West Lothian planning applications

Search, track and analyse every planning application in West Lothian— updated daily from the council’s own register.

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10 most-recent applications

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Reference	Address	Description	Type	Received
0546/FUL/26	Land To South East Of Oaklands Bridgehouse Westfield West Lothian	Erection of a horticultural shed for the operation of a plant nursery, including associated storage for landscaping…	Fullplanning	1 Jul 2026
0531/FUL/26	2 Mill Road Bathgate West Lothian	Erection of outbuidling for use as a private gym facility (in retrospect)	Fullplanning	26 Jun 2026
0533/FUL/26	Plot B3 Longford Farm Crofts Breich West Calder	Erection of a house with attached annex and detached double garage and temporary siting of a static caravan	Fullplanning	26 Jun 2026
0525/TPO/26	2 Lade Court Linlithgow West Lothian	Crown lifting to 3-4m above ground level, selective prunning of branches overhanging site boundary and minor deadwood…	Treeworks

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Pull every West Lothian application, filter by date, postcode, status, type, and more.

curl -H "x-api-key: $PLANNEXUS_KEY" \
  "https://api.plannexus.io/v1/applications?\
  authority_gss=S12000040&limit=50"

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About this data

We index every application published on West Lothian’s planning portal (Idox Public Access) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:

https://planning.westlothian.gov.uk/publicaccess

Newest application received 1 Jul 2026.

West Lothian planning FAQs

How do I search planning applications in West Lothian?

This page lists the latest applications received by West Lothian, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 35,662 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type — a free account includes 1,000 requests a month. The council's own portal is also linked above.

How often is West Lothian planning data updated?

PlanNexus indexes West Lothian's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 1 Jul 2026.

How do I check the planning history of a property in West Lothian?

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