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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
9,296Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 7,899 approved or refused records
826Refused applications

7,073 approved · 826 refused · 589 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jan 2016 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided0421/TCA/20

    Felling of one fir tree

    Kinloch View Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HT

    Received 29 May 2020
  2. Decided0422/FUL/20

    Erection of reverse vending machine unit for recycling purposes and associated works

    Aldi Houstoun Road Livingston West Lothian

    Received 29 May 2020
  3. Decided0423/FUL/20

    Erection of reverse vending machine unit for recycling purposes, alterations to car parking bays and associated works

    Aldi 21 Longridge Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8HB

    Received 29 May 2020
  4. Decided0424/H/20

    Extensions to house and construction of raised decking

    Glencroft Woodend Armadale West Lothian EH48 3AP

    Received 29 May 2020
  5. Decided0425/H/20

    Formation of a dormer window

    3 Newpark Mews Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9GX

    Received 29 May 2020
  6. Decided0426/H/20

    Replace existing porch roof with slate roof

    Leapark 62 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BN

    Received 29 May 2020
  7. Decided0428/CLU/20

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house

    118 Springfield Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JT

    Received 2 Jun 2020
  8. Decided0429/H/20

    First floor extension to house

    33 Millfield Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AR

    Received 2 Jun 2020
  9. Decided0430/H/20

    Two storey extension to house and erection of a porch

    1 Bankton Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EH

    Received 3 Jun 2020
  10. Decided0431/FUL/20

    Change of use from industrial (class 5) to storage and distribution (class 6) (in retrospect)

    22 Shairps Business Park Houstoun Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 5FD

    Received 3 Jun 2020
  11. Decided0432/A/20

    Display of two non-illuminated entrance signs

    Park Farm Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QY

    Received 3 Jun 2020
  12. Decided0433/H/20

    Erection of garage with ancilliary living accommodation

    Sandygate Cottage Murieston Road Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AN

    Received 4 Jun 2020
  13. Decided0434/FUL/20

    Alterations to raise filling station canopy from 3.8 m to 4.8 m high (underside of canopy)

    Newton Filling Station 3 Main Street Newton West Lothian EH52 6QE

    Received 5 Jun 2020
  14. Decided0435/CLU/20

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed installation of windows, patio doors and alterations to roof

    15 Middlewood Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AZ

    Received 8 Jun 2020
  15. Decided0436/FUL/20

    Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 7 (compliance with EIA Report) of planning permission 0359/FUL/19 for formation of a wind farm consisting of 8 turbines with maximum height to blade tip of 180m with associated infrastructure to allow an increase in maximum turbine tip height to 200m (EIA Development)

    Land At Woodmuir Plantation (Longhill Burn) West Calder West Lothian

    Received 8 Jun 2020
  16. Decided0437/CLU/20

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension

    63 Harrysmuir Gardens Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0PJ

    Received 8 Jun 2020
  17. Decided0438/FUL/20

    Siting of a 103sqm temporary laboratory unit and associated plant area

    Land At 22/25 Trading Estate Mill Road Linlithgow EH49 7TP

    Received 8 Jun 2020
  18. Decided0439/AGR/20

    Prior notification for the erection of a 106.5 sq m agricultural building

    Pardovan Lodge Philpstoun West Lothian EH49 7RU

    Received 9 Jun 2020
  19. Decided0441/FUL/20

    Demolition of North Lodge and erection of a house with associated works

    North Lodge (Ruin) Station Road Kirknewton EH27 8DG

    Received 9 Jun 2020
  20. Decided0442/FUL/20

    Change of use from former maintenance store to gym (class 11)

    Pavilion Watson Park North Street Armadale

    Received 9 Jun 2020
  21. Decided0443/FUL/20

    Erection of a 433 sqm livestock shed

    South Mains Farm Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4NP

    Received 9 Jun 2020
  22. Decided0444/H/20

    Extension to house and garage conversion

    16 George Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3JQ

    Received 9 Jun 2020
  23. Decided0445/CLU/20

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion to habitable room

    37 Morgan Way Armadale Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2JB

    Received 9 Jun 2020
  24. Decided0447/H/20

    Installation of patio door and decking

    4 Quebec Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6BT

    Received 12 Jun 2020

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Researching a proposal in West Lothian

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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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