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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning, environment and building standardsLocal plan LDP2 and Local Place PlansConservation areas Historic Environment and Planning
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More application records
- Not published26/00851/P
Erection of fencing (Retrospective)
Kinfauns Main Street Gullane EH31 2DR
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00853/P
Alterations to house and associated works (Part retrospective)
6 Main Street East Saltoun Tranent EH34 5DZ
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00854/LBC
Alterations to building and formation of soakaway (Part retrospective)
6 Main Street East Saltoun Tranent EH34 5DZ
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00855/LBC
Alterations to building
Winton House Pencaitland Tranent EH34 5AT
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00857/P
Erection of house, outbuilding and associated works
Ground To Rear Of Corona Main Street Gullane East Lothian
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00858/PM
Section 42 application to vary condition 1 of planning permission 25/00768/PM to extend period of occupancy from 1st February to January 7th each year
Seton Sands Holiday Village Port Seton East Lothian EH32 0QF
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00859/P
Section 42 application to vary condition 1 of planning permission 25/00769/P to extend period of occupancy from 1st February to January 7th each year
Seton Sands Holiday Village Port Seton East Lothian EH32 0QF
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00860/PM
Section 42 application to vary condition 1 of planning permission 25/00770/PM to extend period of occupancy from 1st February to January 7th each year
Seton Sands Holiday Village Port Seton East Lothian EH32 0QF
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00862/P
Erection of garden room
12 Laburnum Arch Court Prestonpans EH32 9GZ
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00864/P
Extension to house
82 Gateside Avenue Haddington EH41 3SD
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00866/P
Section 42 application to vary condition 1 of planning permission 05/01227/FUL to allow a further five years for commencement of works
Aberlady Mains Steading Avenue Road Aberlady East Lothian
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00867/P
Erection of storage building (Class 6)
Unit 20A Macmerry Industrial Estate Macmerry Tranent East Lothian EH33 1RD
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00869/P
Installation of defibrillator cabinet
Bank Buildings 1 Main Street Gullane EH31 2AR
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00871/P
Alterations to building and erection of shed
7-9 Quality Street North Berwick EH39 4HJ
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00872/P
Alterations to house
3 Maxwell Road Dirleton East Lothian EH39 5EY
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00873/P
Replacement doors
56 The Maltings Haddington EH41 4EF
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00874/P
Extension to house
19 Park Road Gifford Haddington EH41 4QS
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00877/P
Alterations to flat, formation of dormer windows
Flat 4 10 West Bay Road North Berwick EH39 4AW
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00878/LBC
Alterations to building
Flat 4 10 West Bay Road North Berwick EH39 4AW
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00879/P
Alterations and use of vacant building to storage or distribution (Class 6) with ancillary trade counter
Unit 12 Merryfield IC Macmerry Industrial Estate Macmerry EH33 1RD
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00880/PNW
Replacement window
11 Castle Street Dunbar EH42 1EX
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00884/P
Section 42 application to vary condition 1 of planning permission 23/00008/P to extend the operating hours from 0600 to 1800 on any day to 24 hours on any day, Change of use from land to form additional bus storage area, erection of bus wash and associated works (Part Retrospective)
Tranmere Service Station Tranent EH33 1DZ
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00885/LBC
Alterations, extension to building, formation of hardstanding area, balcony with balustrade, steps, installation of air source heat pump, demolition of planter and gate
1 Market Street Haddington EH41 3JL
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Not published26/00886/P
Erection of fencing and gates (Retrospective)
Formerly Civic Amenity Site Macmerry Industrial Estate Macmerry
Received 25 Aug 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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