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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 dates
632Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas30 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasBoundary dataset not connected

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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

  1. Not published26/00964/P

    Replacement windows and doors

    25 Vinefields Pencaitland Tranent EH34 5HD

    Received 17 Sept 2026
  2. Not published26/00969/P

    Extension to house and formation of steps

    2 Forthview Road Longniddry East Lothian EH32 0LG

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  3. Not published26/00970/P

    Extension to house, formation of decking with balustrading

    2 East Craig Farm Cottage Whitekirk North Berwick East Lothian EH39 5PD

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  4. Not published26/00986/P

    Formation of doorway

    91J Inveresk Road Musselburgh EH21 7BE

    Received 22 Sept 2026
  5. Not published26/00994/P

    Installation of flue

    1 Aberlady Road Haddington East Lothian EH41 3BY

    Received 22 Sept 2026
  6. Not published26/00996/PNW

    Replacement windows

    Ardlea Haddington Road Gifford Haddington East Lothian EH41 4JD

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  7. Not published26/00010/PAN

    The proposed development consists of a 64,000 capacity free range hen shed

    Howden Farm Gifford East Lothian EH41 4JS

    Received 18 Sept 2026
  8. Not published26/00997/P

    Extension to flat (Retrospective)

    57 Dirleton Avenue North Berwick East Lothian EH39 4BJ

    Received 23 Sept 2026

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Researching a proposal in East Lothian

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

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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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