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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 dates10,485Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 8,964 approved or refused records
919Refused applications
8,045 approved · 919 refused · 678 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- Decided0446/TPO/23
Removal and trimming of overhanging branches of 2 no. mature Beech trees
Silverdene 3 Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 23 May 2023 - Decided0448/EXC/23
Consultation from SEPA on variation to PPC permit PPC/E/0020001/VN06
Levenseat Waste Management Site By Forth Lanark ML11 8EP
Received 23 May 2023 - Decided0449/EIA/23
EIA screening opinion for a proposed 1.9ha solar PV (installed capacity of 1MW to 1.5MW)
Brewster Brothers Ltd Drumshoreland Road Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0LG
Received 23 May 2023 - Decided0450/LBC/23
Listed building consent for replacement windows and exterior doors
1 The Square Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LY
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided0451/A/23
Display of 1 non-illuminated V-shape freestanding sign
Polkemmet Country Park B7066 Whitburn
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided0452/FUL/23
Change of use from shop (class 1A) to short term let accommodation with replacement windows and exterior doors
1 The Square Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LY
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided0453/H/23
Extension to house (Amendment to planning permission reference 0412/H/22)
Berryknowe Cottage Wester Causewayend West Calder West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided0454/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for exisitng exclusive use venue / visitor accommodation / Sporting Estate
Colzium Farmhouse Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided0455/LBC/23
Listed building consent for extension and alterations to house
Berryknowe Cottage Wester Causewayend West Calder West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided0456/H/23
Extension to dwellinghouse and installation of flue
56 Langton Grove East Calder West Lothian EH53 0BF
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided0457/PAC/23
Proposal of application notice for industrial and logistics development with ancillary uses, landscaping, SuDS, parking, access, land remediation, other ancillary works and associated infrastructure
Riddochhill Colliery Site Inchmuir Road Whitehill Industrial Estate Bathgate
Received 24 May 2023 - Decided0458/H/23
Extension to house
35 Heaney Avenue Pumpherston West Lothian EH53 0LL
Received 25 May 2023 - Decided0459/H/23
Installation of dormer windows
Blackfaulds House Westfield West Lothian FK1 2JZ
Received 25 May 2023 - Decided0460/FUL/23
Operation of a dog grooming business from house (in retrospect)
9 Badger Lane Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5TL
Received 25 May 2023 - Decided0461/FUL/23
Erection of a house
Plot 31 Breichwater Place Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9LU
Received 25 May 2023 - Decided0462/H/23
Erection of a 1.2m and 2m high boundary fence (in retrospect), shed and summerhouse
2 Glenside Gardens Armadale West Lothian EH48 3RA
Received 26 May 2023 - Decided0463/FUL/23
Change of use from house (class 9) to bed and breakfast accommodation (Class 7)
Willowbank 1 Burnside Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PT
Received 26 May 2023 - Decided0464/H/23
Removal of garage and erection of a two storey extension to the side and rear of house
20 Priory Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BS
Received 26 May 2023 - Decided0465/MSC/23
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0594/P/20 for the erection of 3 houses
Land At Breich Terrace Breich West Calder West Lothian EH55 8JN
Received 29 May 2023 - Decided0466/FUL/23
Installation of 4 EV charging points/spaces
Euro Garage Balgornie Road Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0SF
Received 29 May 2023 - Decided0467/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed garage conversion into a habitable room
10 Blackshill Lane Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6FH
Received 29 May 2023 - Decided0469/EIA/23
EIA screening opinion for expansion of whisky maturation warehouse storage facility
Muirhall Bonds Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8NT
Received 29 May 2023 - Unknown0471/TPO/23
Removal and trimming of overhanging branches of 5 no. mature Beech and 1 no. Sycamore trees
29 Woodlands Park Deans Livingston West Lothian EH54 8AT
Received 30 May 2023 - Decided0472/FUL/23
Change of use of open space to yard for vehicle parking and access (in retrospect)
Land To North West Of Unit 1 Foulshiels Road Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8BS
Received 31 May 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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