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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 dates12,143Searchable applications
277Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,458 approved or refused records
1,025Refused applications
9,433 approved · 1,025 refused · 755 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Feb 2013 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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
- DecidedLIVE/0476/FUL/16
Ground works to facilitate the development of the site comprising the extraction of peat and infilling of the consequent void and the subsequent importation of material to conform with ground levels approved under planning permission 0284/FUL/15 (grid ref. 294443 668524)
Nelson Park, Mallace Avenue, Armadale
Received 11 Jul 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0745/H/16
Replace windows of home (Grid Ref: 311307, 666941)
39 Main Street, Main Street, Kirknewton, EH27 8AH
Received 8 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0743/FUL/16
Erection of 2 houses (Grid Ref: 294514, 665278)
Baillie Street, Whitburn, EH47 0EY
Received 3 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0605/A/16
Erection of 14 various fascia and free standing signs (Grid Ref: 304770, 666279)
Land At Almondvale Business Park, Livingston
Received 15 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0761/A/16
Erection of one illuminated Fascia sign and one illuminated projecting sign (Grid Ref: 305246, 666691)
Unit 309, The Centre, Livingston, EH54 6HR
Received 14 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0751/A/16
Erection of 10 illuminated and non-illuminated signs (Grid Ref:304264, 666491)
New Logic House, Meikle Road Livingston EH54 7AW
Received 9 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0653/A/16
Erection of one fascia sign (In retrospect) (Grid Ref: 308256, 672199)
7 West Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5RQ
Received 5 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0661/FUL/16
Change of use of garage to form extension to shop (Grid Ref: 293788, 668626)
7A North Street, Armadale, EH48 3QB
Received 7 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0748/H/16
Erection of a sunroom (Grid Ref: 298650, 665449)
63 Farrier Court, Blackburn, EH47 7QN
Received 8 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0733/CLU/16
Conversion of garage to habitable room (Grid Ref: 301987, 677536)
52 Sheriffs Park, Linlithgow, EH49 7SS
Received 3 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0747/H/16
Installation of two dormers (Grid Ref: 306188, 670294)
35 Pumpherston Road, Uphall Station, EH54 5PL
Received 1 Nov 2016 - Decided0878/TPO/17
Crown reduction of 4 trees
5 Balmoral Gardens Bellsquarry Livingston West Lothian EH54 9EX
Received 3 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0720/H/16
Installation of two dormers (Grid Ref: 306475, 669755)
153 Pumpherston Road, Uphall Station, EH54 5PH
Received 31 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0710/TPO/16
Removal of four trees, sucker removal of two trees and crown thining of one tree, remedial works to cedar tree as required (Grid Ref:300320, 676789)
15 Rockville Grove, Linlithgow, EH49 6BZ
Received 25 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0709/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref: 299414, 675810)
3 Preston House Gardens, Linlithgow, EH49 6PZ
Received 25 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0622/A/16
Erection of an illuminated totem sign (Grid Ref: 305086, 666364)
Almondvale West Retail Park, Livingston
Received 21 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0721/FUL/16
Sub-division of house (including garage) to form 3 houses (Grid Ref: 298206, 662002)
Muirhouse Dykes Steading, U27 - A706 To Mooreland Gardens, Addiewell, EH55 8HY
Received 27 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0697/TCA/16
Removal of one tree (Grid Ref: 299570, 677517)
Summerfield, 12 St Ninians Avenue, Linlithgow, EH45 7BP
Received 25 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0706/EIA/16
EIA screening opinion for a 80m high (to blade tip) wind turbine (Grid Ref: 297635, 664186)
Midseat Of Foulshiels Farm, Blackburn
Received 25 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0699/A/16
Erection of 6 signs (part retrospect) (Grid Ref: 307566, 667582)
Fork & Field, 36 Bank Street, Mid Calder, EH53 0AR
Received 26 Oct 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0585/A/16
Erection of a totem sign. (Grid Ref: 309752 672294)
Former Fairfield Fayre, Edinburgh Road, Broxburn, EH52 5BQ
Received 6 Sept 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0788/H/16
Extension to house (Grid Ref:301810, 677883)
37 Pilgrims Hill, Linlithgow, EH49 7LW
Received 17 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0731/P/16
Planning permission in principle for residential development of 46 homes (Grid Ref: 311886, 668572)
Land North And West Of Lindean Terrace Wilkieston West Lothian
Received 2 Nov 2016 - DecidedLIVE/0700/FUL/16
Erection of a 512sqm (twin span) greenhouse (Grid Ref: 312186, 667962)
12 Humbie Holdings, U31 - Humbie Smallholdings To C29, EH27 8DS
Received 26 Oct 2016
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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