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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 dates11,555Searchable applications
262Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,935 approved or refused records
984Refused applications
8,951 approved · 984 refused · 728 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decision0596/FUL/26
Change of use from public house (sui generis) to storage or distribution (class 6)
The Grange 119 Main Street Fauldhouse West Lothian EH47 9BJ
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided0597/H/26
Alterations and extension to house
14 Murieston Gardens Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9BA
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided0600/H/26
Extension to house
Kirknewton Mains Farm Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8BA
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided0601/H/26
Erection of a garage
1 Northfield Meadows Longridge West Lothian EH47 8SA
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0602/FUL/26
Formation of a yard and erection of a fence (in retrospect)
Land At Redmill Industrial Estate East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 7RJ
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided0603/A/26
Display of an illuminated fascia sign
211 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EN
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0604/FUL/26
Installation of a wind turbine with associated foundations, electrical infrastructure and ancillary development
Land At Baird Road (North Of Sky) Kirkton Campus, Livingston
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided0605/EIA/26
EIA screening opinion for a solar PV array
Newhouse Farm Addiewell West Lothian EH55 8NP
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decided0606/H/26
Erection of detached garage
60 Moray Drive Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6DU
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided0607/A/26
Display of 1 non-illluminated fascia sign
12A North Bridge Street Bathgate West Lothian EH48 4PS
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided0608/FUL/26
Installation of an external powder-coated steel roller shutter and roller shutter housing (hood) to the existing shop front (in retrospect)
211 High Street Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EN
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decided0609/H/26
Replacement of back door
9 Wallace Mill Gardens Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0BE
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided0610/A/26
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign and 2 window vinyl signs
4 Davis Park Wester Inch Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2AE
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0611/FUL/26
Erection of a 2,293sqm industrial building containing 7 units for Class 4 (Business), Class 5 (General Industrial) and Class 6 (Storage and Distribution) uses
Land Within Service Yard Of Centrex House Simpson Parkway Kirkton Campus Livingston West Lothian EH54 7BH
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Unknown0613/PNW/26
Prior notification for the replacement of existing windows
9 Wallace Mill Gardens Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0BE
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decided0614/FUL/26
Erection of a house
Land To South Of Bourne End 17 Cannop Crescent Stoneyburn West Lothian EH47 8EQ
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0615/HZ/26
Hazardous substances consent for 9799 tonnes of ethanol P5c (Continuation of Hazardous Substances Consent ref 0455/HZ/12)
12 Westerton Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AU
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided0616/FUL/26
Installation of a modular self-service launderette facility (in retrospective)
22-32 West Main Street Armadale West Lothian EH48 3QA
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0617/HZ/26
Hazardous substance consent for 78,331 tonnes of P5c flamable liquids (ethanol/water mixture)
Macdonald House 18 Westerton Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5AU
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0618/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for existing engineering operation comprising the importation, deposit, grading and compaction of inert material to raise land and form an engineered yard platform within the yard area
Balgornie Farm Whitburn West Lothian EH48 3BA
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided0619/FUL/26
External alterations and extension to roof structure to form a dormer to the rear
2 Court Square Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7EQ
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided0620/LBC/26
Listed building consent to replace two exterior single-glazed timber doors with like-for-like timber doors with double-glazing
Hillhouse 8 High Brae Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4LX
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided0621/CLU/26
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
5 Glencorse View Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9FL
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision0622/FUL/26
Installation of BT street hub unit incorporating 2 digital advertising displays
Footway At 9 West Main Street Armadale EH48 3PZ
Received 30 Jul 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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