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Planning application documents: what to read first
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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 published26/00610/P
Erection of bicycle storage shed, wall with railings, gates, EV chargers and associated works (Part Retrospective)
Pure Malt Products Whittingehame Drive Haddington EH41 4BD
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00611/LBC
Installation of chimney pot
The Church Hall Main Street Tyninghame East Lothian EH42 1XL
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00612/P
Installation of chimney pot
The Church Hall Main Street Tyninghame East Lothian EH42 1XL
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00614/P
Replacement windows and doors
31 Fowler Street Tranent EH33 1BT
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00615/PNW
Replacement windows
6E Market Place North Berwick East Lothian EH39 4JG
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00616/PNW
Replacement windows
2 Foreshot Terrace Dirleton EH39 5DT
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00617/P
Replacement windows and doors
Upfield Main Street East Saltoun EH34 5EB
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00618/P
Erection of 1 house and associated works
Land At Bowmont Cottage East Links Road Dunbar East Lothian
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00619/CAC
Demolition of house and wall
Bowmont Cottage East Links Road Dunbar EH42 1LT
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00620/P
Extension to house, erection of shed and associated works
14 Stoneyhill Court Musselburgh East Lothian EH21 6SD
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00621/P
Alterations, extension to house, formation of hardstanding area
The Stables 29 Main Street Ormiston EH35 5HT
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00622/PNW
Replacement windows
43 Fowler Street Tranent East Lothian EH33 1BS
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00623/LBC
Alterations, extension to building, formation of hardstanding area
The Stables 29 Main Street Ormiston EH35 5HT
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00624/P
Extension to house
41 North Grange Avenue Prestonpans EH32 9NQ
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00627/P
Extension to house
28 Stanton Marches Haddington East Lothian EH41 3FB
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00629/P
Replacement windows and doors
47 Fowler Street Tranent East Lothian EH33 1BS
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00630/P
Erection of 1 house with integral garage and associated works
Land To The West Of Mill Wynd Mill Wynd Haddington East Lothian
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00632/P
Replacement door and window
49 Fowler Street Tranent East Lothian EH33 1BS
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00633/P
Alterations, extension to building, formation of hardstanding area and ramp with handrails
94 High Street Tranent East Lothian EH33 1HH
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00635/PNW
Replacement windows
5C Bellfield Court Musselburgh EH21 6QZ
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00636/PNW
Replacement windows
14 Maxwell Road Dirleton EH39 5EY
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00637/PNW
New Windows
Barbachlaw Farm Wallyford Musselburgh East Lothian EH21 8QH
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00638/P
Replacement doors
9 Fidra Avenue Dirleton North Berwick EH39 5DY
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00639/LBC
Replacement doors
9 Fidra Avenue Dirleton North Berwick EH39 5DY
Received 17 Jun 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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