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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 dates11,484Searchable applications
260Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,868 approved or refused records
983Refused applications
8,885 approved · 983 refused · 726 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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 decision0297/FUL/26
Proposed 1768sqm bunded slurry lagoon
West Binny Farm West Binny Ecclesmachan West Lothian EH52 6NB
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decided0298/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed replacement of existing garage door with glass doors
The Roost 8 Fieldings Drive East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8FN
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided0299/FUL/26
Change of use from Business/Office (Class 4) to a gymnasium and fitness facility (Class 11) with associated internal and external alteration
Ground Floor Cairngorm House Almondvale Boulevard Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QN
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided0300/FUL/26
Installation of 80 ground mounted solar PV panels and erection of associated plant room/storage shed
Walled Garden House 14 Craigs Lodges Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QF
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Unknown0301/TPO/26
Crown reduction of 2 Holly trees and crown thinning and lifting of 1 Beech tree
15 Rockville Grove Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BZ
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided0302/TPO/26
Remove 5 hangers and large diameter deadwood and limb reduction to 1 Oak tree
Land South Of 7 & 8 Pitcaple Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston EH54 9HW
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided0303/H/26
Two storey extension to side and extension to the front of house
8 Ochiltree Crescent Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0RT
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided0304/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of flat as short term let
3 Knightsridge Road Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6LT
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided0305/H/26
External alterations, renovation works, including decking, replacement windows and solar panels
The Rench Burnhouse Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6NB
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided0306/H/26
Extension to side and rear of house
7 Pardovan Holding Philpstoun West Lothian EH49 7RU
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided0307/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of existing integral garage to habitable room
8 Langton Grove East Calder West Lothian EH53 0BF
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided0308/H/26
Replacement of brick wall with 2m and 1m high timber fence
120 Lanrigg Road Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9JH
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided0309/H/26
Extension to house, erection of garage and boundary fence, and relocation of outbuildings
4 Northfield Meadows Longridge West Lothian EH47 8SA
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided0310/H/26
Extension and decking to rear of house
Wester Hillhouse Westfield West Lothian EH48 3AR
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided0311/H/26
Extension to house
18 Willow Park Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9HN
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided0312/A/26
Display of 1 non-illuminated monolith sign and 2 flagpole signs (in retrospect)
Land At Boar Stone View Standhill South Armadale EH48
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided0313/FUL/26
Change of use from restaurant/flat to 3 flats with alterations to building
Station House Station Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8BS
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided0314/LBC/26
Listed building consent for alterations to building for change of use to 3 flats
Station House Station Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8BS
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision0315/FUL/26
Installation of solar PV panels and associated equipment
Winchburgh Waste Water Treatment Works, North Of Union Canal Towpath, Niddry, Winchburgh, EH52 6QT
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided0316/H/26
Extension to the rear and side of house
71 Bailielands Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SX
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided0317/FUL/26
Erection of 2 houses and associated parking
Parking Courtyard Drum Place East Whitburn EH47 0JH
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided0318/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of house as short term let
Gate Lodge Newton West Lothian EH49 7NA
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Unknown0320/A/26
Display of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign and 1 illuminated wall mounted sign
23 George Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PG
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided0321/P/26
Application under Section 42 for same development as planning permission 1018/P/23 (planning permission in principle for erection of logistics park (class 6) with ancillary office space and associated works) without compliance with conditions to vary conditions 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, and 19
Riddochhill Colliery Site Inchmuir Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EP
Received 27 Apr 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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