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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 published26/00689/LBC
Replacement windows and doors
9 Victoria Place Dunbar East Lothian EH42 1HS
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00690/PNW
Replacement windows
13 Hillview Road Ormiston EH35 5HW
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00691/P
Extension to church, erection of gate and associated works
Holy Trinity Church 6A Church Street Haddington EH41 3EX
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00693/P
Section 42 application to vary Condition 2 of planning permission 24/01311/P to extend operating hours
17 West Port Dunbar EH42 1BT
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00694/P
Formation of reservoir
Land At Standalane Ballencrieff East Lothian EH32 0PH
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00695/LBC
Installation of secondary glazing
1B High Street Musselburgh EH21 7AD
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00696/AMM
Approval of matters specified in conditions (1 a to i & k, 2(ii), 8, 24, 27 & 29) of planning permission in principle 15/00537/PPM - Erection of 126 houses, 33 flats and associated works
Land Located To The South And East Of Wallyford And At Dolphingstone East Lothian
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00697/P
Alterations, extension to house, formation of 1st floor balcony with balustrading, widening of vehicular access and formation of hardstanding area
7A Marine Parade North Berwick EH39 4LD
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00698/PNW
Replacement windows are timber with white microporous stain, double glazed with timber glazing beads
4 Smeaton Grove Inveresk Musselburgh EH21 7TW
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00699/P
Alterations to building
Carrouse Main Street Athelstaneford EH39 5BE
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00700/ADV
Display of advertisements
62 High Street Musselburgh EH21 7BX
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00702/CLU
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing use - Installation of sea water tanks and associated equipment
Elphinstone Research Centre Elphinstone Tranent EH33 2NE
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00703/P
Erection of storage building
East Air Conditioning Ltd Meadowmill Cottages Tranent EH33 1LZ
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00704/P
Erection of outbuilding and associated works
19 Kings Cairn Archerfield Dirleton EH39 5EX
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00706/P
Erection of storage building with installed solar panels
35 Letham Mains Holdings Letham Haddington EH41 4HA
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00707/ADV
Display of advertisements
25 High Street Dunbar EH42 1EN
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00708/P
Alterations to shopfront and installation of pharmacy dispenser
25 High Street Dunbar EH42 1EN
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00709/LBC
Alterations to building and erection of signage
25 High Street Dunbar EH42 1EN
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00710/P
Widening of pitch, erection of covered enclosures, repositioning of 2 lighting columns and associated works
Tranent Juniors Football And Social Club Lindores Drive Tranent EH33 1JB
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00713/P
Alterations to house, erection of shed and installation of 4 CCTV cameras
Gentofte 9 Westerdunes Park North Berwick EH39 5HJ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00714/P
Change of use of flat to short term let
9 Stoneybank Gardens North Musselburgh EH21 6NB
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00715/P
Resurfacing and extension to existing slipway (Retrospective)
Area To North Of Slipway Victoria Road North Berwick East Lothian
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00718/LBC
Alterations to building
Peaston Smiddy Peaston East Lothian EH35 5NL
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Not published26/00719/P
Section 42 application to vary Condition 7 of planning permission 23/01006/P
Land East Of Dunbar Garden Centre Spott Road Dunbar East Lothian
Received 30 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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