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East Lothian
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for East Lothian. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates632Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Apr 2023 to 23 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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, environment and building standardsLocal plan LDP2 and Local Place PlansConservation areas Historic Environment and Planning
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas30 mapped area records
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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
- Not published26/00266/P
Replacement door
14 Maxwell Road Dirleton North Berwick EH39 5EY
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00267/P
Extension to house
3 Broadgait Court Gullane EH31 2DL
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00268/LBC
Replacement doors
19 Osborne Court Cockenzie East Lothian EH32 0JS
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00269/PNW
Replacement windows
16 Roxburghe Lodge Wynd Dunbar EH42 1LP
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00270/P
Extensions to house
1 Ballencrieff Mains Farm Cottages Ballencrieff Longniddry EH32 0PJ
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00271/LBC
Internal alterations (Retrospective)
2 Smeaton Grove Inveresk Musselburgh EH21 7TW
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00272/P
Alterations to house
St Ninians East Links Road Dunbar EH42 1LT
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00273/LBC
Alterations to building
St Ninians East Links Road Dunbar EH42 1LT
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00274/P
Extension to house
Tollymore Muirfield Park Gullane EH31 2DS
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00276/CLD
Installation of solar panels
9 Glasclune Gardens North Berwick EH39 4RB
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00278/P
Alterations to house, outbuilding, formation of dormer, hardstanding area, erection of garage, gates, installation of ground source heating system and ASHP (Part Retrospective)
12 Elcho Place Port Seton East Lothian EH32 0DL
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00279/LBC
Alterations to buildings, formation of dormer, erection of gates and demolition of gates (Part Retrospective)
12 Elcho Place Port Seton East Lothian EH32 0DL
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00280/P
Installation of flues
Mid Latch Yester Gifford Haddington EH41 4JN
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00282/LBC
Alterations to building
Inveresk Lodge 24 Inveresk Village Road Inveresk Musselburgh East Lothian EH21 7TE
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00283/P
Alterations to building
Inveresk Lodge 24 Inveresk Village Road Inveresk Musselburgh East Lothian EH21 7TE
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00284/LBC
Installation of EV charger and associated cabling
Lynton Day Centre Prestonkirk House 60A High Street East Linton East Lothian EH40 3BX
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00285/LBC
Alterations and extensions to building (Part Retrospective).
Longniddry Steading Longniddry East Lothian EH32 0NZ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00286/P
Alterations, change of use of buildings to Wine Bar (Sui Generis) and health-related services (Class 1A), installation of solar panels and air source heat pumps (Part Retrospective)
Longniddry Steading Longniddry East Lothian EH32 0NZ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00288/P
Alterations, extension to house, alterations to outbuilding, erection of greenhouse, widening of vehicular access and associated works
Strathdon 27 Main Street Ormiston Tranent East Lothian EH35 5HT
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00289/PNW
Replacement windows
54 Elder Street Tranent East Lothian EH33 1BH
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00290/P
Extension to building and erection of gate (Part retrospective)
95 High Street Tranent EH33 1LW
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00291/CLD
Certificate of lawfulness for extension to house
36 Corporal John Shaw Court Prestonpans EH32 9GJ
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00292/P
Extension to house
6 Marquette Place Dunbar EH42 1FF
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Not published26/00293/P
Extension to house
29 Faside Avenue South Wallyford Musselburgh EH21 8AN
Received 19 Mar 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for East 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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