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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 dates11,529Searchable applications
262Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,910 approved or refused records
984Refused applications
8,926 approved · 984 refused · 727 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0504/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of flat as short term let
5C Leven Walk Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5AL
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decided0506/H/26
Installation of access ramp (in retrospect)
132 Chapelton Drive Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8SG
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decided0507/H/26
Erection of porch and extension to the rear of house
9 Stewart Drive Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0EJ
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0508/FUL/26
Demolition of church and associated buildings and erection of 12 flats with associated parking and landscaping
The Sacred Heart And St Anthony's RC Church Wotherspoon Crescent Armadale West Lothian EH48 2JD
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided0509/H/26
Erection of an outbuilding
1 Anderson Crescent Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GY
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decided0512/EXC/26
Consultation from North Lanarkshire Council on planning application 26/00530/S42 for Section 42 application to vary planning condition 2 (duration of planning permission) of 23/00286/FUL from 30 years to 31 years
Southrigg Farm C1 - Torrance Farm To Southrigg Farm Armadale EH48 3AW
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decided0516/LBC/26
Listed building consent for remediation and repair works to sandstone wall
Immediately West And Adjacent To Linlithgow Station Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AD
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided0518/H/26
Alterations to house and installation of (3) dormer windows.
West Lodge Hillend Ecclesmachan West Lothian EH52 6NF
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided0519/H/26
Extensions to the front and rear of house.
54 Westgate Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0SP
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decided0520/H/26
Erection of a detached garage (in retrospect)
8 John Dick Court Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2GS
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0522/FUL/26
Section 42 application to vary condition 9 of planning permission 0699/FUL/25 (erection of a new primary school) to amend electric vehicle charging provision
Former Riverside Primary School Maree Walk Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5BP
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided0523/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of 1 bedrooom of house as short term let
115 Barclay Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8HA
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0524/FUL/26
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of a 2.5 metre high timber fence (in retrospect).
Land To North Of 25 Gleneagles Court Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8PG
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0525/TPO/26
Crown lifting to 3-4m above ground level, selective prunning of branches overhanging site boundary and minor deadwood removal of 1 Sycamore tree
2 Lade Court Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QF
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided0526/PO/26
Discharge of the planning obligations contained within the Section 75 Agreement associated with planning permission 0201/FUL/18
Land At Edinburgh Road Linlithgow EH49 6AB
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decided0528/FUL/26
Part change of use from house to short term let
Bonsyde House Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7NU
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0529/A/26
Display of a non-illuminated fascia sign and two window/door etching signs
9 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AB
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided0530/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
9 Beech Lane Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0GW
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decided0531/FUL/26
Erection of an outbuilding for use as a private gym facility (in retrospect)
2 Mill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4JJ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0532/FUL/26
Erection 2 units for class 5 (general industry) and class 6 (storage and distribution) use
Land At Standhill Industrial Park Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XJ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0533/FUL/26
Erection of a house with attached annex and detached double garage and temporary siting of a static caravan
Plot B3 Longford Farm Crofts Breich West Calder EH55 8FD
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided0534/H/26
Extension to house and first floor extension to garage to form ancillary living acommodation
Serendipity 13A Humbie Holdings Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DS
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided0535/H/26
Alterations and extensions to front and rear of house
14 Beechwood Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6SF
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Decided0536/EIA/26
EIA scoping opinion for the proposed redevelopment of the poultry farm
Clapperton Farm Pumpherston EH52 5PE
Received 29 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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