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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 dates11,632Searchable applications
263Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,003 approved or refused records
988Refused applications
9,015 approved · 988 refused · 733 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Awaiting decision0775/H/26
Installation of 3 antennas (in retrospect)
32 Kaimes Avenue Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8AU
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0777/A/26
Display of 1 illuminated fascia sign, 1 illuminated wall-mounted sign, 1 non-illuminated projecting sign and 5 window graphic signs
191-193 West Main Street Whitburn West Lothian EH47 0LP
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Unknown0780/PNW/26
Prior notification for the replacement of existing windows
3 Friars Loan Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BE
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Decided0781/TCA/26
Pruning and removal of hanging branches and ivy to 7 trees
19 Ashley Hall Gardens Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7DN
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0783/EXC/26
Consultation from North Lanarkshire Council on planning application 26/00951/FUL for construction of 3 wind turbines, associated access tracks and crane hardstandings and associated works
Blairmuckhole Farm Blairmuckhole And Forrestdyke Road Harthill North Lanarkshire ML7 5TR
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0786/FUL/26
Partial change of use from Class 4 (Offices) to Class 11 (Gymnasium)
13B Oakbank Park Way Mid Calder Livingston EH53 0TH
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0787/P/26
Planning permission in principle for the erection of a house
2 Barkhill Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6GZ
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0788/H/26
Proposed single story extension
39 Mill Road Linlithgow Bridge West Lothian EH49 7QJ
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0790/FUL/26
Erection of a house, installation of a septic tank and landscaping works
5 Letham Holdings Pumpherston Road Mid Calder West Lothian EH53 0HP
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0791/FUL/26
Change of use of part of house to short term let
36 Almond Square East Whitburn West Lothian EH47 8EU
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0792/FUL/26
Change of use from house to short term let
1 Murieston Mews Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HS
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0793/FUL/26
Formation of a turning head and widening of the site access consented under 0062/FUL/24 and made permanent by 0319/FUL/25 to serve consented battery energy storage system (BESS)
Land West Of Mossbank Cottages Drumcross Bathgate
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0794/H/26
Proposed single storey extension
28 Greenside Torphichen West Lothian EH48 4NB
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0795/MSC/26
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 123 houses with roads, parking, landscaping and associated works at Glendevon, Winchburgh Block C
Glendevon, Winchburgh Block C
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0798/PNW/26
Prior notification for the replacement of existing windows
Elmbank 132 West Main Street Uphall West Lothian EH52 5DY
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0799/H/26
Erection of a shed
Rose Cottage Peniel Place Broxburn West Lothian EH52 5PZ
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0800/H/26
Replacement of roof tiles, fascias, gutters, rowes and rotten timber cladding
1 Rockville Grove Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 6BZ
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0803/MSC/26
Formation of central and northern moorings on west bank of Union Canal at land east of Winchburgh marina
Land East Of Winchburgh Marina, Winchburgh EH52 6QU
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0805/FUL/26
Erection of annex building containing 16 accommodation units (Re-submission of planning application ref: 0814/FUL/25)
Duntarvie Castle, Winchburgh, EH52 6QA
Received 25 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0807/AGR/26
Prior notification for peatland restoration
The Venue Cairns Farm Estate Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DH
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0808/FUL/26
Change of use from house to short term let
17 Beaton Drive Winchburgh West Lothian EH52 6FS
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0810/FUL/26
Erection of a house
Roundel House 4 Parkhead Road Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7BS
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0812/H/26
Erection of boundary wall and gate
2 Murieston Mews Murieston Livingston West Lothian EH54 9HS
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision0817/AGR/26
Prior Notification for Farm-related Building Works (Non-residential)
14a Milrig Milrig Smallholdings Kirknewton West Lothian EH27 8DE
Received 2 Oct 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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