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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 dates10,768Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,220 approved or refused records
936Refused applications
8,284 approved · 936 refused · 690 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Sept 2014 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0238/FUL/24
Change of use from cafe to hot food takeaway (in retrospect)
4A East Main Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 2NS
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decided0239/H/24
Erection of a garage
6 Beechwood Park Uphall Station West Lothian EH54 5QQ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided0240/EXC/24
Consultation from City of Edinburgh Council on extraction of Quartz-Dolerite and erection of plant and ancillary structures
Bonnington Mains Quarry Cliftonhall Road Newbridge EH28 8PW
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided0241/EXC/24
Consultation from City of Edinburgh Council on EIA for Extraction of Quartz-Dolerite and erection of plant and ancillary structures
Bonnington Mains Quarry Cliftonhall Road Newbridge EH28 8PW
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decided0242/FUL/24
Erection of an external store for dust extraction units
The Shed 7 South Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3EN
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Decided0245/FUL/24
Erection of 154 houses and 12 flats, a 400sqm (Class 1A) unit, roads, parking, suds unit and associated landscaping and infrastructure
Land To The North Of Simpson Parkway Kirkton Livingston
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided0246/H/24
Extension to house
8 Bankton Glade Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9DG
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided0247/H/24
Extension to house
39 Millburn Crescent Armadale West Lothian EH48 3RD
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided0248/FUL/24
Erection of a house and agricultural shed with associated works
Land To West Of 8 West Mains Crofts West Calder EH55 8FL
Received 29 Mar 2024 - Decided0249/H/24
Extension to house
20 Cypress Glade Livingston West Lothian EH54 9JH
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Decided0250/H/24
Extension to house
11 Limefield Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8BQ
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Decided0251/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed enlargement of garage door and install replacement bi-folding door
12 Forest Glade Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0FQ
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Decided0252/H/24
Extension to house
10 Netherton Place Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8JG
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Decided0253/TCA/24
Crown reduction of 2 Cherry trees and 1 Apple tree and crown lifting of 2 Beech trees
20 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Decided0254/MSC/24
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1254/P/21 for erection of 332 houses and a commercial/community building with associated works
Land South Of Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8EH
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Decided0255/FUL/24
Erection of spa pod (as addition to holiday pod development 0152/FUL/22)
Land North Of B8047 Logievale Westfield
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Decided0256/H/24
Single storey extensions to house
Woodside House Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PQ
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Decided0258/FUL/24
Erection of 12 houses and 16 flats with associated works
Land To South Of Ash Grove Blackburn West Lothian
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided0259/TCA/24
Felling of 1 Sycamore tree, crown reduction of 1 Apple tree and height reduction of Beech hedge
Windsor Lodge 16 West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RH
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided0260/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension to house
15 Bissett Square Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0UD
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Decided0261/H/24
Two storey and single storey extensions to rear and side, first floor terrace alterations to roof and installation of dormer window (Amendment to 0145/H/23)
Oneacre Faucheldean Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6PS
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Decided0262/CLU/24
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed alterations to dwelling including the installation of bi-fold doors
23 Rashierigg Place Longridge West Lothian EH47 8AT
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Decided0263/H/24
Extension to house
20 St John's Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5QY
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Decided0266/H/24
Removal and replacement of eight windows and two doors
24 Greenside Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NB
Received 4 Apr 2024
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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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