Armadale & Blackridge planning approval rate
Armadale & Blackridge ward in West Lothian has a 88.3% approval rate based on 1,205 planning decisions. West Lothian overall: 90.7%.
Last updated: March 2026
88.3%
ward approval rate
1,205
Decisions
1,064
Approved
141
Refused
90.7%
West Lothian average
Armadale & Blackridge is 2.4 percentage points below the West Lothian average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Armadale & Blackridge compares
Armadale & Blackridge ward
88.3%
West Lothian overall
90.7%
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Recent decisions in Armadale & Blackridge
1027/H/25
Erection of a triple garage · Mon 22 Dec 2025
1024/FUL/25
Alterations to pharmacy including installation of script dispensing robot · Fri 19 Dec 2025
1009/H/25
Extension to house · Wed 17 Dec 2025
0982/H/25
Erection of garage · Tue 09 Dec 2025
0932/H/25
Extension to house · Tue 18 Nov 2025
What gets approved near your property?
In West Lothian, 1 in 11 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in West Lothian
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 13,423 decisions.