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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 dates11,520Searchable applications
261Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,902 approved or refused records
983Refused applications
8,919 approved · 983 refused · 727 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2013 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided0443/FUL/26
Change of use from business general, industrial and storage or distribution use (class 4, 5 & 6 ) to a sports therapy and rehabilitation clinic (class 11 assembly and leisure)
5 Standhill Industrial Park Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2XJ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided0444/FUL/26
Installation of an ATM
18A Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HE
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided0445/A/26
Display of 1 illuminated ATM sign
18A Preston Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6HE
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided0446/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of house as short term let
17 Glebe Road Uphall West Lothian EH52 6EA
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided0447/PO/26
Modification of planning obligation relating to planning permission 0683/P/23 to reduce non-denominational primary school contribution, amend contribution payment triggers and inset viability review clause
Land To South Of Lower Bathville Armadale
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decided0448/H/26
Alterations to garage
56 Priory Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BS
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0449/FUL/26
Subdivision of industrial unit to form four industrial units, including installation of roller shutter doors, pedestrian entrance doors and associated parking alterations
1C Greendykes Industrial Estate Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6PG
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0450/MSC/26
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0177/P/23 for the erection of a replacement farmhouse
Broompark Farm Broompark Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NL
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided0451/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of unit as esports venue
67A/2 Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1HE
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0452/FUL/26
Erection of a house including garage and swimming pool
19 West Mains Crofts West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LD
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided0453/FUL/26
Change of use, extension and alterations to former public house to form a 14 bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO)
The Heather Inn 1 Hillside Place Longridge West Lothian EH47 8AN
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided0454/H/26
Extension to house
26 Nettlehill Drive Uphall Station West Lothian EH54 5PS
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided0455/FUL/26
Erection of a 70sqm shop, alterations to forecourt to install 4 new jetwashes, plant room, air and vac bays and associated works
Morrisons Filling Station Retail Park South Almondvale Road West Lothian EH54 6GH
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided0457/FUL/26
Change of use from open space to private garden ground and erection of garage
92 Main Street Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6RE
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0459/TCA/26
Fell to ground level 1 Birch tree and trim back 2 Alder trees leaning over garden of no. 11, fell to ground level 1 Sycamore tree at rear of no. 16, fell to ground level 1 Beech tree hanging over garden of no. 19 and remove branches hanging over garden of no.52
Land To North West And North East Of Birrell Gardens Livingston West Lothian EH54 9LF
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0460/FUL/26
Change of use of first floor from former mosque (class 10 non-residential institutions) to form 2 flats
Bathgate Mosque 5 Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 1HE
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided0461/H/26
Extension to house (amendment to planning permission ref: 0075/H/26)
83 Rowan Drive Blackburn West Lothian EH47 7PA
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided0462/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed extension to house
2 Murieston Mews Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HS
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided0463/H/26
Alterations to garage roof and erection of a garage
Erisco Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NL
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0464/FUL/26
Erection of two houses and garages
Land South Of Middleton Avenue, Uphall
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided0465/TCA/26
Removal of 1 European lime (T4982), 1 Holly Tree (T4983) and 1 Willow Tree (T4996)
Land South Of Middleton Avenue, Uphall
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided0466/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed utility room
61 Meadowpark Avenue Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2ST
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0468/FUL/26
Application under Section 42 for same development as planning permission 0124/FUL/21 (Erection of 3 wind turbines with maximum height to blade tip of 180m and 1 wind turbine with maximum height to blade tip of 150m and associated infrastructure (EIA Development) (as varied from 4 turbines all 180m)) without compliance with condition 2 (duration of permission) to extend the operational life of the consented Pearie Law II Wind Farm from 30 years to 40 years from the first export date
Pearie Law West Calder West Lothian EH55 8LT
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision0469/FUL/26
Subdivision of house including basement storage area to form 2 flats with associated alterations
Burnview 17 Main Street Blackridge West Lothian EH48 3SA
Received 8 Jun 2026
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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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