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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 dates14,731Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,799 approved or refused records
1,216Refused applications
11,583 approved · 1,216 refused · 930 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 May 2010 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0626/H/14
Erection of a conservatory (Grid Ref 306852 672415)
23 Rashierig, Broxburn, EH52 6AN
Received 4 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0655/P/14
Planning permission in principle for a 1.2 ha commercial development and erection of a house (grid ref. 303255 677077)
Land East Bound Of Park Farm Cottages, Linlithgow EH49 6NB
Received 6 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0429/H/14
Extension to house and erection of a porch (grid ref. 304107 668869)
252 Sutherland Way, Knightsridge, Livingston, EH54 8HU
Received 10 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0677/FUL/14
Installation of a 2m wide access ramp (grid ref. 299996 677106)
The Vennel/Lochside Mews, Linlithgow, EH49 7EE
Received 16 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0577/EIA/14
EIA Screening Opinion for a 39.6 ha residential development (grid ref. 298405 676570)
Land At Avontoun, Linlithgow
Received 15 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0473/FUL/14
Change of use from Class 4 Business Use to Meat Processing Plant (grid ref. 303729 665907)
1 Simpson Parkway, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, EH54 7BH
Received 14 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0372/H/14
Installation of dormer windows (Grid ref. 307011 669070)
136 South Village, Pumpherston, EH53 0LR
Received 3 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0450/H/14
Formation of roof terrace (grid ref. 300187 676976)
12 Avon Place, Strawberry Bank, Linlithgow, EH49 6BL
Received 3 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0567/A/14
Erection of 2 illuminated totem signs, in retrospect (grid ref. 304756 670744)
Garden Centre, Houstoun Mains Holdings, A89 - Dechmont Roundabout To Station Road, Uphall, EH52 6PA
Received 12 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0551/FUL/14
Erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence (grid ref. 304620 667233)
Cedar House, Quarrywood Court, Livingston, EH54 6AX
Received 4 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0600/TPO/14
Felling to ground level of 3 trees and selective branch removal of one tree (Grid Ref 307102 667415)
Calder House, Mid Calder, EH53 0HN
Received 26 Jun 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0602/TPO/14
Removal of one entire tree (Grid Ref 299979 676603)
20 Burgess Hill, Linlithgow, EH49 6BX
Received 29 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0610/LBC/14
Listed Building consent for installation of replacement windows and repainting of house (grid ref.296653 672293)
1 Low Brae, Torphichen, EH48 4LU
Received 28 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0519/LBC/14
Listed Building Consent for installation of air source pump and solar panels (grid ref. 301808 661225)
Hartwood Mains Farm, U42 - Hartwood Bridge To C24, West Calder, EH55 8LE
Received 29 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0518/H/14
Installation of air source heat pump and solar panels (grid ref. 301808 661225)
Hartwood Mains Farm, U42 - Hartwood Bridge To C24, West Calder, EH55 8LE
Received 29 Jul 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0396/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 299544 676927)
16 Ashley Hall Gardens, Linlithgow, EH49 7DN
Received 21 May 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0822/FUL/14
Change of use from car park to car breakers yard (grid ref. 310511 668178)
Yard 1 & 3, 18A Camps Road, Camps Industrial Estate, East Calder, EH27 8DF
Received 29 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0719/MSC/14
Application for approval of matters specified in conditions relating to planning permission 1012/P/05 for Winchburgh Town Centre Phase 1 - comprising the erection of Class 1 retail, Class 2 office and Class 4 business units with car parking, landscaping and associated works (grid ref. 308563 675133)
Blocks Q1 & Q3, Phase 1, Winchburgh Town Centre
Received 9 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0771/TPO/14
Removal of 4 entire trees (grid ref. 311577 666956)
125 Meadowbank Road, Kirknewton, EH27 8BH
Received 29 Oct 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0624/H/14
Extension to house (grid ref. 295487 664318)
11 Glenalmond, Whitburn, EH47 8PD
Received 28 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0552/FUL/14
Water mains pipe and associated water storage tank and pumping plant kiosk building (grid ref. 294433 657712)
Levenseat, By Forth
Received 6 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0654/FUL/14
Proposed new junction and drainage ditch realignment (grid ref. 294153 665352)
Land At Cowhill, Whitburn
Received 28 Aug 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0642/A/14
Installation of ground mounted signage (Grid Ref 299783 667623)
Land At Pyramids, Livingston
Received 10 Sept 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0649/TPO/14
Crown lifting and thinning of one tree (Grid Ref 302760 669646)
10 Woodlands Park, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8AT
Received 12 Sept 2014
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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