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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 dates13,336Searchable applications
282Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,516 approved or refused records
1,128Refused applications
10,388 approved · 1,128 refused · 831 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Oct 2011 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0590/PAC/15
Proposal of application notice for a residential development with associated access roads, open space and surface water treatment works (grid ref. 292611 668522)
Standhill North And Standhill South, West Main Street, Armadale, EH48
Received 12 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0372/MSC/15
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 41 houses with associated roads, parking and landscaping (grid ref. 308422 675193)
Block Q, Land At Winchburgh
Received 21 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0675/FUL/15
Widening of A71 and construction of access road and bridge to serve proposed new secondary school (grid ref. 302391 663648)
Limefield Road, (A71 Opposite Polbeth Industrial Estate), West Calder
Received 31 Aug 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0495/CLU/15
Conversion of garage to form habitable room (grid ref. 293706 667169)
5 Crichton's Way, Armadale, EH48 3GB
Received 7 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0387/FUL/15
Installation of a telecommunications broadband cabinet (grid ref. 308164 672152)
Land At West Burnside, Broxburn, EH52 5RG
Received 21 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0342/FUL/15
Replace grass pitch with 3G artificial grass pitch (grid ref. 298777 665657)
Blackburn United Community Football Club, Ash Grove, Blackburn
Received 8 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0388/H/15
Erection of a 1.8 m high boundary fence and formation of slabbed area (grid ref. 303751 669145)
181 Camps Rigg, Carmondean, Livingston, EH54 8PF
Received 22 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0370/H/15
Erection of a garage ( Grid ref. 293657 661323 )
3 Eastwood Park, Fauldhouse, EH47 9HL
Received 22 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0491/TCA/15
Crown lifting of 1 tree, selective branch removal of 1 tree, crown cleaning of 1 tree and sucker removal of 1 tree (grid ref. 300341 677147)
Boots Chemist, High Street, Linlithgow
Received 7 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0406/P/15
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 2 houses (grid ref. 309708 670776)
Muirend, Broxburn, EH52 8PD
Received 21 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0228/FUL/15
Erection of a house, demolition of stable block and erection of new stable block and extension to house (grid ref. 293542 670920)
Oaklands Bridgehouse Westfield West Lothian EH48 3DQ
Received 12 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0395/FUL/15
Erection of 5 industrial units totalling 542 sqm with associated parking (grid ref. 305953 669816)
2 Muir Place, Houston Industrial Estate, Livingston, EH54 5BF
Received 22 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0463/A/15
Erection of 5 non illuminated information boards (grid ref. 293482 667688)
St Paul's Drive, East Main Street, South Street, Upper Bathville & Mill Road, Armadale
Received 22 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0374/H/15
Erection of a garage (grid ref. 293158 660582)
18A Bridge Street, Fauldhouse, EH47 9AY
Received 22 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0194/H/15
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 308945 668101)
3 Almond Grove, East Calder, EH53 0HG
Received 18 Mar 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0434/FUL/15
Importation of soil and stone to increase ground levels a further 575mm to form development platform (amendment to planning permission 0014/FUL/15) (grid ref. 294150 665358).
B7066, Cowhill, Whitburn, EH47 0EP
Received 8 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0359/A/15
Erection of 2 illuminated fascia signs and 1 illuminated projecting sign (grid ref. 293215 660766)
2 Main Street, Fauldhouse, EH47 9JA
Received 19 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0270/H/15
Erection of a summer house (grid ref. 296375 664639)
1 Mains Place, East Whitburn, EH47 8RB
Received 20 Apr 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0494/FUL/15
Erection of a house (grid ref. 306273 661620)
Camilty Gunpowder Mill, Harburn, West Calder, EH55 8RH
Received 7 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0384/H/15
Raising of roof to form first floor accommodation and installation of a dormer window (grid ref. 300532 676881)
24 Clarendon Crescent, Linlithgow, EH49 6AW
Received 26 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0392/H/15
Extension to house and recladding (grid ref. 300134 676836)
Friarsbrae House, 8 Friars Brae, Linlithgow, EH49 6BQ
Received 21 May 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0505/H/15
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 299206 676423)
36 Braehead Drive, Linlithgow, EH49 6EG
Received 7 Jul 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0460/A/15
Erection of various illuminated and non illuminated signage (grid ref. 298652 665391)
30 East Main Street, Blackburn, EH47 7QU
Received 23 Jun 2015 - DecidedLIVE/0448/H/15
Extension to house and erection of a conservatory (grid ref. 308575 667956)
7 Queens Gardens, East Calder, EH53 0EQ
Received 1 Jun 2015
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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