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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 dates13,386Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,562 approved or refused records
1,133Refused applications
10,429 approved · 1,133 refused · 835 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Oct 2011 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/0524/FUL/15
Installation of mezzanine floor, 18 air conditioning units (amended from 12), storage unit and roller shutter door to facilitate retail and pet care, treatment and grooming facility (as amended) (grid ref. 298804 676978)
Unit 3, Stockbridge Retail Park, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7AS
Received 16 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0409/AGR/15
Prior notification for the formation of new forestry roads (grid ref. 307698 659451)
Camilty Plantation, West Calder
Received 22 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0253/P/15
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a 4000 sqm storage facility (grid ref. 301321 667554)
3 Starlaw Park, Livingston, EH54 8SF
Received 2 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0503/CLU/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 309090 667033)
15 Ormiston Drive, East Calder, EH53 0RN
Received 9 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0543/FUL/15
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission 0064/FUL/14 to vary hours of operation of hot food takeaway to 10.00 to 00.00 Sundays to Thursdays and 10.00 to 01.00 Fridays and Saturdays (grid ref. 298452 665877)
63A Bathgate Road, Blackburn, EH47 7JA
Received 23 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0512/FUL/15
Alterations to shop front (grid ref. 298638 665391)
30 East Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7QU
Received 14 Jul 2015 - Awaiting decisionLIVE/0216/PAC/14
Proposal of application notice for residential development with associated landscaping, roads and footpaths (grid ref 304800 664065)
Land West Of Murieston Road, Murieston, Livingston
Received 1 Apr 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0388/P/12
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house (Grid Ref 297357 662397)
2 Meadow Drive, Stoneyburn, EH47 8DZ
Received 31 May 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0485/FUL/15
Erection of a 572 sqm office building and workshop with associated car parking (grid ref. 298822 667128)
Plot 1, Easter Inch Road, Bathgate, EH48 2EH
Received 1 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0487/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 293624 670718)
4 Bridgecastle Cottage, Westfield, EH48 3DL
Received 1 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0431/FUL/15
Redevelopment of existing filling station (grid ref. 298847 677067)
Linlithgow Service Station, 30 Falkirk Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7PJ
Received 10 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0437/PO/15
Application for the modification of planning obligation relating to 0694/FUL/12 in respect of developer contributions
Land At 19 Clifton Road, East Calder, EH53 0HJ
Received 10 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0429/A/15
Erection of 8 non-illuminated fascia signs (306337 669644)
15 Napier Square, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5DG
Received 10 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0479/H/15
Extension to house (grid ref. 306635 667802)
18 Torridon Walk, Craigshill, Livingston, EH54 5AT
Received 1 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0309/H/15
Extension to house and erection of a porch (grid ref. 306318 666144)
24 Abbotsford Rise, Dedridge, Livingston, EH54 6LS
Received 14 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0360/FUL/15
Erection of a house (grid ref. 296306 660673)
Plot 5, Blinkbonny Gardens, Breich, EH55 8DN
Received 12 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0231/H/15
Replacement of windows and doors and alterations to building (grid ref. 303242 674761)
Castle Gate, C19 - Ochiltree Place To C20, Linlithgow, EH49 6PQ
Received 30 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0093/FUL/17
Painting of shop front (in retrospect) (Grid Ref: 300249, 677137)
73 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ED
Received 13 Jan 2017 - DecidedLIVE/0291/FUL/15
Erection of 2 houses (grid ref. 306381 671641)
Land At Middleton Avenue, Uphall
Received 16 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0461/TPO/15
Felling to ground level of 4 trees and selective branch removal of 1 tree (grid ref. 304747 664874)
Land To Rear Of 6 Pitcaple Gardens, Livingston, EH54 9HW
Received 29 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0534/TCA/15
Removal of 12 entire trees (grid ref. 307061 667013)
10 Tennent Park, Mid Calder, EH53 0RF
Received 27 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0267/A/15
Erection of 2 hoarding signs (Grid Ref 296708 665917)
J4M8 Distribution Park, Pottishaw, Bathgate
Received 16 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0414/FUL/15
Formation of an access road and associated engineering works (grid ref. 304716 666241)
Land At Livingston Retail Park, Almondvale Place, Livingston
Received 20 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0060/H/15
Erection of a 2m high boundary fence. (Grid ref. 300432 676842).
20 Manse Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6AL
Received 27 Jan 2015
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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