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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 dates11,566Searchable applications
262Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,946 approved or refused records
986Refused applications
8,960 approved · 986 refused · 728 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision0649/TPO/26
Crown lift overhang removal of 2 Sycamore trees
10 Hunter Grove Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1NW
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0650/FUL/26
Application under Section 42 for same development as planning permission 0565/FUL/14 (Erection of a 4.6 ha model engineering centre with associated tracks, boating pond, walking routes, car parking and support buildings) without compliance with condition 6 (public weekend events) to increase the number of public events to 12 public events in any one calendar year.
Almondell Model Engineering Centre Drumshoreland Muir Pumpherston West Lothian EH52 5SN
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0651/FUL/26
Erect 2 dwellinghouses (lowland crofts)
Land To East Of 6 South East Longridge Crofts Longridge West Lothian EH47 8GD
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided0654/TPO/26
Removal of 5 trees on the front drive
The Haining 28 Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided0656/PAC/26
Proposal of application notice for watercourse enhancements and realignments and active travel improvements
Bathgate Water, Boghead Burn And Bog Burn Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1BA
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0657/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as private garden ground
3 Listloaning Place Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QU
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0658/FUL/26
Amendment to approved layout for planning permission 0636/FUL/19 (erection of 27 retirement lodges) and erection of a dwellinghouse for site manager (Re-submission of planning application 0964/FUL/22)
11B/1 Humbie Holdings Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DS
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0660/H/26
Removal of a chimney, installation of 2 rooflights and extract fans
1 Lion Well Wynd Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EL
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0661/LBC/26
Listed Building Consent for the removal of a chimney, installation of 2 rooflights and extract fans
1 Lion Well Wynd Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EL
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided0662/H/26
Extension to house, installation of 2 dormer windows, rooflights and parking area
4 Duddingston Terrace Newton West Lothian EH52 6QQ
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided0663/H/26
Extension to house
28 Bonnytoun Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JN
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided0664/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed shed in rear garden
120 Millgate Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6SW
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided0665/H/26
Installation of replacement of front door and balcony french doors
2 The Walled Garden Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NQ
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided0666/H/26
Installation of replacement doors with like-for-like timber doors with double-glazing
Hillhouse 8 High Brae Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LX
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided0667/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion and single storey extension to rear of the property
13 East Cairn View Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FS
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0668/A/26
Display of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign, 1 non-illuminated monolith sign and 1 non-illuminated pole mounted sign
Bower Care Home Greenpark House Court Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6FG
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided0670/H/26
Extension to house
62 Marjoribanks Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AH
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0671/FUL/26
Change of use from house to short term let (in retrospect)
2 Preston Court Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EN
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decided0672/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion
21 Comitis Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8FX
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Decided0674/H/26
Extension to house
48 Middleton Road Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DF
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decided0675/H/26
Extension to house
1 Freeland Avenue Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6EG
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Decided0680/FUL/26
Installation of storage container on existing hardstanding (retrospective)
1A Whitehill Road (Premier) Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7HH
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0681/FUL/26
Change of use of former public house (sui generis) to 3 hotel rooms (class 7) and alterations to building
Kaim Park Hotel 17 Edinburgh Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EP
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Decided0682/FUL/26
Change of use from house to short term let
Gate Lodge Newton West Lothian EH49 7NA
Received 17 Aug 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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