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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 dates11,440Searchable applications
259Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,830 approved or refused records
980Refused applications
8,850 approved · 980 refused · 723 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0239/H/26
Extension to house
17 West Muir Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8EX
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision0240/FUL/26
Erection of a 4,185sqm recycling facility with associated access, roads, parking, landscaping and infrastructure
Land At Dunlop Square East Deans Industrial Estate EH54 8SB
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided0241/FUL/26
Change of use from a former sports changing facility to form a hot food takeaway
Harrison Hall Jubilee Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0AT
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided0242/A/26
Display of digital advertising display integrated within digital communications kiosk
Footway At Stance G Bus Terminal Almondvale Avenue Livingston EH54 6GS
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided0243/FUL/26
Installation of new digital communications kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display
Footway At Stance G Bus Terminal Almondvale Avenue Livingston EH54 6GS
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided0244/A/26
Display of digital advertising display integrated within digital communications kiosk
Footway At 122 East Main Street Broxburn EH52 5EQ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided0245/FUL/26
Installation of new digital communications kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display
Footway At 122 East Main Street Broxburn EH52 5EQ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided0246/A/26
Display of digital advertising display integrated within digital communications kiosk
Footway At 39 George Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PG
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided0247/FUL/26
Installation of digital communications kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display
Footway At 39 George Street Bathgate EH48 1PG
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided0248/A/26
Display of 6 non-illuminated pole mounted signs
Site C North Access Land North Of Rail Line B8020 Winchburgh
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided0249/A/26
Display of 1 non-illuminated hoarding sign and 3 non-illuminated pole mounted signs
Site D East Access Land South Of Block GG B9080 Winchburgh
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided0250/H/26
Extension to house
37 Polkemmet Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0NY
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided0251/FUL/26
Change of use from open space to garden ground, formation of a new vehicular access and driveway, installation of gates and fencing and erection of garage / workshop outbuilding
Land To North West Of 16 Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8EF
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decided0253/ACT/26
Prior approval 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 1 Apr 2026 - Decided0254/H/26
Erection of an outbuilding
Robin Hill 100 Hartwood Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8DG
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided0255/H/26
Extension to house
16 Hopefield Place Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7HU
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided0256/TCA/26
Removal of 1 Sycamore tree
8 The Square Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LY
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision0257/FUL/26
Erection of a 140sqm nursery building and use of land for outdoor nursery activities (Class 10) form parking and access
Land South Of Skivo House Murieston Livingston EH54 9AN
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decided0260/FUL/26
Installation of digital communications kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display
Footway At 58 West Main Street Whitburn EH47 0QX
Received 3 Apr 2026 - Decided0261/A/26
Display of digital advertising display integrated within digital communications kiosk
Footway At 58 West Main Street Whitburn EH47 0QX
Received 3 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision0262/FUL/26
Erection of 37 flats and 5 houses (amended from 39 flats and 5 houses) with associated amenity space, access roads, car parking and landscaping
Land At Glendevon Park Winchburgh
Received 3 Apr 2026 - Decided0263/FUL/26
Erection of 2 extract flues from mechanical extract fan to the rear of commercial property
271 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EP
Received 6 Apr 2026 - Decided0264/LBC/26
Listed building consent for erection of 2 extract flues from mechanical extract fan to the rear of the building
271 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EP
Received 6 Apr 2026 - Decided0265/FUL/26
Change of use of former bank (Class 1A) to form an e-commerce shop comprising sales reception with ancillary office (Class 1A) on ground floor and 1 flat on upper floors with internal and external alterations
8 Hopetoun Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4EU
Received 7 Apr 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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