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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 dates12,525Searchable applications
274Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,816 approved or refused records
1,056Refused applications
9,760 approved · 1,056 refused · 774 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0243/FUL/16
Installation of overhead line equipment (Grid Ref 300642 677118)
Land At High Port, Linlithgow
Received 11 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0325/H/16
Extension to house (Grid ref 304120 668946)
148 Sutherland Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8HZ
Received 12 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0401/ACT/16
Prior approval for installation of replacment deck to OB 125 (Grid ref 302062 663421)
Ob 125, Limefield Road, West Calder
Received 14 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0399/FUL/16
First floor extension to form office/storage space (in retrospect) (grid ref. 296324 667175)
Whitburn Road, Bathgate EH48 2HR
Received 13 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0378/H/16
Two storey extension to house (as amended) (Grid ref 301615 676960)
2 Bellevue, Edinburgh Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6QT
Received 6 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0342/H/16
Extension to house, erection of a porch and installation of dormer windows (Grid Ref. 293752 660219)
2A Hailstones Row 35 Greenburn Road Fauldhouse Bathgate West Lothian EH47 9HJ
Received 13 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0345/H/16
Two storey extension to house (Grid Ref. 305928 664478)
39 Murieston Park, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9DU
Received 18 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0053/LBC/17
Installation of double glazed windows (Grid Ref: 300062, 677058)
135 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 17 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0382/H/16
Extenstion to house (Grid ref 298703 676527)
7 Kettilstoun Mains, Linlithgow, EH49 6SQ
Received 8 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0468/H/16
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 303343 669302)
31 Jones Green, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8QB
Received 12 Jul 2016 - Decided0503/FUL/17
Erection of 3 houses with associated access
Land 30M Northwest Of 105 Park View Fauldhouse West Lothian
Received 9 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0643/P/15
Planning permission in principle for the formation of a Farriers Business (workshop, stables and paddocks) and erection of a house and garage (as amended) (grid ref. 303255 677077)
Land East Bound Of Park Farm Cottages, Linlithgow, EH49 6NB
Received 28 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0396/H/16
Extension of a double garage with ancillary accommodation above (grid ref 299149 676260)
59 Braehead Terrace, Linlithgow, EH49 6ED
Received 14 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0470/FUL/16
Change of use and alterations to building to form 2 houses with detached garages and landscaping works (grid ref. 301241 679108)
Bonsyde Hotel, Linlithgow, EH49 7NU
Received 14 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0520/H/16
Erection of Single Storey Extension.(Grid Ref: 304046 667789)
64 Aller Place, Eliburn, Livingston, EH54 6RG
Received 8 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0381/TCA/16
Selective branch removal and crown reduction of 9 trees (Grid ref 306893 666996)
34 Westgate, Mid Calder, EH53 0SP
Received 8 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0377/CLU/16
Certificate of lawfulness for a single dwelling flat as part of a 14 flat development (Grid ref 296489 668670)
Creamery Garage, 9 Hardhill Road, Bathgate, EH48 2BW
Received 17 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0395/AGR/16
Prior notification for erection of a 225 sqm agricultural building (grid ref. 287488 666994)
Entryfoot, Blackridge, EH48 3AG
Received 11 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0526/EIA/16
EIA scoping opinion for 4 wind turbines with maximum tip height of 126.5m to form extension to existing wind farm (Grid Ref 294590 657692)
Tormywheel, Levenseat, Forth, ML11 8EP
Received 2 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0359/FUL/16
Application under section 42 to vary conditions 1 & 2 of the planning consent 0500/FUL/15 to allow the importation of further material (Grid ref 293443 665867)
Balgornie Farm, Bathgate EH48 3BA
Received 30 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0350/HHN/16
Application for high hedge notice (Grid Ref 298993 676287)
5 Kettilstoun Grove, Linlithgow, EH49 6PP
Received 23 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0384/H/16
Two storey extension to house and erection of a porch (grid ref. 296795 672495)
3 Churchgate, Bowyett, Torphichen, EH48 4LZ
Received 26 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0346/CLU/16
Conversion of garage to form habitable room (Grid Ref 304037 668687)
173 Waverley Crescent, Livingston, EH54 8JT
Received 20 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0379/TCA/16
Felling to ground level of 1 tree (Grid ref 300564 677426)
3 St Michaels Lane, Blackness Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7JD
Received 6 Jun 2016
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.
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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