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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 dates12,222Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,532 approved or refused records
1,030Refused applications
9,502 approved · 1,030 refused · 760 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0639/P/16
Planning permission in principle for demolition of existing buildings and erection of 18 flats (all one bedroom) (Grid Ref: 297014, 669225)
4A - 4F Burnside Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PT
Received 11 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0688/AGR/16
Prior notification for formation of a private way consisting of a forest road (Grid Ref: 300215, 659110)
Coalburn Wood, West Calder
Received 5 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0031/LBC/17
Listed building consent for the installation of signs (in retrospect) (Grid Ref: 307550, 667599)
Torphichen Arms 36 Bank Street Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AR
Received 28 Dec 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0656/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 308303, 675022)
9 Tippet Knowes Park, Winchburgh, EH52 6UR
Received 6 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0742/AGR/16
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural building (Grid Ref: 296365, 672471)
Land To West Of Priors Grange Torphichen
Received 8 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0080/P/16
Planning permission in principle for the erection of retail units and public house/restaurant with managers flat and ancillary servicing and car parking (grid ref. 309128 672310)
Land At East Main Street, Broxburn
Received 1 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0655/FUL/16
Change of use from open space to garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high fence (Grid Ref: 296434, 669052)
Land Adjacent To 57 Race Road, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 2AP
Received 3 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0664/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 298162, 665473)
Hope Cottage, Mill Road, Blackburn EH47 7LR
Received 30 Sept 2016 - UnknownLIVE/0583/FUL/16
Change of use from open space into private garden ground (Grid Ref: 303668, 667628)
1 Oldwood Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6TF
Received 6 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0684/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref:303905, 666781)
The Old Mill Cottage, Charlesfield Lane, Livingston EH54 7AJ
Received 18 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0593/H/16
Two storey extension to house (Grid Ref: 298620, 667459)
2 Owen Stone Street, Bathgate, EH48 2SR
Received 9 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0779/FUL/16
Public artwork incorporating seating (Grid Ref: 294767, 667513)
NCR75, 500M East Of Southdale Avenue, Armadale EH48 3LP
Received 8 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0736/CLU/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 308949, 667143)
21 Henderson Court, East Calder, EH53 0RQ
Received 7 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0679/FUL/16
Change of use of first floor and roofspace of existing shop to form 3 flats with associated alterations to building and installation of new shopfront (grid ref: 297579, 669045)
19 Jarvey Street, Bathgate, EH48 4EZ
Received 28 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0676/LBC/16
Conservation area consent for demolition of house (grid ref. 300636 677382)
67 Blackness Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JD
Received 17 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0675/H/16
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 301336 677450)
14 Bells Burn Avenue, Linlithgow, EH49 7LB
Received 17 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0611/FUL/16
Erection of external air condensers and louvres (Grid Ref: 306000, 667502)
Howden East Road, Livingston
Received 14 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0615/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref:297447, 667461)
69 James Young Road, Bathgate, EH48 2UP
Received 19 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0435/CLU/17
Single storey extension. (Grid Ref: 296242, 664922)
5 Crofters Way East Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8ES
Received 27 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0646/TCA/16
Felling to ground level of four trees (Grid Ref: 296645, 672538)
The Loan, Torphichen, EH48 4NF
Received 3 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0320/FUL/16
Conversion of outbuildings to form 4 houses (grid ref. 287422 667353)
Bedlormie Mains Farm, A89 - Entryfoot To Langside Drive, Blackridge, EH48 3AG
Received 19 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0490/FUL/16
Erection of a 1200 sqm extension to industrial building (grid ref. 310142 668192)
Camps Industrial Estate, Kirknewton
Received 21 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0607/FUL/16
Erection of 4 (1 bedroom) flats (Grid Ref: 293661, 668516)
51-53 West Main Street, Armadale, EH48 3PZ
Received 8 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0623/H/16
Erection of a conservatory (Grid Ref: 306829, 666115) Withdrawn Permitted Development
38 Bankton Park East, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9BW
Received 21 Sept 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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