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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 dates10,968Searchable applications
251Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,406 approved or refused records
947Refused applications
8,459 approved · 947 refused · 699 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Decided0334/FUL/25
Alterations to existing building and installation of 7 exhaust flues
Westerwood House 4A Royston Road Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AH
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided0335/H/25
Extension to rear and 1.5 storey extension to side of house
22 Oatlands Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AS
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided0337/MSC/25
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0151/P/22 for masterplan and design guide, ground levels, landscaping, open space, low carbon technology, phasing plan (condition 4), electric vehicle charging (condition 4 and 6), programme of archaeological works (condition 4 and 7), drainage assessment (condition 4 and 9), coal mining legacy investigations (condition 4 and 10)
Land To North And South Of A705 Cousland Farm Livingston West Lothian EH47 7BN
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided0338/A/25
Display of 3 illuminated fascia signs, 1 illuminated wall mounted sign, 8 non-illuminated wall mounted signs and 1 window vinyl sign (in retrospect)
97 - 99 West Main Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3PZ
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided0339/FUL/25
Formation of a secure storage site consisting of 22 storage containers
Land At Armadale Stadium Bathgate Road Armadale West Lothian EH48 2GE
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided0340/H/25
Two storey extension to house
16 Queens Gardens East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EQ
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided0341/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed extension to house
23 Old School Avenue Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8FE
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided0342/TCA/25
Felling of 3 Ash trees and crown cleaning of 5 Sycamore/Oak trees
1 Kinloch View Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HT
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided0344/A/25
Display of 1 non-illuminated pole mounted sign (in retrospect)
Land North Of Hoghill Farm Oakbank Road East Calder West Lothian EH53 0JR
Received 1 May 2025 - Decided0345/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension to house
43 Baxter Road Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0QF
Received 1 May 2025 - Decided0346/EIA/25
EIA screening opinion for a data centre campus
Land At Former Freeport Shopping & Leisure Village Westwood West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PN
Received 2 May 2025 - Decided0347/H/25
Extension to house
103B Bankton Park West Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9BS
Received 2 May 2025 - Decided0348/FUL/25
Extension to shop to form a hot food takeaway and installation of a flue
197A Camps Rigg Carmondean Livingston West Lothian EH54 8PF
Received 2 May 2025 - Decided0349/H/25
Two storey extension to house
73 Queens Gardens East Calder Livingston West Lothian EH53 0EG
Received 5 May 2025 - Decided0350/MSC/25
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the formation of approximately 350m of road (Phase 1) including roundabout on B9080, SUDS, hard and soft landscaping and associated works
Land South Of B9080 Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 5 May 2025 - Decided0351/H/25
Extension to house
19 Murieston Green Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EQ
Received 5 May 2025 - Decided0352/LBC/25
Listed building consent for erection of a fence
Skivo Farm Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AN
Received 5 May 2025 - Decided0353/FUL/25
Erection of 2 general industrial units (class 5)
Old Masons Yard North Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3QB
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided0354/CLU/25
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of building as home office ancillary to main house
Innisfree Cottage 6A Main Street Westfield West Lothian EH48 3BU
Received 6 May 2025 - Decided0356/H/25
Extension to house
73 Pyothall Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6HW
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided0357/FUL/25
Erection of an 85sqm extension and alterations to dental practice
21 - 23 Main Street Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BE
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided0358/H/25
Replacement of existing brown windows & doors with white uPVC
24 Market Street Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0AA
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided0360/LBC/25
Listed building consent for erection of a fence
5 Canal Court Threemiletown West Lothian EH49 6LZ
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided0361/H/25
Installation of dormer window
103 Meadowpark Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2ST
Received 9 May 2025
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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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