in retrospect)
Kaim Park Hotel 17 Edinburgh Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EP
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided0185/PNT/26
Prior Notification for the removal of an existing 11.7-metre-high telecommunication monopole with existing equipment cabinets and replacement with a 1no. 15-metre-high phase 8 monopole with wraparound cabinet to accommodate 6no. antennas, 1no. GPS node, 2no. equipment cabinets and associated ancillary works.
Land Adjacent To Almond Road Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5AB
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Decided0186/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conversion of garage and alterations to house
17 Mossend View West Calder West Lothian EH55 8RZ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided0187/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single-storey rear extension
40 Curlew Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UG
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided0188/MSC/26
Formation of a 0.68ha temporary soil storage area and associated works
Land At Block HH5 Of Winchburgh Masterplan South Of B9080 And West Of M9
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided0189/FUL/26
Erection of a vehicle storage building
16 Inchmuir Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EP
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided0190/FUL/26
Site alterations comprising the installation of plant and associated works to facilitate electric vehicle charging infrastructure
Plot 4 J4M8 Distribution Park Strand Drive Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EA
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided0191/H/26
Extension to house
5 Brunton Farm Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NE
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Decided0193/TCA/26
Reduction in height of 2 Sycamore trees
15 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided0194/FUL/26
Alterations and change of use from office and store to form a house
49E West End West Calder West Lothian EH55 8EJ
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided0195/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of house as short term let
37 Primrose Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RN
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided0196/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of one room of house as short term let
113 Tippet Knowes Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UN
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decided0198/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of house as short term let
201 Oldwood Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6XB
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Decided0199/H/26
Installation of a driveway
18 Glebe Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0BA
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided0200/H/26
Two-storey side extension to house
113 Burns Avenue Armadale West Lothian EH48 3PF
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided0201/H/26
First floor extension to house
30 Ormiston Drive East Calder West Lothian EH53 0RN
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided0204/H/26
Extension to front of house
47 Avondale Terrace Armadale West Lothian EH48 3LU
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided0203/AGR/26
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential)
Parkhead Holding No.2 Linlithgow
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decided0205/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for enlargement of dwellinghouse
The Homestead Drumshoreland Broxburn EH52 5PF
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided0206/PAC/26
Proposal of application notice for replacement of 7 blocks of poultry sheds and construction of 5 new blocks, increasing the number of poultry sheds from 34 to 54 to form additional widened, larger modern sheds on land that is currently used for grazing
Clapperton Poultry Farm Pumpherston West Lothian EH52 5PE
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decided0208/LBC/26
Listed building consent for remediation works to railway bridge including replacement parapets, masonry/brickwork repairs and spandrel ties with pattress plates
Avon Viaduct, To The South Of 11 Burgh Mills Lane Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7TA
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided0209/H/26
Formation of driveway area to front of house and associated tree works, groundworks, retaining walls, formation of paths and steps, fencing and gates.
Glenview 42 Mains Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6DB
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided0210/H/26
Extension and conversion of an out building to create ancillary living accommodation
Gowanbank House Westfield West Lothian FK1 2JY
Received 25 Mar 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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