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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 dates11,512Searchable applications
261Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,895 approved or refused records
983Refused applications
8,912 approved · 983 refused · 726 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0410/H/26
Alterations to house and formation of first floor balcony.
24 Player Green Knightsride Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RZ
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided0411/FUL/26
Siting of a storage container for gardening and maintenance equipment for community owned woodland
Easter Breich Wood (Land North Of Oakbank Cottages) West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PR
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided0412/PAC/26
Proposal of application notice for re-profiling of exisiting golf course with improvements to an existing parking facility
Pumpherston Golf Club Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0LQ
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided0413/TPO/26
Removal of 1 fallen Sycamore tree
Lochend 56 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BN
Received 21 May 2026 - Decided0414/H/26
Extension and alterations to house
Taggs Hartwood West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LE
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided0415/H/26
Erection of shed and formation of driveway (in retrospect)
120 Millgate Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6SW
Received 22 May 2026 - Decided0416/CLU/26
Cerificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion
11 Millcraig Place Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WH
Received 22 May 2026 - Awaiting decision0419/FUL/26
Installation of an underground cable, substation and associated infrastructure to connect the consented Tormywheel Extension Wind Farm to the electricity distribution network
Tormywheel Levenseat Fauldhouse
Received 25 May 2026 - Awaiting decision0420/TCA/26
Removal of row of conifer trees
Calderbank Dairy 14 Pumpherston Road Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0AY
Received 25 May 2026 - Decided0421/PAC/26
Proposal of application notice for residential development and formation of access, landscaping, open space and all associated infrastructure
Land At Colinshiel Armadale
Received 25 May 2026 - Decided0422/FUL/26
Siting of storage container and security camera pod
Adjacent To Gas Venting System Auldcathie Park Winchburgh
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided0423/FUL/26
Change of use of two cottages to short term let
1 & 2 Bonnytoun Cottages Linlithgow EH49 7LP
Received 26 May 2026 - Awaiting decision0424/FUL/26
Siting of residential static home (in retrospect)
Land At Former Breich Inn Breich West Calder West Lothian EH55 8JQ
Received 26 May 2026 - Decided0426/H/26
Extensions to side and rear of house and installation of decking
68 Bankton Green Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EB
Received 27 May 2026 - Awaiting decision0427/FUL/26
Change of use of vacant land to general industrial (Class 5) and storage and distribution (Class 6) and erection of boundary fence, landscaping and engineering works to form service yard
Land To West Of Rankine Square Deans Industrial Estate Livingston
Received 27 May 2026 - Decided0430/FUL/26
Siting of storage container to rear of scout hall
Scout Hall South Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3EY
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided0431/H/26
Extension to garage
3 Saltcoats Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JD
Received 28 May 2026 - Decided0435/A/26
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign, 1 illuminated directory of services sign, 1 illuminated poster sign, 1 window vinyl sign and 1 door opening hours sign
4 King Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AX
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided0436/FUL/26
Alterations to shopfront to form banking hub
4 King Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AX
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided0437/H/26
Extension to house
25 Snowdrop Path Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0FN
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided0438/FUL/26
Erection of a house and garage (change to 1161/FUL/20 approved house type on plot 11)
21 McBeath Avenue Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8FZ
Received 29 May 2026 - Awaiting decision0439/FUL/26
Erection of 198 houses and 12 flats with associated infrastructure and landscaping works
Land At Raw Holdings East Calder
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided0440/H/26
Installation of first floor balcony (In retrospect)
8 Melbourne Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5HH
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided0442/H/26
Extension to house
60 Bankton Avenue Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9LD
Received 1 Jun 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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