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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 dates
9,245Searchable applications
245Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 7,845 approved or refused records
823Refused applications

7,022 approved · 823 refused · 587 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jan 2016 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning information Planning & Building StandardsLocal plan Local Development Plan (LDP 1)Pre-application advice Pre-Application EnquiryConservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Scheduled Monuments

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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

  1. Decided0241/FUL/20

    Change of use from Class 4 (business) use to Class 6 (storage and distribution)

    Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian

    Received 10 Mar 2020
  2. Decided0242/H/20

    Extention to balcony

    6 Craigengall Crofts Bridgehouse Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DZ

    Received 10 Mar 2020
  3. Decided0243/FUL/20

    Erection of a 28 sqm outdoor nursery classroom

    First Adventures Nursery 53 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7ED

    Received 10 Mar 2020
  4. Decided0244/FUL/20

    Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 7 (compliance with EIA Report) and condition 11 (compliance with site layout) of planning permission 0226/FUL/17 (extension to wind farm consisting of 2 turbines with maximum height to blade tip of 126.5m with associated infrastructure and containerised battery storage facility with maximum capacity of 2MW) to allow an increase in maximum turbine tip height to 149.9m, revised turbine locations, track and hard standing layout (EIA Development)

    Tormywheel Levenseat Fauldhouse

    Received 11 Mar 2020
  5. Decided0245/TCA/20

    Thinning, pruning and branch removal of 2 lime trees [or further option, to fell the trees due to safety risk of trees falling and damaging person or property]

    8 Westgate Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0SP

    Received 11 Mar 2020
  6. Decided0246/H/20

    Extension to house

    6 Murieston Court Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9BT

    Received 12 Mar 2020
  7. Decided0247/H/20

    Extension to house and alterations to garage to form living accommodation

    220 West Main Street Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0QP

    Received 12 Mar 2020
  8. Decided0248/FUL/20

    Erection of 131sqm extension

    6 Main Street Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BE

    Received 13 Mar 2020
  9. Decided0249/A/20

    Display of window vinyls (in retrospect)

    187 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EN

    Received 13 Mar 2020
  10. Decided0250/FUL/20

    Erection of 1,900sqm additional support needs (ASN) school building with play areas, access, carparking, landscaping and associated works

    James Young High School Quentin Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6NE

    Received 16 Mar 2020
  11. Decided0252/P/20

    Planning permission in principle for a 7ha residential development with associated access, servicing and landscaping

    Land At Appleton Parkway Roundabout School House Road Eliburn Livingston West Lothian

    Received 16 Mar 2020
  12. Decided0253/H/20

    Demolition of garage and erection of a 2 storey extension to house

    158 Avontoun Park Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QH

    Received 16 Mar 2020
  13. Decided0256/TPO/20

    Selective branch removal of 10 trees

    100 Columbia Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PT

    Received 17 Mar 2020
  14. Decided0257/FUL/20

    Erection of car park floodlights (in retrospect)

    East Mains Freight Centre 1 Bathgate Road Armadale West Lothian EH48 2PE

    Received 17 Mar 2020
  15. Decided0258/FUL/20

    Substitution of house types in respect of 36 plots on consent ref: 0725/MSC/16, including erection of 7 additional houses and associated works

    Land At Limefields - West Of Brucefield Ind Park Phase 2 Area Polbeth West Lothian

    Received 17 Mar 2020
  16. Decided0259/PAC/20

    Proposal of application notice for battery storage compound with 29.9MW generating capacity, substation, fencing and associated works

    Land At Learielaw Farm Learielaw Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PG

    Received 18 Mar 2020
  17. Decided0260/FUL/20

    Change of use and alterations to public open space to form community garden including formation of raised planters, path works, erection of shed, pergola and poly tunnels, erection of boundary fence and associated works

    Land To The North West Of Murieston Village Hall Livingston

    Received 18 Mar 2020
  18. Decided0261/FUL/20

    Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 2 (expiry of permission 25 years after date of first generation of electricity) and condition 7 (details of wind turbines) of planning permission 0219/FUL/13 for erection of 6 no. 132 metre high (to blade tip) wind turbines and ancillary works to allow an increase in expiry of permission to 30 years after date of first generation of electricity and increase in maximum turbine tip height to 149.9m (EIA Development)

    Camilty Plantation Harburn West Calder

    Received 18 Mar 2020
  19. Decided0262/FUL/20

    Sub-division of garden ground and erection of a house

    1 Atlas Cottages Lower Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 2LE

    Received 18 Mar 2020
  20. Decided0263/FUL/20

    Change of use from pub annex to existing hotel to form a flat

    West End Hotel 3 West End West Calder West Lothian EH55 8EH

    Received 18 Mar 2020
  21. Decided0265/FUL/20

    Erection of a 15m x 15m pallet repair shelter

    Tesco Distribution Centre Carnegie Road Deans Industrial Estate Livingston West Lothian EH54 8TB

    Received 19 Mar 2020
  22. Decided0266/FUL/20

    Erection of 16 light industrial (class 4) starter units totalling 1456sqm with associated access and parking

    Land On North Side Of Fleming Road, Livingston, EH54 7BN

    Received 19 Mar 2020
  23. Decided0267/FUL/20

    Reconfiguration of drive-through and erection of 10.8 sqm and 9.2 sqm extensions and associated works

    Mcdonald's Almondvale Avenue Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QX

    Received 23 Mar 2020
  24. Decided0268/A/20

    Display of 4 freestanding signs and 1 digital booth screen

    Mcdonald's Almondvale Avenue Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6QX

    Received 23 Mar 2020

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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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