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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 dates12,598Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,880 approved or refused records
1,063Refused applications
9,817 approved · 1,063 refused · 778 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Oct 2012 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0300/H/16
Extension to house (Grid ref 300321 676764)
15 Rockville Grove, Linlithgow, EH49 6BZ
Received 2 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0294/H/16
Extension to house (grid ref. 308327 667545)
2 Calderhall Avenue East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0DJ
Received 4 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0200/FUL/16
Temporary siting of a sales cabin (Grid ref 309100 668484)
Community Hub Adjacent To Area MWD, Calderwood, East Calder, EH53 0HT
Received 21 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0433/FUL/16
Installation of a BT Broadband Cabinet (Grid Ref: 300502 677115)
Side Of Star & Garter Hotel, 1 High Port, Linlithgow EH49 7AB
Received 23 Jun 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0297/H/16
Extension to house (grid ref. 305878 664523)
25 Murieston Park, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9DT
Received 29 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0332/H/16
Installation of replacement windows(Grid ref 306329 671952)
87 East Main Street, Uphall, EH52 5JA
Received 16 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0337/FUL/16
Erection of 2 houses (grid ref. 304444 677320)
Land At Drovers Bank, Pardovan Farm Steadings, Philpstoun
Received 16 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0240/FUL/16
Erection of childrens indoor play area building with associated cafe and erection of pygmy enclosure (grid ref. 302443 664344)
Five Sisters Zoo, Gavieside, West Calder, EH55 8PT
Received 31 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0334/H/16
Extension to house (Grid ref 304287 675904)
Dun-Mor, Bridgend, EH49 6NH
Received 17 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0329/FUL/16
Erection of a 335sqm industrial shed (class 5) (Grid ref 310158 668171)
Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder, EH27 8DF
Received 12 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0210/H/16
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 306256 665671)
83 Easter Bankton, Murieston, Livingston, EH54 9BE
Received 22 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0222/FUL/16
Application for the revocation of planning permission 0325/FUL/15 for the erection of a house (grid ref. 309482 669492)
Shiel Mill Farm, Mid Calder, EH53 0HT
Received 22 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0357/FUL/16
Temporary change of use from landscape business and horticultural shed to construction equipment storage compound (in retrospect) (grid ref. 302551 661716)
South Birniehill, West Calder
Received 27 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0291/H/16
Extension to house (Grid ref 310783 667025)
7 Station Mews, Kirknewton, EH27 8BZ
Received 28 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0187/P/16
Planning permission in principle for a 6.5 ha residential development with associated engineering works and landscaping (grid ref. 300686 676516)
Land 200 Metres Southeast Of Clarendon House Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 14 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0531/H/16
Erection of a single storey extension. (Grid Ref 298309 677631)
8 Lovells Glen, Linlithgow Bridge, Linlithgow, EH49 7TD
Received 11 Aug 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0194/H/16
Extension to house and formation of new pitched roof (grid ref. 307167 671716)
8 Holmes Holdings Holmes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NY
Received 11 Mar 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0313/H/16
Installation of dormer windows (grid ref. 293610 668348)
14 High Academy Street, Armadale, EH48 3JE
Received 6 May 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0088/FUL/16
Substitution of house types on plots 9 and 10 within reduced development site (grid ref. 305569 666434)
Land At Former Lammermuir House, Adjacent Almondvale Road, Livingston, EH54 6NG
Received 28 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0052/H/16
Two storey extension to house (Grid ref 306555 671809)
6 Loaninghill Road, Uphall, EH52 5EA
Received 20 Jan 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0239/H/16
Extension to house and erection of a garage (Grid Ref. 301777 662830)
46 West Muir Road, West Calder, EH55 8EX
Received 8 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0114/H/16
Two storey extenstion to house (grid ref 300560 676856)
30 Clarendon Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 6AW
Received 15 Feb 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0245/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref 306253 666081)
3 Abbotsford Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6LS
Received 12 Apr 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0263/FUL/16
Change of use from former post office to form additional residential accommodation (grid ref. 311279 666950)
48 Main Street, Kirknewton, EH27 8AH
Received 8 Apr 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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