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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 dates9,839Searchable applications
238Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,385 approved or refused records
860Refused applications
7,525 approved · 860 refused · 628 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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
- Decided1271/H/21
Erection of a porch
4 Rigghouse Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0SG
Received 30 Dec 2021 - Decided0001/H/22
Installation of velux windows (as varied to omit the fence and gate)
4 Champfleurie Mews Bridgend West Lothian EH49 6NJ
Received 5 Jan 2022 - Decided0002/LBC/22
Listed building consent for installation of velux windows and internal alterations
4 Champfleurie Mews Bridgend West Lothian EH49 6NJ
Received 5 Jan 2022 - Decided0003/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
39 Braekirk Gardens Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BP
Received 7 Jan 2022 - Decided0004/P/22
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
Land To West Of Rhemore Lower Bathville Armadale West Lothian EH48 2RJ
Received 7 Jan 2022 - Decided0005/H/22
Extension to house
72 Aitken Orr Drive Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5EZ
Received 7 Jan 2022 - Decided0007/FUL/22
Change of use from shop (Class 1) to hot food takeaway and installation of a flue
13 Hopetoun Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PA
Received 10 Jan 2022 - Decided0008/H/22
Extension to house
24 Avontoun Park Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QG
Received 10 Jan 2022 - Decided0009/H/22
Extension to house
39 Erskine Place Uphall Station Road West Lothian EH53 0LU
Received 10 Jan 2022 - Decided0010/A/22
Display of fascia sign, box sign, post sign, gable sign and vinyl signage
Site At Greendykes Industrial Estate Broxburn West Lothian
Received 11 Jan 2022 - Decided0011/FUL/22
Substitution and remix of house types and amendment to layout on plots 1-33 and 41-47 of planning permission 0826/FUL/18 (erection of 136 residential units)
Site At Deans South Livingston West Lothian EH54 8DS
Received 11 Jan 2022 - Decided0012/H/22
Extension to house
22 Gillespie Place Armadale West Lothian EH48 2JT
Received 11 Jan 2022 - Decided0013/PNT/22
Prior notification/approval for installation of a 15m high telecommunications monopole with wraparound cabinet at base and associated ancillary works
Footway Adjacent To 103 South Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3JS
Received 12 Jan 2022 - Decided0014/FUL/22
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence (in retrospect)
23 Lady Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TB
Received 12 Jan 2022 - Decided0015/HZ/22
Hazardous substance consent to increase storage of alcohol (aqueous ethanolic solution as whisky 0.63% abv) from 150,000 tonnes to 167,000 tonnes
Glen Turner Distillery Starlaw Road Bathgate West Lothian EH47 7BW
Received 13 Jan 2022 - Decided0016/A/22
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign and free standing totem sign
8 Simpson Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NP
Received 13 Jan 2022 - Decided0017/H/22
Extension to house
3 Boar Stone View Armadale West Lothian EH48 3ED
Received 13 Jan 2022 - Decided0018/TCA/22
Light Thinning of Woodland to a maximum of 20%
35 Grange View Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HY
Received 13 Jan 2022 - Decided0019/A/22
Display of a free standing signboard (in retrospect)
Murieston Castle Farm Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AL
Received 14 Jan 2022 - Decided0020/A/22
Display of non-illuminated fascia sign and window vinyls
28-30 East Main Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5HY
Received 14 Jan 2022 - Decided0022/A/22
Display of 1 non-illuminated wall mounted sign
1 Almondview Business Park Almondview Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6SF
Received 17 Jan 2022 - Decided0023/H/22
Two storey extension to side of house
44 Millcraig Place Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WH
Received 17 Jan 2022 - Decided0024/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed conservatory
31 Thomson Road Armadale West Lothian EH48 3GJ
Received 18 Jan 2022 - Decided0025/H/22
First floor extension to house
30 Hope Park Gardens Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QU
Received 18 Jan 2022
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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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