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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 dates11,542Searchable applications
262Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,922 approved or refused records
984Refused applications
8,938 approved · 984 refused · 728 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0537/A/26
Display of 1 illuminated replacement totem sign and 3 illuminated fascia signs
Peoples Ford Burnvale Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PZ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided0538/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension to house
58 Meadowpark Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SJ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Unknown0539/AGR/26
Prior notification for the conversion of agricultural building to a house
Unit 1 Lawheads Farm Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DQ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Unknown0540/AGR/26
Prior notification for the conversion of agricultural building to a house
Unit 2 Lawheads Farm Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DQ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decided0543/A/26
Display of 2 pole mounted information board signs (in retrospect)
St Therasas RC Church Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0ES
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided0544/FUL/26
Change of use from house to short term let
77 Ambrose Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6JU
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0545/MSC/26
Approval of Matters Specified In Conditions of Planning Permission 1012/P/05 for Area Q1N for the erection of 9 houses and 30 flats with roads, parking, landscaping and associated works.
Block Q1N Land To The East Of Marina Drive Winchburgh
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided0546/FUL/26
Erection of a horticultural shed for the operation of a plant nursery, including associated storage for landscaping business equipment and materials
Land To South East Of Oaklands Bridgehouse Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DQ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided0547/H/26
Installation of an air source heat pump
142 Mushet Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7GE
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0548/FUL/26
Change of use from shop to house with alterations to building
12 Bridge Street Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9AY
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0549/H/26
Extension to house and installation of dormer to rear of house
12 Rivaldsgreen Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BB
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided0550/H/26
Proposed two storey side extension and alterations to front and rear dormers and conservatory
20 Bells Burn Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LB
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0551/LBC/26
Listed building consent for proposed internal alterations to house
Preston House Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QW
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0552/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of the greenhouse building for direct sales (Class 1A)
Raw Farm East Calder West Lothian EH53 0ET
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Decided0553/H/26
Extension to house (self contained annexe)
6 Glen Court Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8TF
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0554/FUL/26
Refurbishment of the external envelope of warehouse including new cladding and alterations
Former Rom Ltd Murraysgate Industrial Estate Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0LE
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided0555/FUL/26
Formation of level ramped accesses from the building to the garden area for residents including associated alterations to the building and landscaping works
Royal Scot Court 76 Academy Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1QR
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided0556/FUL/26
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of decking (in retrospect)
9 Ballencrieff Mill Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LL
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Decided0557/A/26
Display of 1 totem sign, 1 v-stack sign and 2 flagpole signs
Land East Of Auldhill Road Bridgend West Lothian
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Decided0559/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of house as short term let
114 Queen's Crescent Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 8EG
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided0560/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion to form a new bedroom and erection of a small hallway between the existing house and new bedroom
143 Bailielands Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SZ
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided0561/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of front porch
14 Avalon Gardens Linlithgow Bridge West Lothian EH49 7QE
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0564/FUL/26
Erection of garden room for use as a hairdressing salon
30 Tennent Park Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0RF
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0566/H/26
Extension to rear and side of house and erection of porch
115 Springfield Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JP
Received 10 Jul 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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