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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 dates11,575Searchable applications
262Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,955 approved or refused records
987Refused applications
8,968 approved · 987 refused · 728 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision0683/FUL/26
Change of use of domestic garage to short term let (renewal of planning permission 0306/FUL/23)
4 Badger Park Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5GZ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0684/H/26
Erection of a 1.5m high wall with metal railings, 1.6m high stone piers, gates and alterations to dropped kerb
29 McBeath Avenue Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8FZ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Decided0685/AGR/26
Prior notification for the siting of 2 storage containers and formation of canopy structuring for agricultural storage
Farm Closest To 34 Newhouses Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NZ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0686/A/26
Display of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign
25 Greendykes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AF
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Decided0687/H/26
Installation of a rear dormer and rooflights
77 Ballantyne Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TH
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0688/FUL/26
Erection of 830sqm industrial building (class 5 & 6) and associated parking and service yard
Land To West Of Fleming Road And South Of Simpson Parkway Within Service Yard Of Centrex House
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Decided0689/TCA/26
T1 Silver Birch tree and G1 7 Beech trees to be reduced by approximately 30% to appropriate pruning points
5 Low Brae Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LU
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0690/FUL/26
Application under Section 42 for same development as planning permission 0057/H/20 for alterations of planning Condition 2 to allow the consented ancillary building to be used for short term let
Westbow House 33 Niddry Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6RZ
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Decided0691/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed extension to house
13 Ross Way Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8LA
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0692/H/26
Two storey extension to side, with single storey extension to front of house and formation of a driveway
36 Braehead Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EE
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Decided0693/A/26
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign and 1 non-illuminated projecting banner sign on existing illuminated banner mount
Almondvale Centre 73 Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6HR
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0694/A/26
Display of 1 non-illuminated freestanding 'V' stack signage board
Main Street Dechmont
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0697/TCA/26
Felling of 1 tree
1 Broombank Birches Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0EA
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0698/H/26
Erection of a pergola and landscaping works (in retrospect)
12 Jubilee Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0AS
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Decided0699/A/26
Display of 1 lectern information panel
War Memorial Main Street Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8BB
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0700/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of house as short term let
114 Queen's Crescent Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 8EG
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0702/FUL/26
Change of use from Class 4/5 to mixed Class 4 with ancillary high performance training facility (Class 11)
Carey House 21 Shairps Business Park Houstoun Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 5FD
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0703/H/26
Erection of a summer house and a decking (in retrospect)
69 Martin Brae Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UT
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided0704/H/26
Extension to house
4 Ure Place Armadale West Lothian EH48 3GL
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Decided0706/H/26
Extension to side of house, garage to front of house and access gate to side of house
47 Avondale Terrace Armadale West Lothian EH48 3LU
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Decided0707/PAC/26
Proposal of application notice for residential development
Land To North Of Sibcas Easton Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SF
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0708/FUL/26
Erection of waste container enclosure and associated works
Land At Union Canal, Preston Road, Linlithgow
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision0709/FUL/26
Formation of road extension and associated landscaping works to allow connection between housing at Ben Vorlich Drive and proposed housing subject of planning application 0439/FUL/26
Land To East Of Ben Vorlich Drive Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian EH53 0UT
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Decided0710/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use of the existing premises from Class 1A (Retail) to Class 3 coffee shop/cafe
7 Greendykes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AF
Received 26 Aug 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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