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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 dates9,894Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,435 approved or refused records
864Refused applications
7,571 approved · 864 refused · 631 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jan 2016 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0101/H/22
Installation of satellite dish (in retrospect)
5 St Magdalenes Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AQ
Received 11 Feb 2022 - Decided0102/LBC/22
Listed building consent for installation of satellite dish (in retrospect)
5 St Magdalenes Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AQ
Received 11 Feb 2022 - Decided0103/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion to habitable room and a porch extension
14 Northpark Place Eliburn Livingston West Lothian EH54 6TR
Received 14 Feb 2022 - Decided0104/MSC/22
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for the erection of 137 houses with associated works
Area VPb (Formerly Area VPb, VPc, VPe & VPf) Calderwood East Calder West Lothian
Received 14 Feb 2022 - Decided0105/H/22
Extension to house
91 Baron's Hill Avenue Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JQ
Received 14 Feb 2022 - Decided0106/MSC/22
Application for approval of matters specified in Condition 1 of planning permission 1012/P/05 for amendment to masterplan to relocate park and ride facility to southern portion of Block T and rezone Block Z as residential
Block T And Z Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 14 Feb 2022 - Decided0107/TCA/22
Crown works to 5 trees and felling of 2 maple trees
3 Priors Grange Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4QN
Received 14 Feb 2022 - Decided0108/FUL/22
Change of use from former petrol station to used vehicle sales (sui generis)
101 Eldrick Avenue Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9BE
Received 15 Feb 2022 - Decided0109/H/22
Installation of front and rear dormer windows
22 Gardner Terrace Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8DQ
Received 15 Feb 2022 - Decided0110/H/22
Extension to house
34 Bervie Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HA
Received 15 Feb 2022 - Decided0111/H/22
Extension to house
37 Hawthorn Bank Seafield West Lothian EH47 7EB
Received 16 Feb 2022 - Decided0112/H/22
Formation of a driveway
37 Preston Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HR
Received 16 Feb 2022 - Decided0114/H/22
Extension to house and installation of raised decking
Valeview West End Armadale West Lothian EH48 3AB
Received 17 Feb 2022 - Decided0115/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed extension to house
19 Millcraig Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WF
Received 17 Feb 2022 - Decided0117/H/22
Extension to house
85 Riccarton Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HX
Received 17 Feb 2022 - Decided0119/FUL/22
Construction of forest road to allow for woodland creation
Land To North Of B7010 (North East Of Stonehead Farm House) Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9AH
Received 17 Feb 2022 - Decided0120/FUL/22
Erection of extension to unit to provide additional warehouse (class 6) space
36C Inchmuir Road Blackburn West Lothian EH48 2EP
Received 18 Feb 2022 - Decided0121/TCA/22
Felling of 1 no. mature Ash tree and 1 no. mature Sycamore tree
1 Court Square Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EQ
Received 21 Feb 2022 - Decided0122/FUL/22
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1m high fence (in retrospect)
64 Netherwood Park Carmondean Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RW
Received 21 Feb 2022 - Decided0123/FUL/22
Erection of extension to nursing home to form an additional 18 bedrooms and dayroom with basement service space, service access road, pumping station and drainage infrastructure
Blackfaulds Nursing Home Strathloanhead Westfield Falkirk West Lothian FK1 2JZ
Received 21 Feb 2022 - Decided0124/H/22
Erection of a 42sqm outbuilding
8 Matthews Crofts Woodhill Road Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3TJ
Received 21 Feb 2022 - Decided0126/FUL/22
Change of use from shop (class 1) to hot food takeaway (sui generis) and installation of a flue
25 North Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PJ
Received 21 Feb 2022 - Decided0127/FUL/22
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high fence
4 Douglas Wynd Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6AY
Received 21 Feb 2022 - Decided0128/H/22
Installation of velux window to front elevation and dormer window to rear elevation
27 Preston Crescent Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HW
Received 21 Feb 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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