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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
10,474Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,954 approved or refused records
917Refused applications

8,037 approved · 917 refused · 677 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Dec 2014 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Decided0411/FUL/23

    Siting of 15 temporary units for classroom, changing facility, toilet and storage use (in retrospect)

    St Kentigern's Academy 60 West Main Street Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7LX

    Received 5 May 2023
  2. Decided0412/H/23

    Installation of dormer window to front elevation

    43 Dunn Place Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6UH

    Received 5 May 2023
  3. Decided0413/FUL/23

    Change of use from flat to short term let accommodation (in retrospect)

    7 15 Regent Square Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7SW

    Received 8 May 2023
  4. Decided0414/FUL/23

    Change of use from open space to private garden ground and re-positioning of 1.8m high timber boundary fence

    44 Burnside Terrace Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8NE

    Received 8 May 2023
  5. Decided0415/H/23

    Installation of a dormer and erection of a porch

    13 Braehead Place Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6EF

    Received 9 May 2023
  6. Decided0416/H/23

    Two Storey extension to rear of house

    35 Dawson Avenue Howden Livingston West Lothian EH54 6AL

    Received 9 May 2023
  7. Decided0417/FUL/23

    Alterations to fuel station including change of use of former car showroom to shop (in retrospect)

    Heatherbank 8 Bathgate Road Armadale West Lothian EH48 2PE

    Received 9 May 2023
  8. Decided0418/PAC/23

    Proposal of application notice for a 8.19ha residential development with associated access, public open space, footpaths, landscaping, and related/associated works

    Land At Willowdean Bridgend West Lothian

    Received 9 May 2023
  9. Decided0424/H/23

    Extension to house and erection of a 1.5m high fence

    27 Snowdrop Path Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0FN

    Received 11 May 2023
  10. Decided0425/CLU/23

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed installation of smoke-free wood burning stove and external stainless steel flue

    24 Brotherton Wood Brucefield Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FQ

    Received 11 May 2023
  11. Decided0427/FUL/23

    Alteration to the shopfront including relocation of glazed door

    9 East Main Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DZ

    Received 12 May 2023
  12. Decided0428/H/23

    Erection of a garage with roof terrace

    Wester Woodside Farm Torphichen West Lothian EH49 6QE

    Received 12 May 2023
  13. Decided0429/FUL/23

    Installation of solar PV panels

    Inveralmond Community High School 50 Willowbank Ladywell Livingston West Lothian EH54 6HW

    Received 15 May 2023
  14. Decided0430/CLU/23

    Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of land as private garden ground

    12 Elizabeth Gardens Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8BP

    Received 15 May 2023
  15. Decided0432/PO/23

    Discharge of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0483/P/97

    South Birniehill West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LE

    Received 15 May 2023
  16. Decided0433/FUL/23

    Erection of a house

    Plot 6 Race Road Bathgate

    Received 16 May 2023
  17. Decided0434/FUL/23

    Erection of 2 wind turbines with maximum height to blade tip of 180m and 1 wind turbine with maximum height to blade tip of 149.9m with maximum 19.8 MW generating capacity with associated infrastructure (EIA Development) (as varied from 3 turbines all 180m)

    Land At Heights Road Blackridge EH48

    Received 16 May 2023
  18. Decided0435/H/23

    Alterations and extension to house

    Conifers 2B Alexander Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DB

    Received 17 May 2023
  19. Decided0436/CLU/23

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion and three roof lights on front elevation

    18 Buchan Square Calderwood East Calder West Lothian EH53 0UA

    Received 18 May 2023
  20. Decided0437/H/23

    Removal of an existing carport and erection of a new solar carport

    Sunnybank Binny Park Ecclesmachan West Lothian EH52 6NP

    Received 18 May 2023
  21. Decided0441/FUL/23

    Formation of a temporary site access

    Blocks CC And FF Land To The East And North Of Niddry Mains House Beatlie Road Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6QR

    Received 22 May 2023
  22. Decided0442/FUL/23

    Installation of an entrance feature wall (amended description)

    Land Northwest Of A89 To Bangour Village Hospital Estate West Lothian

    Received 22 May 2023
  23. Decided0443/H/23

    Alterations and extension to house, form a wood store, an external store and a recreation room. Installation of solar panels and external flues (in retrospect)

    Woodview Cottage Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7NU

    Received 22 May 2023
  24. Decided0445/FUL/23

    Change of use from agricultural land to dog exercise area (in retrospect)

    Land At Murieston Castle Farm Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9AL

    Received 23 May 2023

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Researching a proposal in West Lothian

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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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