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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 dates11,496Searchable applications
260Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,880 approved or refused records
983Refused applications
8,897 approved · 983 refused · 726 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided0322/FUL/26
Part change of use from garage to dog grooming salon
Woodside Cottage 37 East Main Street Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7QR
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided0323/H/26
Extension to house
2 Laverockdale Cottages Binny Park Ecclesmachan West Lothian EH52 6NR
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided0324/H/26
Erection of a garden shed and 2-metre high fence
84 Lenzie Avenue Carmondean Livingston EH54 8NR
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided0326/H/26
Extension to house and formation of raised decking
15 Upper Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 3JX
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided0327/FUL/26
Change of use of house (class 9) to dental practice (class 1A) with extension and alterations to building
62 South Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1TL
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided0328/FUL/26
Replacement of container based storage facility with 365sqm rolling stock builidng and erection of decking (in retrospect)
Almondell Model Engineering Centre Drumshoreland Muir Pumpherston West Lothian EH52 5SN
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decided0331/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alteration & extension to house
11 Marina Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1SR
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided0332/TCA/26
Removal of 2 Fir trees, 1 Birch tree, 1 Cedar tree and 1 Pine tree
Friarhill 14 Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided0333/LBC/26
Listed building consent for the proposed replacement of 2 ground floor uPVC windows
20A High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AE
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Unknown0334/TPO/26
Removal of 2 birch trees
Livingston Inn 2 Main Street Livingston Village West Lothian EH54 7AF
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision0337/TCA/26
Felling of 1 Birch tree
12 Back Station Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AD
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decided0338/H/26
Erection of a log cabin
63 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ED
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decided0339/H/26
Erection of a porch
3 Carse Knowe Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LG
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided0340/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed internal alterations and formation of new doors
1 St Andrews Drive Uphall West Lothian EH52 6BX
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided0341/A/26
Display of 1 non-illuminated retractable awning sign
28A Glasgow Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AG
Received 1 May 2026 - Decided0342/FUL/26
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of 1.1m fence at plot 13, reinstatement of approved boundary fence at plot 12, and planting in open space
Plots 12 And 13 Land To South East Of Tarbert Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9GZ
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided0343/P/26
Planning permission in principle for a 0.17Ha residential development
Land At 14 Maple Grove Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5JE
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided0344/A/26
Display of 1 non-illuminated building mounted sign
2 McCallum Court Armadale West Lothian EH48 3QU
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided0345/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of outbuilding as a dog grooming salon
2 McCallum Court Armadale West Lothian EH48 3QU
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided0346/H/26
Erection of garden building
The Staging Post Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LR
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided0347/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of flat as short term let
20 Mowbray Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6JN
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided0348/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for alteration & extension to dwelling
13 Hamilton Gardens Armadale West Lothian EH48 2JA
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided0349/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of house as short term let
127 Baron's Hill Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JQ
Received 4 May 2026 - Decided0350/FUL/26
Formation of outdoor seating area with retractable awning
28A Glasgow Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AG
Received 5 May 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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