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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 dates9,417Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,007 approved or refused records
833Refused applications
7,174 approved · 833 refused · 597 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0888/H/20
Creation of an en-suite within the attic level of the property and conversion of outbuilding to create additional habitable accommodation.
St Catherines 7 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 30 Sept 2020 - Decided0889/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed extension to house
103 Mallace Avenue Armadale West Lothian EH48 2QD
Received 30 Sept 2020 - Decided0890/FUL/20
Erection of a 1004sqm industrial building
Land At Uphall Industrial Estate Uphall Broxburn EH52 5NT
Received 30 Sept 2020 - Decided0898/FUL/20
Change of use from public open space to space for outdoor learning, erection of a wooden structure for outdoor learning and a 1.8m high security fence (as amended)
Bellsquarry Primary School 52 Calder Road Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AD
Received 1 Oct 2020 - Decided0899/FUL/20
Conversion and extensions to part of steading to form a house
West Harwood Farm West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LF
Received 1 Oct 2020 - Decided0900/H/20
Extension to house
8 Letham Park Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0LZ
Received 1 Oct 2020 - Decided0901/FUL/20
Change of use from sandwich shop (Class 1) to Community Council Drop in Centre (Class 2)
157 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EW
Received 1 Oct 2020 - Decided0902/H/20
Formation of 3 dormers, installation of garage doors, external raised terrace and erection of 3m high boundary walls
Winnock Burnside Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PX
Received 1 Oct 2020 - Decided0903/FUL/20
Erection of 49 houses with associated access roads, car parking, infrastructure and landscaping
Phase A5 Site H-WF1 Westfield West Lothian
Received 1 Oct 2020 - Decided0904/FUL/20
Erection of 21 houses with associated access roads, car parking, infrastructure and landscaping
Phase A6 Site H-WF1 Westfield West Lothian
Received 1 Oct 2020 - Decided0906/TPO/20
Felling of 1 tree
Skivo House Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AN
Received 5 Oct 2020 - Decided0908/LBC/20
Listed building consent for the installation of replacement windows
84 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AQ
Received 5 Oct 2020 - Decided0909/FUL/20
Change of use from dwelling (class 9) to offices (class 4) and conversion of farm steading to form workshop and training centre (class 10)
Niddry Mains Farm Cottage Winchburgh EH52 6QW
Received 5 Oct 2020 - Decided0910/FUL/20
Permanent retention of temporary residential accommodation granted under planning permission 0687/FUL/16
Northfield Stables Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9AA
Received 6 Oct 2020 - Decided0911/H/20
Erection of a conservatory
7B Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 6 Oct 2020 - Decided0912/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of garage
10 High Academy Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3JE
Received 6 Oct 2020 - Decided0914/H/20
Extension to house
3 Wilson Terrace Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8DB
Received 7 Oct 2020 - Decided0915/FUL/20
Formation of a wind farm consisting of 8 turbines with maximum height to blade tip of 200m with associated infrastructure (variation to 0359/FUL/19) (EIA development)
Land At Woodmuir Plantation (Longhill Burn) West Calder West Lothian
Received 7 Oct 2020 - Decided0916/H/20
Installation of replacement windows
4 Greenpark Cottages Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AA
Received 7 Oct 2020 - Decided0922/EIA/20
EIA screening opinion for the construction of 8 maturation warehouses with anciliary buildings, SuDS, car parking, pedestrian bridge and landscaping
Land To West Of Starlaw Park Livingston West Lothian EH54 8SF
Received 8 Oct 2020 - Decided0924/TPO/20
Felling of 4 trees
100 Columbia Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6PT
Received 8 Oct 2020 - Decided0925/P/20
Planning permission in principle for a 0.18 ha residential development
11 Holmes Holdings Holmes Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NS
Received 8 Oct 2020 - Decided0926/A/20
Display of 2 No. 30m long hoardings
Auldcathie District Park Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6PX
Received 8 Oct 2020 - Decided0927/H/20
Extension to house
14 Farquhar Square Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3RW
Received 8 Oct 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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