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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 dates10,211Searchable applications
240Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,718 approved or refused records
890Refused applications
7,828 approved · 890 refused · 658 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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
- Decided0264/TPO/23
Branch trimming to 4 no. Sycamore, 1 no. Elm , 1 no. Ash ,1 no. Hawthorn and 2 no. Rowan trees
B8029 Road, Heading North From The Roundabout At Kettilstoun Mains Woodland Walk Car Park
Received 23 Mar 2023 - Decided0265/H/23
Extension to house
49 Hope Park Gardens Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2QT
Received 23 Mar 2023 - Decided0266/FUL/23
Re-furbishment of existing office (class 4) and change of use to form veterinary practice (class 1A)
4A Rosebank Road Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7EJ
Received 23 Mar 2023 - Decided0267/A/23
Display of 1 non-illuminated fascia sign
5 Main Street Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0AW
Received 23 Mar 2023 - Decided0268/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a conservatory
40 Old Golf Course Road Armadale West Lothian EH48 2TA
Received 23 Mar 2023 - Decided0269/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of an outbuilding
Lymebank 34 Strathbrock Place Uphall West Lothian EH52 6BN
Received 23 Mar 2023 - Decided0270/EXC/23
Consultation from North Lanarkshire Council for single wind turbine (149.9m to blade tip) and ancillary works
Southrigg Farm C1 - Torrance Farm To Southrigg Farm Armadale EH48 3AW
Received 23 Mar 2023 - Decided0271/FUL/23
Extension to yard, erection of fencing and recladding of building
1 Drummond Square Brucefield Livingston West Lothian EH54 9DH
Received 24 Mar 2023 - Decided0272/FUL/23
Amendment to house type and plot boundaries for plots 190, 195, 196, 204 and 205 of planning permission 0418/MSC/17 and subdivision of plot 190 and erection of one additional house
Land To The North Of Drumshoreland Road
Received 24 Mar 2023 - Decided0273/FUL/23
Installation of a shallow pitch metal roof over three properties (in retrospect)
2 Kingsport Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6BA
Received 24 Mar 2023 - Decided0274/TCA/23
Tree management of 7 trees: Remove one branch each x 1 no. Ash and 1 no. Sorbus; Crown lift to 5m x 2 no. Limes; crown lift over small trees x 1 no. Beech; and crown reduction x 2 no. crabapples
60 East Main Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5HY
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided0275/A/23
Display of 2 non-illuminated freestanding signs
Parkhead Farm Limefield Road West Calder West Lothian EH55 8BQ
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided0277/FUL/23
B7031 / A71 junction upgrade including road realignment, traffic signals, tree removal and landscaping
B7031 / A71 Junction Kirknewton EH27
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided0278/H/23
Replacement of windows with triple glazing, installation of PV panels, patio door and erection of garden studio
Willowdene 60 St Ninian's Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BN
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided0279/H/23
First floor extension and alterations to house and erection of outbuilding
123 Braeside Park Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0TE
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided0280/FUL/23
Siting of 12 chalet/lodges (for the over 55 age category)
11B Humbie Holdings, Kirknewton, West Lothian
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided0281/LBC/23
Listed building consent for replacement of slate roof and associated flashings
5A Strawberry Bank Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BJ
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided0282/FUL/23
Erection of a house
Land South Of Connely Court East Calder
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided0283/PAC/23
Proposal of application notice for erection of warehouses for expansion of whisky maturation storage facility and associated works
North British Distillery Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8NT
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided0286/PNT/23
Prior notification for installation of a 16m high telecommunications monopole with associated ancillary works
Land At Birkenshaw Way Armadale West Lothian EH48 3QP
Received 27 Mar 2023 - Decided0288/H/23
Extension to house
4 Gallacher Green Knightsridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 8RD
Received 28 Mar 2023 - Decided0289/FUL/23
Construction of road access with associated drainage and landscaping (renewal of planning permission 0683/FUL/17)
Land North Of South Reeves Longridge Road Whitburn West Lothian
Received 28 Mar 2023 - Decided0290/H/23
Extension to front of house
77 Shaw Avenue Armadale West Lothian EH48 3NQ
Received 28 Mar 2023 - Decided0291/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed replacement fence and gates
Crofthead Community Centre Templar Rise Dedridge Livingston West Lothian EH54 6DG
Received 29 Mar 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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