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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 dates12,472Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,768 approved or refused records
1,053Refused applications
9,715 approved · 1,053 refused · 770 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2013 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0428/CLU/16
Extension to House (Grid Ref: 296798 668422)
36 Meadowpark Crescent, Bathgate, EH48 2SX
Received 23 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0452/H/16
Painting of exterior of house (grid ref. 296735 672464)-Withdrawn
7 Hall Terrace, Torphichen, EH48 4NR
Received 1 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0549/EIA/16
EIA scoping opinion for extension to materials recycling facility and thermal treatment operations (grid ref: 294022, 569505)
Levenseat, By Forth, ML11 8EP
Received 19 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0436/FUL/16
Installation of a BT broadband Cabinet (grid ref. 299783 676900)
Land At Royal Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 6HQ
Received 23 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0426/FUL/16
Erection of house with garage (as amended) (Grid Ref: 300588 676362)
10 Oatlands Park, Linlithgow, EH49 6AS
Received 21 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0347/CLU/16
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house (Grid Ref 305269 664989)
2 Tantallon Gardens, Bellsquarry, Livingston, EH54 9AT
Received 23 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0348/CLU/16
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house (Grid Ref 296594 668393)
38 Dalling Avenue, Bathgate, EH48 2SD
Received 23 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0286/H/16
Two storey extension to house (Grid ref 303027 663896)
11 Chapelton Avenue, Polbeth, EH55 8SN
Received 28 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0447/TPO/16
Removal of 1 entire tree and selective branch removal of 1 tree (Grid ref 299105 677291)
4 Longcroft Gardens, Linlithgow, EH49 7RR
Received 1 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0449/TPO/16
Felling to ground of level of 1 tree (Grid ref 311642 665199)
2 Newlands, Kirknewton, EH27 8LR
Received 1 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0358/H/16
Extenstion to house (Grid Ref 297737 669164)
17 Torphichen Street, Bathgate, EH48 4HH
Received 30 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0235/FUL/16
Erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence (in retrospect) (grid ref. 305277 666837)
Arrochar House, Almondvale Boulevard, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6QJ
Received 5 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0553/H/16
Erection of single storey extension (Grid Ref: 307284 667864)
16 Wallace Mill Gardens, Mid Calder, EH53 0BD
Received 16 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0451/FUL/16
Change of use from Class 3 to class 11 Assembly and leisure, to cover the installation of a Hi Ride aerial assault course in roof space, a HiRide Jnr in the winter Garden and a Hi Climb/ Hi Fall activity on the bridge, ledge area (Grid ref 305210 666591)
Almondvale Centre, 73 Almondvale South, Almondvale, Livingston, EH54 6HR
Received 1 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0446/H/16
Extension to flat (Grid ref 302150 663010)
21 Parkhead Crescent, West Calder, EH55 8AU
Received 30 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0485/H/16
Extension to house (grid ref. 310782 667136)
24 Braekirk Gardens, Kirknewton, EH27 8BW
Received 5 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0457/A/16
Display of an illuminated totem sign (grid ref. 301778 663892)
Westerwood House 5A Royston Road Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AH
Received 4 Jul 2016 - UnknownLIVE/0514/LBC/16
Conservation area consent for demolition of building (grid ref. 300295 677161)
Former Victoria Halls 88-94 High Street Linlithgow
Received 2 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0406/A/16
Erection of 5 Illuminated fascia signs (Grid ref 293834 665252)
2 Heartland Terrace, Whitburn, EH47 0SF
Received 15 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0267/FUL/16
Sub-division of vacant industrial unit and part change of use to form 7 units including a used car sales and repair garage (grid ref. 309107 672472)
22, 155 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5AS
Received 12 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0368/A/16
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signage (grid ref 304764 666268)
Land At Almondvale Business Park, Livingston
Received 1 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0292/H/16
Two storey extenstion to house (Grid ref 293854 667163)
4 Ure Place Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3GL
Received 28 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0421/H/16
Two storey extension to house (Grid ref 297014 672208)
4 Craigs Court, Torphichen, EH48 4NU
Received 22 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0417/FUL/16
Installation of overcladding (Grid ref 301807 669726)
Royston Service Station, Wester Dechmont, A89 - Mossbank Cottage To Wester Dechmont, EH52 6LS
Received 18 May 2016
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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