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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 dates16,103Searchable applications
273Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 14,095 approved or refused records
1,358Refused applications
12,737 approved · 1,358 refused · 1,005 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Feb 2009 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/0523/MSC/13
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission 0493/P/02 for the erection of a class 5 industrial facility with associated offices, warehousing, yard, car parking and landscaping
Heartlands Business Park, Whitburn
Received 23 Jul 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0661/H/13
Extensions to house and formation of disabled access ramp (as amended) (grid ref. 299600 676260)
32 Deanburn Road, Linlithgow, EH49 6EY
Received 5 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0453/FUL/13
Upgrading of flats including re-roofing and re-cladding (grid ref. 308685 672329)
4-18 Paterson's Court, Broxburn, EH52 5HB
Received 25 Jun 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0432/MSC/13
Approval of matters relating to planning permission 1012/P/05 for the erection of 111 homes and associated ancillary works (grid ref. 308012 675321)
Block M, (Bellway), Land At Winchburgh
Received 24 Jun 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0389/H/13
Installation of a dormer window (in retrospect) (grid ref. 301652 677980)
The Gatehouse, Blackness Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7LR
Received 17 Jun 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0449/FUL/13
Conversion of former water storage structure to form a house including garage/store extension and siting of ground mounted solar panels (amendment to 1039/FUL/04) (grid ref. 297924 672132)
Cathlaw Grange, Cathlaw Lane, Torphichen
Received 3 Jul 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0517/AGR/13
Extension to an agricultural shed (grid ref. 293588 660338)
Shiloh, 8 Willow Brae, Fauldhouse, EH47 9HE
Received 19 Jul 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0221/MSC/13
Approval of matters specified in conditions of planning permission in principle 0524/P/09 for the erection of 107 houses with associated works (grid ref 309312 668604)
Sites LKA & LKC, Phase 1, Calderwood, East Calder
Received 10 Apr 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0356/FUL/13
Siting of a mobile snack bar (grid ref. 309735 672669)
Simpson Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn
Received 13 May 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0311/H/13
Extension to house (grid ref. 293422 664415)
65 Polkemmet Road, Whitburn, EH47 0NY
Received 12 Apr 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0111/FUL/14
Formation of mini storage facility area (grid ref. 298730 677863)
Littlemill, Linlithgow Bridge, EH49 7RA
Received 10 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0142/A/14
Erection of a signboard (in retrospect) (grid ref. 293246 660796)
Scotmid, Main Street, Fauldhouse
Received 5 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0497/TPO/13
Removal of 1 tree (tree A) (grid ref. 295023 662489).
5 Manse Brae Main Street Longridge Bathgate West Lothian EH47 8NZ
Received 19 Jul 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0078/CLU/14
Certificate of Lawfulness for extension to house (Grid Ref.306862 667047)
28 Westgate, Mid Calder, EH53 0SP
Received 5 Feb 2014 - DecidedLIVE/0317/FUL/13
Erection of a 70m high temporary meteorological mast (grid ref. 303433 658190)
Harburnhead, West Calder
Received 13 May 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0469/H/13
Extension to house
1 Burnside Dechmont Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6LQ
Received 11 Jul 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0631/EIA/13
EIA scoping opinion request for 3 no. 118m (to blade tip) wind turbines (grid ref: 288999 669341)
Drumduff, Blackridge
Received 20 Sept 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0485/P/12
Planning permission in principle for the erection of 2 houses (grid ref, 305500 675654)
Burnside, Old Edinburgh Road, Threemiletown, Linlithgow, EH49 7RA
Received 2 Jul 2012 - DecidedLIVE/0362/H/13
Two storey extension to house (grid ref. 307444 672574)
66 Erskine Road Broxburn West Lothian EH52 6XL
Received 3 Jun 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0442/H/13
Erection of a double garage (Grid Ref 305936 673527)
Laurelbank, Ecclesmachan, Broxburn, EH52 6NJ
Received 3 Jul 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0533/FUL/13
Application under Section 42 to develop land without complying with condition 1 of planning permission 0418/FUL/11 for erection of a 70m high temporary wind monitoring mast (retain mast on site until 31 July 2014) (grid ref. 302252 659976)
West Torphin Farm, West Calder
Received 23 Jul 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0344/H/13
Raising of roof to form additional accommodation (grid ref. 299364 665443)
31 Redhouse Court, Blackburn, EH47 7BU
Received 23 Apr 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0436/H/13
Extension to house (Grid Ref 309866 667982)
The Auld Dairy, 1B Raw Holdings, East Calder, EH53 0HY
Received 2 Jul 2013 - DecidedLIVE/0538/A/13
Erection of a fascia sign (Grid Ref. 308302 672252)
4 Greendykes Road, Broxburn, EH52 5AG
Received 7 Aug 2013
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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