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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 dates8,489Searchable applications
243Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 7,171 approved or refused records
776Refused applications
6,395 approved · 776 refused · 532 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Jan 2017 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided1010/FUL/18
Erection of a 10 megawatt standby electricity generating facility including five containerised generators, a gas kiosk, switchroom, palisade fencing, CCTV columns and associated works
7 Tartraven Place Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5LT
Received 16 Oct 2018 - Decided1011/FUL/18
Change of use from hairdressers (class 1) to cafe (class 3)
41 Main Street Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6RA
Received 16 Oct 2018 - Decided1012/FUL/18
Erection of snow leopard enclosure building with external enclosure
Five Sisters Zoo West Calder West Lothian EH55 8PT
Received 17 Oct 2018 - Decided1013/FUL/18
Formation of silage pit
Standhill Farm Armadale West Lothian EH48 3AD
Received 17 Oct 2018 - Decided1017/FUL/18
Erection of 3 houses and associated works
Totley Wells Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6QJ
Received 18 Oct 2018 - Decided1018/FUL/18
Erection of a 53sqm plant shed and associated works
3 Starlaw Park Livingston West Lothian EH54 8SF
Received 18 Oct 2018 - Awaiting decision1019/PAC/18
Proposal of application notice for the extension to distribution centre, installation of hardstanding, extension to car park and SUDS arrangement
Tesco Distribution Centre Carnegie Road Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8TB
Received 18 Oct 2018 - Decided1020/EIA/18
EIA screening opinion for a 3.3Ha residential development with associated landscaping, parking, access and infrastructure
Land 50M South Of The A803 Linlithgow West Lothian
Received 18 Oct 2018 - Decided1021/H/18
Extension to house
1 Hilltops Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7PA
Received 19 Oct 2018 - Decided1022/H/18
Two storey rear extension and formation of attic accommodation
11 Polbeth Terrace East End West Calder West Lothian EH55 8BH
Received 19 Oct 2018 - Decided1023/H/18
Two storey rear extension, formation of attic accommodation and erection of a detached garage
12 Polbeth Terrace East End West Calder West Lothian EH55 8BH
Received 19 Oct 2018 - Decided1024/FUL/18
Erection of a house and associated works
Gorsemount 34 Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 19 Oct 2018 - Decided1025/FUL/18
Erection of an admin and workshop building
Knowepark Caravans Ltd Hardie Road Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BA
Received 19 Oct 2018 - Decided1026/FUL/18
Erection of 65 houses (as varied from 67 houses) with associated access, SUDS, open space and landscaping
Site K Mossend West Calder EH55 8PV
Received 19 Oct 2018 - Decided1027/P/18
Planning permission in principle for residential development
Site Y4 Mossend West Calder EH55 8PV
Received 19 Oct 2018 - Decided1028/H/18
Installation of a sash and case window and removal of an internal partition
7 Champfleurie Stables Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6NB
Received 22 Oct 2018 - Decided1029/FUL/18
Construction of two storey office building with ancillary store and associated car park and landscaping
Land At Youngs Road Broxburn West Lothian
Received 22 Oct 2018 - Decided1032/PAC/18
Proposal of application notice for a 6.23 Ha residential development including access, drainage, open space and associated infrastructure
Land At Willowdean Bridgend West Lothian
Received 22 Oct 2018 - Decided1034/H/18
Alterations to door and erection of garden shed and fence
39B West Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5DR
Received 23 Oct 2018 - Decided1035/H/18
Extension to house
30 Westermains Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 3BL
Received 24 Oct 2018 - Decided1036/A/18
Display of high level sign, fascia signs and entrance sign
3 Royston Road Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AH
Received 24 Oct 2018 - Decided1037/H/18
Erection of a summer house
56 East Main Street Uphall Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5HY
Received 24 Oct 2018 - Decided1038/FUL/18
Change of use from function room to form 13 hotel bedrooms with associated alterations to building
Kaim Park Hotel Edinburgh Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EP
Received 25 Oct 2018 - Decided1040/CLU/18
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house
88 Oldwood Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6US
Received 25 Oct 2018
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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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