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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 dates9,912Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,451 approved or refused records
864Refused applications
7,587 approved · 864 refused · 633 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided0204/AGR/22
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural building
Hartwood Poultry Farm West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LE
Received 15 Mar 2022 - Decided0205/FUL/22
Change of use from class 1 (retail) to class 3 (restaurant) and installation of new shopfront
Unit 14 Craigshill Shopping Centre Adelaide Street Craigshill Livingston West Lothian EH54 5ED
Received 15 Mar 2022 - Decided0206/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion
29 Learielaw View Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5FE
Received 15 Mar 2022 - Decided0207/H/22
Two storey and single storey extensions to house
38 Avondale Crescent Armadale West Lothian EH48 3HN
Received 15 Mar 2022 - Decided0208/PAC/22
Proposal of application notice for a wind farm consisting of 6 turbines with maximum height to blade tip of 220m and generating capacity of 41MW
Gladsmuir Hills Approximately 1km South Of Fauldhouse West Lothian
Received 16 Mar 2022 - Decided0210/H/22
Extension to house and erection of a porch
50 High Academy Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3HF
Received 16 Mar 2022 - Decided0211/H/22
Erection of a garage
92 East Main Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 2NS
Received 16 Mar 2022 - Decided0212/H/22
Extension to house
22 Murieston Wood Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EE
Received 16 Mar 2022 - Decided0213/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion and internal works
54 Forrest Place Armadale West Lothian EH48 2GY
Received 16 Mar 2022 - Decided0214/H/22
Front and rear extensions to house
Biagi Redhouse Road Seafield West Lothian EH47 7AJ
Received 17 Mar 2022 - Decided0215/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion
9 Millcraig Place Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6WH
Received 17 Mar 2022 - Decided0216/A/22
Display of 2 illuminated fascia signs and 1 illuminated freestanding pylon sign
21 Inchmuir Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2EP
Received 17 Mar 2022 - Decided0217/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
7 Springfield Grange Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7HA
Received 17 Mar 2022 - Decided0218/P/22
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
Land To North Of 69 Athol Terrace Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4DN
Received 17 Mar 2022 - Decided0219/H/22
Extension to house
23 Leishman Court Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3TL
Received 17 Mar 2022 - Decided0220/FUL/22
Installation of 3 service doors
DX K3 Starlaw Park Livingston West Lothian EH54 8SF
Received 18 Mar 2022 - Decided0221/FUL/22
Siting of two 31 sqm temporary units to provide additional clinical accommodation
East Calder Health Centre 147 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EW
Received 18 Mar 2022 - Decided0222/H/22
Erection of a replacement fence (in retrospect)
13 Avon Place Strawberry Bank Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BL
Received 21 Mar 2022 - Decided0223/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed attic conversion
30 Hartwood Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8DG
Received 21 Mar 2022 - Decided0224/FUL/22
Change of use from water storage tank to dry storage for farming equipment, siting of storage containers and formation of access
Leyden Road Kirknewton West Lothian
Received 21 Mar 2022 - Decided0225/FUL/22
Change of use from leisure mooring to commercial mooring for office and therapy boat
Land North Of Narrowboat Farm Philpstoun Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QY
Received 21 Mar 2022 - Decided0226/A/22
Display of fascia sign, installaltion of replacement illuminated and non illuminated signs
Black Bitch Tavern 14 West Port Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AZ
Received 21 Mar 2022 - Decided0227/LBC/22
Listed building consent for the display of fascia sign, installation of replacement illuminated and non illuminated signs
Black Bitch Tavern 14 West Port Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7AZ
Received 21 Mar 2022 - Decided0228/PAC/22
Proposal of application notice for a 12.7 Ha residental development with access, associated Infrastructure works, landscaping and open space
Wilcoxholm Farm Edinburgh Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QT
Received 21 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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