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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 dates11,525Searchable applications
261Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,907 approved or refused records
984Refused applications
8,923 approved · 984 refused · 727 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0470/FUL/26
Change of use from flat to short term let
42 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RJ
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0471/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of house as short term let
104 Queen's Crescent Eliburn West Lothian EH54 8EG
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided0472/FUL/26
Change of use from house to short term let
97 Marina Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1TA
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided0475/TPO/26
Remove 1 Sycamore tree (T1852), remove 1 Maple tree (T1849), crown lift to 5.2m for vehicle clearance of 1 Sycamore tree (T1840)
66 Marjoribanks Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AL
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided0476/A/26
Display of 2 illuminated building mounted signs
3 Almondvale Retail Park Almondvale South Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RQ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0477/FUL/26
Installation of solar PV panels and associated equipment
East Calder Wastewater Treatment Works Almond Terrace East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0BB
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided0480/H/26
Extension to house
40 Gavin Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RS
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided0481/FUL/26
Temporary storage of surplus soil associated with the construction of the village centre approved under 0393/FUL/23 (in retrospect)
Land At Simpson Avenue Wester Inch Bathgate
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0482/FUL/26
Restoration and conversion of steading to form 7 houses and erection of 2 new houses
Burghmuir Farm Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LS
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0483/LBC/26
Listed building consent for restoration and conversion of steading to form five houses, reinstatement of horsemill, and erection of two new houses with associated access, landscaping, drainage and renewable energy measures
Burghmuir Farm Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LS
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0484/LBC/26
Listed building consent for alterations to a hotel to form additional bedrooms
Star And Garter Hotel 1 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AB
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0485/FUL/26
Alterations to hotel to form additional bedrooms
Star And Garter Hotel 1 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AB
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided0487/EIA/26
EIA screening opinion for a wind turbine approximately 43 metres high
Land At Baird Road (North Of Sky) Kirkton Campus Livingston EH54
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0488/EIA/26
EIA screening opinion for a proposed boiler for waste tyre disposal with associated electricity generation
Uphall Industrial Estate Site E-UH2 Uphall West Lothian EH52 5NT
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided0490/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of studio above garage as short term let
8 Woodlands Grove Armadale West Lothian EH48 2UH
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided0492/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion
15 Rosemount Drive Uphall West Lothian EH52 6DE
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided0493/FUL/26
Re-alignment and widening of road access on A89
11 Holmes Holdings Holmes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NS
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided0494/FUL/26
Erection of 20 small industrial/business start-up units (use classes 4,5 and 6) totalling 1190sqm with associated access, landscaping and boundary enclosure
Brucefield Park East Brucefield Livingston West Lothian
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided0495/FUL/26
Siting of 3 mobile snack bars (in retrospect)
Land South Of 67 Whitburn Road Bathgate EH48 1HE
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided0496/H/26
Extensions to the main house and cottage and erection of a carport at back of the property
Craigs Lodge + The Pheasantry Mallens Brae Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NY
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided0497/H/26
Extension to house
30 Ormiston Drive East Calder West Lothian EH53 0RN
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0498/TPO/26
Removal of 1 Ash tree
Land To Rear Of 4 Tarbert Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9GZ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0499/FUL/26
Installation of a shop, two coffee stands, toilet block, pedestrian bridge, fencing and gate (part retrospect)
Midhope Castle Abercorn Newton West Lothian EH30 9SL
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0503/LBC/26
Listed building consent for a shop, two coffee stands, toilet block, pedestrian bridge, fencing and gate (part retrospect).
Midhope Castle And Adjacent Grounds/landscape Abercorn Newton West Lothian EH30 9SL
Received 16 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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