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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 dates10,033Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,562 approved or refused records
872Refused applications
7,690 approved · 872 refused · 641 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0716/PNT/22
Prior notification for the installation of telecomunications base station and 22.5m high monopole accommodating 4 antenna , 2 no ground based equipment cabinets and ancillary development
Oatridge College West Lothian EH52 6NH
Received 9 Aug 2022 - Decided0718/H/22
Extension to house
The Elms 84 Main Street East Calder West Lothian EH53 0EX
Received 10 Aug 2022 - Decided0719/CLU/22
Certificate of lawful use for proposed garage conversion into habitable room
1 Chestnut Grove Winchburgh Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6SU
Received 10 Aug 2022 - Decided0720/FUL/22
Application under section 42 to amend Condition 3 of application 0586/P/14 (drainage proposals)
Land South Of Main Street And West Of The A899 Dechmont
Received 10 Aug 2022 - Decided0721/FUL/22
Alterations and sub-division to enlarge unit 6, reduce size of unit 7 and form 2 additional new units 7A and 7B and allow for class 4 (business), class 5 (general industry) & class 6 (storage & distribution) use and also use as a gym (class 11 assembly & leisure) within only unit 6 as extended and unit 7
Unit 6 And 7 1 Whiteside Industrial Estate Factory Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2RX
Received 10 Aug 2022 - Decided0722/FUL/22
Change of use from shop (Class 1) to office (Class 2)
65 West Main Street Whitburn Bathgate West Lothian EH47 0QD
Received 10 Aug 2022 - Decided0723/TPO/22
Felling of 1 mature conifer tree
5 Hermand House West Calder West Lothian EH55 8QZ
Received 10 Aug 2022 - Decided0725/EIA/22
EIA screening opinion for a wind turbine (Enercon E82) with maximum height to blade tip of 119m and maximum power generation capacity of 4MW with associated works
Harburnhead Windfarm West Calder
Received 10 Aug 2022 - Decided0726/EIA/22
EIA screening opinion for residential development of approximately 160 homes
Land At Eastoun Farm Easton Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HG
Received 10 Aug 2022 - Decided0727/TPO/22
Selective branch removal from 1 no. Sycamore
30A Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 10 Aug 2022 - Decided0729/H/22
Replacement windows, doors and installation of pv panels
33 Priorscroft Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NG
Received 11 Aug 2022 - Decided0730/H/22
Two storey extension to house
138 Chapelton Drive Polbeth West Lothian EH55 8SG
Received 11 Aug 2022 - Decided0731/H/22
Extension to house
6 Burnfield Livingston Village Livingston West Lothian EH54 7AS
Received 12 Aug 2022 - Decided0735/TCA/22
Felling of 1 Silver Birch tree
Wellbank Station Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BW
Received 12 Aug 2022 - Decided0736/H/22
Extension to house
43 Glen Crescent Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8BT
Received 15 Aug 2022 - Decided0737/FUL/22
Installation of solar photovoltaics (PV) ground mounted panels and associated works
Blackburn Waste Water Treatrment Works Redhouse Road Seafield West Lothian EH47 7AH
Received 15 Aug 2022 - Decided0738/CLU/22
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use of land, building and storage containers as part of MOT vehicle garage (class 5 general industry)
RCA Garage Foulshiels Road Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8BS
Received 15 Aug 2022 - Decided0739/H/22
Extension to house
Balmuir Farm Balmuir Bridge Westfield West Lothian EH48 3BD
Received 15 Aug 2022 - Decided0740/H/22
Two storey extension to house
Fernlea 72 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BW
Received 15 Aug 2022 - Decided0741/A/22
Display of 3 non-illuminated building mounted signs (in retrospect)
Former Room At The Top Menzies Road Bathgate EH48 1TQ
Received 16 Aug 2022 - Decided0742/H/22
Erection of porch and alterations to house (Amendment of planning permission Ref. No: 0026/H/19)
Standhill Farm 41 Station Road Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3AD
Received 16 Aug 2022 - Decided0743/FUL/22
Change of use from shop (class 1) to form a flat
32 Deans South Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8DR
Received 16 Aug 2022 - Decided0744/FUL/22
Formation of concrete hardstanding for compost processing
Balgornie Farm Whitburn West Lothian EH48 3BA
Received 16 Aug 2022 - Decided0745/PO/22
Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0081/FUL/12 and 0075/P/12 to remove cemetery contribution
Raw Holdings, East Calder And Glasgow Road, Bathgate
Received 16 Aug 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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