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Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 published26/00519/LBC
Alterations to building
23B High Street Dunbar EH42 1EN
Received 19 May 2026 - Not published26/00521/P
Alterations, extension to church building, formation of ramped accesses, erection of lighting bollards and associated works
Gullane Parish Church East Links Road Gullane EH31 2AF
Received 20 May 2026 - Not published26/00522/P
Replacement doors
15 Crookston Court Inveresk Musselburgh EH21 7TR
Received 20 May 2026 - Not published26/00523/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing use - Installation of storage building to the west of Block L
Elphinstone Research Centre Elphinstone Tranent EH33 2NE
Received 20 May 2026 - Not published26/00524/LBC
Alterations to building
Longniddry Primary School Kitchener Crescent Longniddry EH32 0LR
Received 20 May 2026 - Not published26/00526/P
Installation of solar panels, battery and inverter
Burnside Cottage Main Street Innerwick Dunbar EH42 1SE
Received 21 May 2026 - Not published26/00527/P
Extension to house
1 East Bearford Cottages Bearford Haddington EH41 4PU
Received 21 May 2026 - Not published26/00528/P
Erection of shed, bin store, planters, wall, fencing, formation of hardstanding area and installation of cladding to existing wall and fencing (Part Retrospective)
East Beach House Lamer Street Dunbar EH42 1HG
Received 21 May 2026 - Not published26/00529/PNW
Replacement windows
72 Edenhall Crescent Musselburgh
Received 21 May 2026 - Not published26/00530/LBC
Alterations to building, erection of wall with railings, steps, fencing, gates and formation of artwork (Part retrospective)
5A Station Road Inveresk Musselburgh EH21 7PE
Received 21 May 2026 - Not published26/00531/P
Replacement garage doors
47 The Green Pencaitland Tranent EH34 5HE
Received 21 May 2026 - Not published26/00532/P
Formation of vehicular access and hardstanding area
19 Boroughdales Dunbar EH42 1DF
Received 21 May 2026 - Not published26/00533/P
Change of use of an office (Class 4) to form 1 house
Woodbine Cottage West Loan Prestonpans EH32 9WU
Received 22 May 2026 - Not published26/00534/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing use - ancillary accommodation
Bielside House Edinburgh Road West Barns EH42 1TY
Received 22 May 2026 - Not published26/00535/P
Change of use of agricultural paddock to domestic garden ground and erection of garage
13 Letham Mains Holdings Haddington EH41 4NW
Received 22 May 2026 - Not published26/00537/LBC
Alterations to building and part demolition of chimney
Ormiston Primary School Meadowbank Ormiston EH35 5LQ
Received 22 May 2026 - Not published26/00538/P
Alterations to building
Ormiston Primary School Meadowbank Ormiston EH35 5NQ
Received 22 May 2026 - Not published26/00539/P
Extension to house
17 Highfield Road North Berwick EH39 4BW
Received 22 May 2026 - Not published26/00540/P
Erection of 2 houses for use as short term holiday let accommodation and associated works
Land At Liberty Hall Gladsmuir Haddington East Lothian
Received 22 May 2026 - Not published26/00542/LBC
Erection of signage (Part Retrospective)
10 High Street Haddington East Lothian EH41 3ES
Received 26 May 2026 - Not published26/00543/P
Erection of garage, fencing and gates (Retrospective)
91 Lammermuir Crescent Dunbar East Lothian EH42 1DP
Received 27 May 2026 - Not published26/00544/LBC
Repainting of building, installation of signage, awning, CCTV and lighting (Part Retrospective)
72 High Street Dunbar East Lothian EH42 1JH
Received 27 May 2026 - Not published26/00545/P
Extension to house
10 Saltcoats Park Gullane East Lothian EH31 2FE
Received 27 May 2026 - Not published26/00546/P
Part change of use of house to child minding business (class 10) with associated parking
16 Summerfield Road Dunbar EH42 1DS
Received 27 May 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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