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Scotland · Local authority
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 dates9,803Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,350 approved or refused records
857Refused applications
7,493 approved · 857 refused · 627 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided1196/FUL/21
Change of use from agricultural land to dog exercise area and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence (in retrospect)
Site Off Ecclesmachan Road West Lothian Ecclesmechan
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decided1197/MSC/21
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for the erection of a house (substitution of house type on plot 2 from Classic 184E to Park 182E as variation to approval 0444/MSC/19)
Area OSf Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0UB
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decided1198/A/21
Display of a double sided free standing 'V' signboard (in retrospect)
Site Off Ecclesmachan Road Uphall West Lothian
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decided1199/FUL/21
Change of use from agricultural land to dog exercise area
Land To The South Of The A89 Learielaw Farm Learielaw Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PG
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decided1200/H/21
Extensions and alterations to house
5 Rattray Gardens Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7QP
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decided1201/H/21
Extension to house
30 Bankton Way Murieston West Lothian EH54 9EG
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decided1202/A/21
Display of a free standing double sided 'V' sign board
Learielaw Farm Learielaw Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PG
Received 2 Dec 2021 - Decided1203/FUL/21
Redevelopment of petrol station, including erection of a 248sqm sales building, 3 jet wash bays, 8 EV charging stations including substation, canopies and associated works (amendment of 0616/FUL/21)
Glendevon Service Station Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6PX
Received 2 Dec 2021 - Decided1204/H/21
Extension to house
82 Loaninghill Road Uphall West Lothian EH52 5SU
Received 2 Dec 2021 - Decided1205/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed partial garage conversion
3 Learielaw View Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5FE
Received 2 Dec 2021 - Decided1206/FUL/21
Change of use from house (class 9) to offices (class 4)
28 Longridge Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0DE
Received 3 Dec 2021 - Decided1207/H/21
Extension to house
4 Bonnytoun Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JS
Received 3 Dec 2021 - Decided1208/H/21
Extension to house
10 Murrayfield Terrace Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7DE
Received 3 Dec 2021 - Decided1209/FUL/21
Erection of 17 houses with associated works
Land South Of 9-13 West Mains Crofts West Calder West Lothian EH55 8FL
Received 3 Dec 2021 - Decided1210/H/21
Replacement of glazing and panelling, formation of patio and installation of canopy
Houston Barns Uphall West Lothian EH52 6JS
Received 6 Dec 2021 - Decided1211/H/21
Erection of a 1.9m to 2.3m high timber fence (in retrospect)
25 Stewart Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6DH
Received 6 Dec 2021 - Decided1212/TCA/21
Pruning of branches of 2 Copper Beech trees (retrospective)
20 Royal Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HQ
Received 6 Dec 2021 - Decided1213/FUL/21
Demolition of former dairy building and erection of a house
Land To East Of The Swallows Barn South Couston Armadale EH48 4LG
Received 6 Dec 2021 - Decided1214/H/21
Extension to house
40 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EX
Received 7 Dec 2021 - Decided1215/FUL/21
Change of use from public open space to private garden, erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence and detached garage
17 King's Well Crescent Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5FB
Received 7 Dec 2021 - Decided1216/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed replacement dormer, addition of cladding, relaying of roof panels, installation of roof light, solid fuel stove and flue and reduction in height of raised decking
15 Balbardie Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1AP
Received 7 Dec 2021 - Decided1217/H/21
Extension to house
23 Acredales Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HY
Received 7 Dec 2021 - Decided1218/FUL/21
Change of use from gym (class 11) to shop (class 1)
13 Union Square West Calder West Lothian EH55 8EY
Received 8 Dec 2021 - Decided1219/CLU/21
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed formation of window openings and roof lights
16 Allison Gardens Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3AZ
Received 8 Dec 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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