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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 dates11,562Searchable applications
262Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,942 approved or refused records
984Refused applications
8,958 approved · 984 refused · 728 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0623/LBC/26
Listed building consent for external alterations including removal of a chimney and a chimney breast and extension to existing roof, to form a dormer to the rear
2 Court Square Court Square Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EQ
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided0624/A/26
Display of 2 non-illuminated roller box mounted signs
135 West Main Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3JA
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0625/FUL/26
Installation of a 160,000 litre self bunded rectangular fuel storage tank
Johnston Fuels Ltd Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0626/A/26
Display of 2 digital advertising displays within BT street hub unit
Footway At Bathgate Partnership Centre South Bridge Street Bathgate EH48 1TS
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0627/FUL/26
Installation of BT street hub unit incorporating 2 digital advertising displays
Footway At Bathgate Partnership Centre South Bridge Street Bathgate EH48 1TS
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided0628/H/26
Installation of dormers to front and rear of the house and erection of a new garage
24 Oatlands Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AS
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided0629/FUL/26
Change of use from domestic outbuilding to dog grooming salon
2 McCallum Court Armadale West Lothian EH48 3QU
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0630/H/26
Erection of a summerhouse, decking and fencing (partly in retrospect)
56 East Main Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5HY
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0631/A/26
Display of 2 digital advertising displays within street hub unit
Footway At 9 West Main Street Armadale EH48 3PZ
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided0632/H/26
Extension to house
4 Huntburn Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LE
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided0633/EIA/26
EIA screening opinion for residential development of up to 470 homes and associated infrastructure
Land At Colinshiel Armadale
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0634/H/26
Formation of a driveway and erection of retaining walls
11 Liggat Place Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EU
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided0635/A/26
Display of a wall mounted digital display
1 Bankton Centre Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9DA
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0636/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of flat as short term let
56A Burghmuir Court Linlithgow EH49 7LL
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided0637/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of flat as short term let
109 Mill Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4JH
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided0638/TPO/26
Felling of 1 Silver Birch tree and 1 Cherry tree
3 Longcroft Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7RR
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0639/FUL/26
Change the use of the property from a Care Home (class 8) to a house of multiple occupancy (HMO)
33 Plover Brae Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UF
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0640/FUL/26
Demolition of Outbuilding and Erection of Dwellinghouse (Ancillary Accommodation)
11 Holmes Holdings Holmes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NS
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided0642/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed ancillary lodge within garden
Meadowhead Cottage Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8HL
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided0643/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of house as short term let
Gairnsheil Cottage West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LQ
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided0645/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for single storey rear extension to house
55 Church View Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6SZ
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Unknown0646/H/26
Extension to house
24 Burghmuir Court Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LJ
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided0647/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey extension to rear of house
35 Pilgrims Hill Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LW
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided0648/H/26
Single storey extension to house, erection of a garage, and erection of a 1.5m high boundary wall
South Lodge Binny Ecclesmachan West Lothian EH52 6ND
Received 6 Aug 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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