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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 dates
10,149Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,663 approved or refused records
883Refused applications

7,780 approved · 883 refused · 653 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Oct 2015 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning information Planning & Building StandardsLocal plan Local Development Plan (LDP 1)Pre-application advice Pre-Application EnquiryConservation areas Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Scheduled Monuments

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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

  1. Decided0024/H/23

    Two storey and single storey extensions to house

    2 Justinhaugh Drive Linlithgow Bridge Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7QP

    Received 12 Jan 2023
  2. Decided0025/TPO/23

    Felling of one Horse Chestnut tree

    7 Burgess Hill Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BX

    Received 13 Jan 2023
  3. Decided0026/A/23

    Display of 2 illuminated fascia signs, 2 vinyl ATM surround signs, 1 vinyl window graphic sign, 1 non-illuminated name plate sign and 1 non-illuminated car park sign (as varied to omit 1 projecting illuminated sign)

    8 Hopetoun Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4EU

    Received 16 Jan 2023
  4. Decided0027/H/23

    Installation of a 5.4Kw solar photovoltaic (PV) array, an air source heat pump and the replacement of the existing rear door

    3 Priors Grange Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4QN

    Received 16 Jan 2023
  5. Decided0028/H/23

    Erection of a double garage

    8A East Main Street Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7QU

    Received 16 Jan 2023
  6. Decided0029/CLU/23

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a store / workshop for the secure storage and servicing of forestry equipment related to the management of woodlands

    Turner House Gowanbank Westfield West Lothian FK1 2JY

    Received 16 Jan 2023
  7. Decided0030/MSC/23

    Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0524/P/09 for the erection of a house (substitution of housetype on plot 16 from Property 3 to Classic 244E as a variation to approval 0444/MSC/19)

    Area OSf Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0UB

    Received 16 Jan 2023
  8. Decided0031/FUL/23

    Erection of a HGV workshop/service centre and covered wash bay

    Drummond Distribution 1 Bathgate Road Armadale West Lothian EH48 2PE

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  9. Decided0032/CLU/23

    Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use as Ground Floor Cafe (Class 3)

    145 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EJ

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  10. Decided0033/FUL/23

    Erection of a house

    Plot 31 Breichwater Place Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9LU

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  11. Decided0034/FUL/23

    Formation of a yard for storage and sale of construction aggregates, erection of aggregate bays, fencing and siting of welfare unit

    21 Armadale Road Whitburn EH47 0EY

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  12. Decided0035/FUL/23

    Erection of a workshop/storage shed

    Land To South Of Five Sisters Zoo Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8PT

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  13. Decided0036/H/23

    Extension to house

    25 Castle Crescent East Calder West Lothian EH53 0QP

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  14. Decided0037/H/23

    Extension and alterations to house and formation of a roof terrace

    1 Broombank Birches Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0EA

    Received 17 Jan 2023
  15. Decided0038/P/23

    Planning permission in principle for a 12.8ha mixed-use development including residential, local retail and community uses, open space, landscape works, path and cycle network and associated works

    Land To The South Of Houston Road And East Of Appleton Parkway, Eliburn, Livingston

    Received 18 Jan 2023
  16. Decided0039/FUL/23

    Change of use from shop (class 1) to hot food takeaway (sui generis), formation of pitched roof and installation of flue

    25 Main Street Stoneyburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8AY

    Received 18 Jan 2023
  17. Decided0041/FUL/23

    Change of use of first floor restaurant to form 7 letting bedrooms with alterations to building (alternative proposal to planning permission 0444/FUL/22)

    3 Manse Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0DH

    Received 19 Jan 2023
  18. Decided0042/MSC/23

    Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 113 houses with roads, parking, landscaping and associated works (as amended from 136)

    Blocks Y & Z Winchburgh

    Received 19 Jan 2023
  19. Decided0044/FUL/23

    Siting of 4 portable cabins to be used as office , changing rooms and an education suite with associated utilities

    Almondvale Stadium Alderstone Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 7DN

    Received 20 Jan 2023
  20. Decided0045/FUL/23

    Proposed extension to office and addition of wash bays and welfare facilities to existing service units

    1 Drovers Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5ND

    Received 20 Jan 2023
  21. Decided0046/CLU/23

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a sunroom

    9 Kettil'stoun Mains Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6SQ

    Received 23 Jan 2023
  22. Decided0047/FUL/23

    Change of use from office (Class 4) to veterinary practice (Class 1A) including night service with associated external works

    Westerton House 1A Westerton Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AU

    Received 23 Jan 2023
  23. Decided0048/H/23

    Formation of a driveway

    141 Millgate Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6SW

    Received 23 Jan 2023
  24. Decided0050/PAC/23

    Proposal of application notice for extension to wind farm consisting of up to 3 wind turbines with a maximum tip height of 149.9 metres, associated energy conversion and storage facilities and ancillary infrastructure

    Land To South Of Drumduff Wind Farm Blackridge West Lothian

    Received 23 Jan 2023

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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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