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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 dates9,755Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,306 approved or refused records
854Refused applications
7,452 approved · 854 refused · 624 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided1146/FUL/21
Change of use from nursery (class 10) to community charity shop (class 1) with community education & meeting facilities
59A South Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3ET
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided1147/H/21
Installation of dormer windows
Rosebank Faucheldean Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6PS
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided1148/FUL/21
Erection of replacement 87sqm office building
6A Milrig Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DE
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided1149/FUL/21
Erection of a house
Dechmont House Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided1150/H/21
Extension to house and formation of decking
28 Middlewood Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AZ
Received 18 Nov 2021 - Decided1151/H/21
Installation of a side dormer and alterations to windows
3 Muirfield Drive Uphall West Lothian EH52 6BU
Received 19 Nov 2021 - Decided1152/H/21
Extension to house and formation of decking
35 Tippet Knowes Park Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UR
Received 19 Nov 2021 - Decided1153/A/21
Display of 1 interpretation board (to replace sign 3 under consent 0353/A/21)
Wilson Terrace (Junction With Burnbrae Road) Stoneyburn West Lothian
Received 19 Nov 2021 - Decided1154/FUL/21
Formation of a 50 space park and ride facility with associated works
Land North Of Station Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DE
Received 19 Nov 2021 - Decided1155/H/21
Extension to house
Friarhill 14 Friars Brae Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BQ
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided1156/H/21
Extension to house and formation of porch and canopy
Netherlea Cottage Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LG
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided1157/MSC/21
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0020/P/16 for the erection of 130 houses with associated works
Standhill North West Main Street Armadale West Lothian
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided1158/FUL/21
Erection of house and 2 outbuildings
Land To The North Of Kirkfield House Hartwood Road West Calder EH55 8EE
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided1159/FUL/21
Change of use of paddock to dog day care (in retrospect) and erection of a 150sqm shed
Shiel Mill Farm Nethershiel Road Calderwood West Lothian EH53 0HT
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided1160/FUL/21
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of a fence
57 Riccarton Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HX
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided1161/A/21
Display of 2 non-illiminated fascia signs
32 Main Street West Calder West Lothian EH55 8DR
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided1162/FUL/21
Installation of shopfront including dispensing machine and installation of external air conditioning units to rear
32 Main Street West Calder West Lothian EH55 8DR
Received 22 Nov 2021 - Decided1163/EIA/21
EIA screening opinion for residential development
Land North Of B792 Mossend West Calder
Received 23 Nov 2021 - Decided1165/FUL/21
The proposal consists of the installation of twelve (12no.) handmade timber glamping pods along with associated paths &landscaping, lighting, reception, and maintenance building. The site is currently a disused/overgrown field with well-establishedtrees surrounding the North, West and Southern boundaries. Also proposed is a permeable communal area with a proposed park.A wind turbine is also proposed to boost the sustainability aspect of the site
Land To West Of Swineabbey Blackburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7RH
Received 23 Nov 2021 - Decided1167/MSC/21
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 44 flats and 140 houses (amended from 40 flats and 141 houses), access roads, footpaths, parking, landscaping and associated works
Blocks Q3 And Q2E Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 23 Nov 2021 - Decided1168/H/21
Extension to house and installation of door and PV panels
2 Greenpark Cottages Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AA
Received 24 Nov 2021 - Decided1169/H/21
Extension to house including erection of garage
129 Sheriffs Park Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SR
Received 24 Nov 2021 - Decided1170/FUL/21
Erection of a house
Meadowhead Cottage Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8HL
Received 24 Nov 2021 - Decided1171/TCA/21
Felling of 2 no. mature Sycamore trees
3 Priors Grange Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4QN
Received 24 Nov 2021
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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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