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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 dates9,306Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 7,908 approved or refused records
827Refused applications
7,081 approved · 827 refused · 589 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- Decided0448/H/20
Two storey extension to house
23 Millcraig Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WF
Received 12 Jun 2020 - Decided0449/FUL/20
Construction of distributor road (phase 1) with associated landscaping and infrastructure
Site Between Longridge Road And Polkemmet Road, Heartlands Development Site Whitburn
Received 12 Jun 2020 - Decided0450/H/20
Formation of vehicular access and driveway
155 Lanrigg Road Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9JJ
Received 12 Jun 2020 - Decided0451/H/20
Extension to house
1 Matthews Crofts Woodhill Road Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3TJ
Received 12 Jun 2020 - Decided0453/H/20
First floor extension to house
28 Golf Course Road Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8QF
Received 15 Jun 2020 - Decided0454/H/20
Extension to house
23 Pinewood Place Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7NX
Received 15 Jun 2020 - Decided0455/H/20
Formation of driveway
23 Cuthill Crescent Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8BJ
Received 15 Jun 2020 - Decided0456/FUL/20
Change of use from storage and distribution (class 6) to vehicle repair workshop with MOT Station (class 5)
Unit 10 Pardovan Works Philpstoun West Lothian EH49 7TT
Received 16 Jun 2020 - Decided0458/AGR/20
Prior notification/approval for the erection of an agricultural building
Wallhouse Farm Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NQ
Received 16 Jun 2020 - Decided0459/MSC/20
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0436/P/18 for van storage facility associated with existing distribution warehouse to east of site, including site surfacing, boundary fencing and ancillary infrastructure
Land At Strand Drive J4M8 Bathgate EH48 2EA
Received 16 Jun 2020 - Decided0460/H/20
Extension to house
10 Murieston Park Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9DT
Received 18 Jun 2020 - Decided0461/A/20
Display of two framed vinyl banners
4 Regent Centre Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HU
Received 19 Jun 2020 - Decided0462/FUL/20
Erection of a 220sqm extension to manufacturing/storage unit with associated parking
36E Inchmuir Road Blackburn West Lothian EH48 2EP
Received 19 Jun 2020 - Decided0465/FUL/20
Erection of a 2m high palisade fence, 8no 8m high security lighting columns and hardstanding areas for vehicle storage
Former Ethicon Simpson Parkway Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AT
Received 22 Jun 2020 - Decided0466/FUL/20
Continued operation of recycling yard for screening & crushing of concrete and associated materials for additional 18 months (previously 0159/FUL/17)
Lawheads Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DQ
Received 22 Jun 2020 - Decided0467/FUL/20
Erection of 49 houses with associated access roads, car parking, infrastructure and landscaping
Phase A4 Site H-WF1 Westfield West Lothian
Received 22 Jun 2020 - Decided0468/H/20
Extension to house, including covered patio
14 Humbie Holdings Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DS
Received 22 Jun 2020 - Decided0469/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of a sunroom
66 Martin Brae Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6UT
Received 22 Jun 2020 - Decided0470/FUL/20
Installation of an external sprinkler tank
Watermark Bathgate Road The Alba Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7HH
Received 22 Jun 2020 - Decided0471/H/20
Erection of garage and sunroom
30 Priory Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BS
Received 23 Jun 2020 - Decided0472/LBC/20
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations for conversion of museum to house, including installation of rooflights, replacement windows, double glazing, re-harling and formation of gated entrance in boundary wall
143 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ
Received 23 Jun 2020 - Decided0473/P/20
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
88 Pumpherston Road Uphall Station Livingston EH54 5PJ
Received 23 Jun 2020 - Decided0474/FUL/20
Siting of a storage container (as amended to a 12m container)
Land Adjacent To Union Canal South Of Park Farm Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QY
Received 23 Jun 2020 - Decided0475/H/20
Erection of a porch
105 Bishops Park Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0SR
Received 24 Jun 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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