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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
10,002Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,532 approved or refused records
870Refused applications

7,662 approved · 870 refused · 641 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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. Decided0574/TCA/22

    Felling of 1 Sycamore tree

    16D West Main Street Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5RH

    Received 23 Jun 2022
  2. Decided0575/A/22

    Display of 2 illuminated fascia signs, 2 non-illuminated building mounted signs and and 2 non-illuminated signs on existing totem sign

    Unit 2 Almondvale Retail Park Almondvale South Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 6RQ

    Received 23 Jun 2022
  3. Decided0576/CLU/22

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed installation of dormers and rooflights

    11 Merker Terrace Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6DD

    Received 24 Jun 2022
  4. Decided0577/FUL/22

    Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 2 (duration of consent) of planning permission 0244/FUL/20 (extension to wind farm consisting of 2 turbines with maximum height to blade tip of 149.9m with associated infrastructure and containerised battery storage facility with maximum capacity of 2MW) (EIA development) to extend the period of operation from 25 to 40 years (as varied to omit change to condition 4(ii))

    Tormywheel Levenseat Fauldhouse

    Received 24 Jun 2022
  5. Decided0578/H/22

    Replacement door and windows to house

    20 Wallace Mill Gardens Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0BD

    Received 24 Jun 2022
  6. Decided0582/CLU/22

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a conservatory

    8 Old Well Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2SE

    Received 27 Jun 2022
  7. Decided0583/P/22

    Planning permission in principle for the erection of 6 houses

    16 Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian EH53 0JN

    Received 27 Jun 2022
  8. Decided0584/A/22

    Display of 2 illuminated fascia signs and 2 non-illuminated bulding mounted signs

    Commercial Inn 35 Main Street Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9HY

    Received 27 Jun 2022
  9. Decided0585/FUL/22

    Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 1 (relocation of palisade fence outwith visibility splay) of planning permission 0971/FUL/21 (change of use from overflow car park for zoo to storage compound and erection of 2.4m high boundary fence (in retrospect)) to allow the palisade fence to remain in current position

    Five Sisters Zoo Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8PT

    Received 27 Jun 2022
  10. Decided0586/FUL/22

    Change of use of land to form extension to zoo, 1.8m high zoo boundary fencing, erection of 2 cheetah shelters with external enclosures, viewing area and access tracks (in retrospect)

    Five Sisters Zoo Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8PT

    Received 27 Jun 2022
  11. Decided0587/FUL/22

    Replacement of brick dugouts with polypropylene units

    Beechwood Park Strathyre Drive Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8AZ

    Received 27 Jun 2022
  12. Decided0588/EIA/22

    EIA screening opinion for a 3.5ha residential development and associated infrastructure (including affordable homes, parking, green space and SuDS)

    Land North Of Roosevelt Road Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AD

    Received 27 Jun 2022
  13. Decided0589/H/22

    Erection of a dormer, roof alterations and single-storey extension to house

    Nodsdale 6 Falkirk Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BQ

    Received 28 Jun 2022
  14. Decided0590/H/22

    Two storey extension to house

    2 Newland Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1EE

    Received 28 Jun 2022
  15. Decided0591/H/22

    Extension and alterations to house, erection of garden studio, low carbon equipment, landscaping and garden studio.

    3D Union Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DY

    Received 28 Jun 2022
  16. Decided0594/H/22

    Erection of garden hut (in retrospect)

    1 Hatfield Place Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4HQ

    Received 29 Jun 2022
  17. Decided0595/CLU/22

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey extension and decking

    43 Kettil'stoun Grove Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6PP

    Received 29 Jun 2022
  18. Decided0596/FUL/22

    Continued operation of childrens nursery

    9 Riverside Lea Seafield Road Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7EL

    Received 29 Jun 2022
  19. Decided0597/FUL/22

    Extension to waste water treatment works (amendment to planning permission 0212/FUL/20)

    Land At Winchburgh Waste Water Treatment Works Winchburgh

    Received 30 Jun 2022
  20. Decided0598/FUL/22

    Siting of portable cabin for use as community hub services

    Polbeth Village Hall Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8SD

    Received 30 Jun 2022
  21. Decided0600/PO/22

    Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0081/FUL/12 to remove town centre improvements contribution

    Raw Holdings East Calder

    Received 1 Jul 2022
  22. Decided0601/PO/22

    Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0823/FUL/13 to remove town centre improvements contribution

    Raw Holdings East Calder

    Received 1 Jul 2022
  23. Decided0602/A/22

    Display of 2 non-illuminated free standing V-stack signs and 4 flagpoles

    Blocks CC And FF Land To The East And North Of Niddrie Mains House Winchburgh

    Received 4 Jul 2022
  24. Decided0603/FUL/22

    Erection of a dessert shop/cafe (class 3) including outdoor seating area

    Land To East Of 69 Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1HE

    Received 4 Jul 2022

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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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