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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 dates12,079Searchable applications
276Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,398 approved or refused records
1,015Refused applications
9,383 approved · 1,015 refused · 752 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2013 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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
- DecidedLIVE/0792/H/16
Formation of an access and driveway (in retrospect)(Grid Ref:306657, 671960)
109 Goschen Place, Uphall, Broxburn, EH52 5JL
Received 28 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0668/FUL/16
Change of use from office/hair salon to form 4 (one bedroom) flats with associated external alterations to building including new staircase to rear (Grid Ref: 297620, 668951)
18-22 Mid Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1PT
Received 10 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0273/A/17
Erection of 3 illuminated fascia signs and 1 illuminated totem sign (as amended) (Grid Ref: 304921, 667860)
Former Indian Cottage Restaurant Site, Howden West Road, Howden, Livingston, EH54 6AA
Received 11 Apr 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0389/H/17
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 299127, 677056)
7 Highfield Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BG
Received 21 Feb 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0802/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref:309183, 667306)
18 Raw Holdings, C27 - Holding No 18 To A71, East Calder, EH53 0JN
Received 2 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0713/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 300390, 676472)
Three Lairds, 17 Manse Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AU
Received 27 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0689/FUL/16
Erection of a smoking shelter (Grid Ref: 303530, 668701)
Grand Central, Carmondean Centre, South Carmondean, Livingston, EH54 8PT
Received 21 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0814/PAC/16
Proposal of application notice for residential development with associated access, landscaping and infrastructure (Grid Ref: 304438, 666630)
Land East Of Hunter Road, Livingston
Received 2 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0810/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 299980, 668700)
180 Elizabeth Drive, Boghall, Bathgate, EH48 1HU
Received 6 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0794/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 294406, 661203)
Cairney Head, Fauldhouse, Bathgate, EH47 9FD
Received 1 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0823/FUL/16
Installation of BT Broadband cabinet (in retrospect) (Grid Ref: 305790, 671682)
Adjacent To 37D West Main Street, Uphall, Broxburn, EH52 5DR.
Received 5 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0773/CLU/16
Certificate of Lawfulness for extension to house (Grid Ref: 307016, 666923)
28 Sommers Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0RZ
Received 18 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0789/FUL/16
Change of use from hairdressers (class 1 retail) to hot food takeaway and installation of plant and equipment (Grid Ref: 305121, 666795)
6 The Parkway Retail Square, Almondvale Parkway, Almondvale, Livingston
Received 25 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0787/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 299213, 676976)
2 Ashley Court, Linlithgow, EH49 7BD
Received 28 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0729/FUL/16
201sqm Extension to Office/Workshop/Storage Building (as amendment to consent ref: 0671/FUL/15) (Grid Ref: 308272, 673907)
Bankhead, Niddry, Winchburgh, EH52 6PP
Received 1 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0786/H/16
Installation of double glazed windows (Grid Ref: 300167, 677272)
Peel Lodge, 4 Kirkgate, Linlithgow, EH49 7AL
Received 24 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0735/MSC/16
Erection of 8 houses and associated ancillary works (Grid Ref:308306, 675157)
Block Q3B (Bellway), Land At Winchburgh
Received 2 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0055/ACT/17
Prior approval for installation of replacment deck to OB 285/089 (Grid Ref: 294181, 659898)
Overbridge 285/089, A71 (Ayr Road Cottage), South Of Fauldhouse
Received 13 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0187/H/17
Erection of agricultural style shed for uses incidental to residential use (Grid Ref: 299749, 660268)
11 West Mains Crofts Addiewell West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LD
Received 23 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0785/LBC/16
Installation of double glazed windows(Grid Ref: 300171, 677273)
Peel Lodge, 4 Kirkgate, Linlithgow, EH49 7AL
Received 24 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0766/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 311308, 666875)
13 Whitemoss Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8AF
Received 16 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0006/TPO/17
Felling of one tree (Grid Ref: 305935, 672292)
Rochomie 39 Ecclesmachan Road Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6JP
Received 16 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0105/TPO/17
Multiple tree works (Grid Ref: 305751, 664818)
Land At Murieston Valley
Received 12 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0827/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 294235, 664635)
75 White Street, Whitburn, EH47 0BQ
Received 13 Dec 2016
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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