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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 dates9,448Searchable applications
237Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,033 approved or refused records
836Refused applications
7,197 approved · 836 refused · 603 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided1013/H/20
Extension to house and erection of detached garage
15 Grant Street West Calder West Lothian EH55 8AG
Received 3 Nov 2020 - Decided1014/FUL/20
Demolition of house and erection of replacement house with temporary storage container
Easdale Starlaw Road Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7BW
Received 3 Nov 2020 - Decided1015/FUL/20
Replacement of conservatory roof
Bankton House Hotel Wester Bankton Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AQ
Received 3 Nov 2020 - Decided1016/H/20
Extension to house
48 Muirfield Way Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8EN
Received 3 Nov 2020 - Decided1018/LBC/20
Listed building consent for removal of internal partitions and adding new internal partitions
Clarendon House 30 Manse Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AR
Received 4 Nov 2020 - Decided1019/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed removal of conservatory and extension to house
34 Grange Knowe Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HX
Received 4 Nov 2020 - Decided1020/H/20
Extension to house
12 Badger Wood Dechmont West Lothian EH52 6NZ
Received 4 Nov 2020 - Decided1021/EIA/20
EIA scoping opinion for a 58.7 Ha residential development with associated works
Drumshoreland Garden Community (Core Site) Old Clapperton Hall East Calder West Lothian EH52 5PE
Received 5 Nov 2020 - Decided1022/FUL/20
Change of use of agricultural land to form extension of zoo boundary and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fencing
Five Sisters Zoo Gavieside Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8PT
Received 5 Nov 2020 - Decided1023/FUL/20
Erection of events barn (to replace existing events marquee)
Five Sisters Zoo Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8PT
Received 5 Nov 2020 - Decided1024/PO/20
Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 1044/P/08 to amend the education infrastructure provisions
Land At Armadale Station (Southale) Station Way Armadale West Lothian EH48 3LP
Received 5 Nov 2020 - Decided1025/PO/20
Discharge of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0294/P/99
Phantassie Harburn West Lothian EH55 8RF
Received 6 Nov 2020 - Decided1027/CLU/20
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of garage into habitable space
11 Tarrareoch Court Armadale West Lothian EH48 2TF
Received 6 Nov 2020 - Decided1029/FUL/20
Siting of a portable cabin for gym accomodation (in retrospect)
Personal Best Gym Mcneil Crescent Armadale West Lothian EH48 2FZ
Received 6 Nov 2020 - Unknown1030/MSC/20
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0636/P/18 (Appeal ref: PPA-400-2097) for the erection of 189 houses with associated works (as amended)
Land South Of Sibbalds Brae And West Of Falside Crescent Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2DU
Received 9 Nov 2020 - Decided1032/FUL/20
Erection of a house (variation to 0875/FUL/17)
12 Polbeth Terrace East End West Calder West Lothian EH55 8BH
Received 9 Nov 2020 - Decided1033/FUL/20
Erection of a warehouse and 3 retail/storage units (use class 1,2,4,5,6)
48-54 East Main Street Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7QS
Received 9 Nov 2020 - Decided1034/H/20
Extension to house
2 Northfield Meadows Longridge West Lothian EH47 8SA
Received 9 Nov 2020 - Decided1035/FUL/20
Change of use from shop (class 1) to charity social hub
Unit 3 2-4 George Place Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1NP
Received 10 Nov 2020 - Decided1037/FUL/20
Change of use, extension and alterations from cafe to security accommodation building
Five Sisters Zoo Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8PT
Received 10 Nov 2020 - Decided1038/H/20
Erection of a summer house
19 Northfield Meadows Longridge West Lothian EH47 8SA
Received 10 Nov 2020 - Decided1039/H/20
Extension to house
69 Meadowpark Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SP
Received 10 Nov 2020 - Decided1040/FUL/20
Erection of an 81sqm warehouse
Turf Irrigation Services Scotland Ltd Avonmill Industrial Estate Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SF
Received 10 Nov 2020 - Awaiting decision1041/PAC/20
Proposal of application notice for a mixed use development including residential, commercial, community and education facilities, open space, road and engineering works and associated landscaping
Land To The South Of B7066 Heartlands Whitburn
Received 11 Nov 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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