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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 dates9,896Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,435 approved or refused records
864Refused applications
7,571 approved · 864 refused · 633 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0142/FUL/22
Change of use from public open space to private garden ground and erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence
50 Torridon Walk Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5AT
Received 22 Feb 2022 - Decided0130/H/22
Erection of a 1.8m boundary fence
59 Quentin Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6NT
Received 22 Feb 2022 - Decided0131/A/22
Display of illuminated and non-illuminated fascia signs (in restrospect)
The Old Market Inn 28 West Main Street Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0QZ
Received 22 Feb 2022 - Decided0132/H/22
Extension to house
23 Deanburn Gardens Seafield West Lothian EH47 7GB
Received 22 Feb 2022 - Decided0133/FUL/22
Erection of a 125sqm shed (in retrospect)
Roman Lodge Meadows 1 Roman Camp Cottages Roman Camp West Lothian EH52 5PH
Received 22 Feb 2022 - Decided0134/MSC/22
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 44 houses with roads, parking, landscaping and associated works
Block O Land To The East Of Auldcathie Park Winchburgh West Lothian
Received 23 Feb 2022 - Decided0135/H/22
Extension to house
16 Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian EH53 0JN
Received 23 Feb 2022 - Decided0136/FUL/22
Erection of 15 houses with associated works
Plots 3-7 And 37-46 Land East Of Woodmuir Road Breich West Lothian
Received 24 Feb 2022 - Decided0137/A/22
Display of 4 non-illuminated fascia signs (retrospective)
2 Drovers Road East Mains Industrial Estate Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5ND
Received 24 Feb 2022 - Decided0138/P/22
Planning permission in principle for a 18.45ha residential development with associated works
Land North Of B792 Mossend West Calder
Received 24 Feb 2022 - Decided0139/FUL/22
Erection of a 475 sqm agricultural building
Kingsfield Driving Range Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LS
Received 24 Feb 2022 - Decided0140/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage
Glenshee 86 East Main Street Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0PT
Received 25 Feb 2022 - Decided0141/TCA/22
Removal of overgrown Leylandii Cypress Hedge (in retrospect)
Adjacent To 12 Howieson Green Uphall West Lothian EH52 6BW
Received 25 Feb 2022 - Decided0143/FUL/22
Alterations to existing units and erection of 21 new industrial units with associated access, parking and yard
Unit 2 Camps Industrial Estate East Calder West Lothian EH27 8DF
Received 28 Feb 2022 - Decided0144/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed replacement garage
34 Boghall Drive Boghall Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1SF
Received 28 Feb 2022 - Decided0145/TPO/22
Felling of 1 no. Oak tree and 3 no. Cypresses
25 Castle Crescent East Calder West Lothian EH53 0QP
Received 28 Feb 2022 - Decided0146/FUL/22
Erection of a house and detached garage
8 Kirk Lane Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7HY
Received 28 Feb 2022 - Decided0147/TCA/22
Felling of 1 no. mature Ash tree
Lochside Cottage Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JD
Received 28 Feb 2022 - Decided0148/TPO/22
Woodland management: felling of 1 alder tree and 1 birch tree; branch removal from 2 trees
Land At Rothes Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian
Received 1 Mar 2022 - Decided0149/FUL/22
14.8km long underground private wire grid connection located within the road/footway/verge for the export of electricity generated from Camilty Wind Farm including erection of substation adjacent to Drumcross Substation
Land Extending From Camilty Wind Farm, Harburn To Drumcross Substation, Bathgate West Lothian
Received 1 Mar 2022 - Decided0150/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
110 Braeside Park Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0TA
Received 1 Mar 2022 - Decided0151/P/22
Planning permission in principle for a 24.9ha mixed use development for business (Class 4), industrial (Class 5) and storage & distribution (Class 6) with associated engineering, landscaping and drainage works
Land To North And South Of A705 Cousland Farm Livingston West Lothian EH47 7BN
Received 1 Mar 2022 - Decided0152/FUL/22
Erection of 8 holiday accommodation pods and cleaning store with parking
Land North Of B8047 Logievale Westfield
Received 1 Mar 2022 - Decided0153/PAC/22
Proposal of application notice for a 2.28 Ha residential development comprising circa 50 dwellings and associated works
Charlesfield Lane Kirkton Livingston EH54 7AJ
Received 1 Mar 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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