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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 dates10,525Searchable applications
244Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,002 approved or refused records
924Refused applications
8,078 approved · 924 refused · 680 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
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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
- Decided0557/H/23
Removal of existing porch and extension to house
25 Clarendon Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6AN
Received 27 Jun 2023 - Decided0563/TCA/23
Crown reduction of 1 Cherry tree and crown lifting and selective branch removal of 1 Beech tree
1 Ashley Hall Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DN
Received 27 Jun 2023 - Decided0564/FUL/23
Erection of temporary two-storey modular buildings to provide emergency classroom, dining and changing room and decant facilities
St Kentigern's Academy 60 West Main Street Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7LX
Received 28 Jun 2023 - Decided0565/H/23
Extension to house
11 Byreside Seafield West Lothian EH47 7BF
Received 28 Jun 2023 - Decided0566/FUL/23
Erection of house with associated works
Land To East Of 1 Wallace Mill Gardens Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0BE
Received 28 Jun 2023 - Decided0567/H/23
Extension to house
11 Clova Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HD
Received 28 Jun 2023 - Decided0568/FUL/23
Installation of three air source heat pumps
West Lothian College Almondvale Crescent Almondvale Livingston West Lothian EH54 7EP
Received 29 Jun 2023 - Decided0569/CLU/23
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed replacement window frames and new supalite roof
17 Fiddich Drive Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HG
Received 29 Jun 2023 - Decided0570/FUL/23
Erection of 3 houses and garages
Plots 2, 3 & 4 Race Road Bathgate West Lothian
Received 29 Jun 2023 - Decided0571/FUL/23
Erection of 2 houses with associated access and parking
Land North Of Blackness Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7JD
Received 29 Jun 2023 - Decided0572/PNT/23
Prior notification for installation of a 15m high telecommunications monopole with ancillary works
Footway On East Of Wyndford Avenue Uphall EH52 6TB
Received 29 Jun 2023 - Decided0573/PNT/23
Prior notification for installation of a 15m high telecommunications monopole with ancillary works
Land To North Of Howden East Road (East Of Toronto Avenue) Livingston West Lothian EH54 6BU
Received 29 Jun 2023 - Decided0574/H/23
Extension and alterations to house
Cathlaw Bungalow Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NW
Received 29 Jun 2023 - Decided0578/P/23
Planning permission in principle for a 0.28ha residential development (amended from 6 houses)
16 Raw Holdings East Calder West Lothian EH53 0JN
Received 3 Jul 2023 - Decided0579/FUL/23
Siting of staff welfare cabin and bunded tank, erection of fence and formation of parking area
Scottish Water Dechmont Water Treatment Works
Received 3 Jul 2023 - Decided0580/FUL/23
Erection of a 60-bed care home and 18 flats with associated access, car parking and landscaping
Land At Edinburgh Road Linlithgow EH49 6AA
Received 3 Jul 2023 - Decided0581/FUL/23
Use of land for siting of 20 holiday lodges; new access; new internal roads and footpaths; surface water and foul drainage; relatedinfrastructure; and hard and soft landscaping.
The Paddocks Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DW
Received 3 Jul 2023 - Decided0582/FUL/23
Application under Section 42 for use of chalet as house (class 9) without complying with condition 1 on planning permission ref: 0284/FUL/18 (personalised consent and reversion to holiday chalet under ref: 0012/79)
Sycamore Lodge 2 Craigs Lodges Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6QF
Received 3 Jul 2023 - Decided0583/PAC/23
Proposal of application notice for installation of a 29.9 Mega Watt (MW) AC Photovoltaic Solar Farm with related structures and equipment including security fencing and CCTV equipment, access, operations and maintenance building, substation and associated ancillary works and landscaping
Land At Trinlaymire Threemiletown West Lothian EH49 9NF
Received 4 Jul 2023 - Decided0584/H/23
Erection of a 1.8m and 1.1m high fence to front and side of property
1 West Kip Walk Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FA
Received 5 Jul 2023 - Decided0585/A/23
Display of 1 non-illuminated V-stack sign
Land To West Of Hens Nest Road East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8AB
Received 5 Jul 2023 - Decided0586/FUL/23
Installation of ground mounted solar photovoltaics (PV) array
The Vu Roscam House Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4LD
Received 5 Jul 2023 - Decided0587/H/23
Installation of dormer windows
Beech Cottage The Beeches Armadale West Lothian EH48 3LT
Received 5 Jul 2023 - Decided0588/FUL/23
Erection of a 2.4m high security fence and gates
1 Brock's Way Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5NB
Received 5 Jul 2023
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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