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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 dates10,901Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,341 approved or refused records
944Refused applications
8,397 approved · 944 refused · 698 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2013 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided1004/FUL/24
Re-roofing of building
Aldi Foodstore Ltd Almondvale Road Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6HP
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided1005/FUL/24
Erection of a 395sqm industrial building containing 6 units with associated access, parking and landscaping
Land Adjacent To Albyn Industrial Estate Greendykes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6PQ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided1006/FUL/24
External alterations to maintenance workshop, including new roller shutter doors, access doors and window opening
10 Blackburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EY
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided1007/FUL/24
Change of use of former day centre (Class 10) to convenience store (Class 1A) with associated alterations to building
Blackburn Family Centre Whitehill Road Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7HH
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided1008/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed installation of velux windows in connection with loft conversion
1 Starlaw Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1LJ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided1009/PO/24
Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0701/FUL/20 to allow affordable housing provision by commuted sum only
Site K Mossend West Calder EH55 8UX
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided1010/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed partial garage conversion, internal alterations and extension to dwelling
19 Badger Walk Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0PR
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided1011/FUL/24
Erection of a house with garage
7A Blackburn Hall Holdings Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7AB
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided1012/LBC/24
Listed building consent for removal of ATM and repair of wall
15 Bank Street Mid Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0AR
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Decided1014/EXC/24
Consultation from City of Edinburgh Council on planning application 24/06106/FUL for extension of Ravelrig Quarry to allow further extraction of hard rock, change of use from woodland and grassland to quarry
Ravelrig Quarry Long Dalmahoy Road Dalmahoy Kirknewton
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Decided1015/EXC/24
Consultation on lateral extension to the quarry, erection and operation of materials recycling plant (MRP), infilling of the quarry and restoration to the agricultural grassland
BONNINGTON MAINS QUARRY CLIFTONHALL ROAD NEWBRIDGE EDINBURGH EH28 8PW
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Decided1016/EXC/24
Consultation from City of Edinburgh Council on planning application 24/05865/FUL for lateral extension to the quarry, erection and operation of Materials Recycling Plant (MRP), infilling of the quarry and restoration to the agricultural grassland
Bonnington Mains Quarry Cliftonhall Road Newbridge Edinburgh EH28 8PW
Received 30 Dec 2024 - Decided0001/H/25
Extension to house to form store/workshop
1 Longford Crofts Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8FD
Received 3 Jan 2025 - Decided0002/FUL/25
Change of use from offices (Class 4) to hotel (Class 7) with alterations and extension
1 Muir Place Houstoun Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 5BF
Received 7 Jan 2025 - Decided0004/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alterations and conversion of existing garage into ancillary domestic accommodation
87 Russell Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2GF
Received 10 Jan 2025 - Decided0005/H/25
Demolition of garage and erection of granny annexe
53 Middleton Road Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DF
Received 10 Jan 2025 - Decided0006/H/25
Two-storey side extension to house
50 Ochiltree Drive Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0RX
Received 10 Jan 2025 - Decided0007/H/25
Alterations and extension to house
15 Burngrange Park West Calder West Lothian EH55 8HF
Received 13 Jan 2025 - Decided0008/H/25
Alterations and extension of entrance walls and gate
Craigbinning House Craigbinning Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6NB
Received 13 Jan 2025 - Decided0009/LBC/25
Listed building consent for the alterations and extension of entrance walls and gate
Craigbinning House Craigbinning Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6NB
Received 13 Jan 2025 - Decided0010/LBC/25
Listed building consent for 1 illuminated totem sign, 2 illuminated wall mounted signs, 1 non-illuminated roundel wall mounted sign and 1 lantern
Brucefield Farm Rutherford Square Brucefield Livingston West Lothian EH54 9BU
Received 14 Jan 2025 - Decided0011/A/25
Display of 1 illuminated totem sign, 2 illuminated wall mounted signs, 1 non-illuminated roundel wall mounted sign and 1 lantern
Brucefield Farm Rutherford Square Brucefield Livingston West Lothian EH54 9BU
Received 14 Jan 2025 - Decided0013/FUL/25
Ground engineering works to provide earth bund on existing slope
Land North Of Avalon Place, Linlithgow, West Lothian. (NS98721 77636)
Received 14 Jan 2025 - Decided0014/AGR/25
Prior Notification for a 129sqm agricultural forage shed
Kettlestoun Hills Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QF
Received 14 Jan 2025
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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