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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.
Scotland · Local authority
Midlothian
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Midlothian. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,176Searchable applications
190Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 801 approved or refused records
74Refused applications
727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Nov 2020 to 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01312713302Council source
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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.
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- Decided20/00774/PPP
Application for planning permission in principle for residential development and associated works
Land At Wellington Farm Old Craighall Road Millerhill Dalkeith
Received 10 Nov 2020 - Decided21/00707/DPP
Erection of industrial garages and office building
Land adjacent to Belwood Road Milton Bridge Penicuik
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Decided24/00496/WTT
Felling of trees protected by tree preservation order 2 of 2000
Hardengreen House Dalkeith EH22 3LF
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00550/DPP
Erection of 3 dwellinghouses, engineering works (infill of mill lade) and associated works
Land East of 19 Cairnbank Road Penicuik Midlothian
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00561/DPP
Erection of access gates
Dundas House Westfield Park Dalkeith EH22 3FB
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00562/LBC
Erection of access gates
Dundas House Westfield Park Dalkeith EH22 3FB
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00569/DPP
Recladding of building and installation of replacement windows
Newbattle Golf Club 35 Abbey Road Dalkeith EH22 3AD
Received 10 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00573/DPP
Formation of driveway (Retrospective)
29 Kennington Avenue Loanhead EH20 9HZ
Received 11 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00592/DPP
Change of use of church (Class 10) to accommodation and conference facilities (Sui Generis)
Glencorse Kirk Milton Bridge Penicuik
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00593/DPP
Erection of storage building
Rosemains Farm Pathhead Midlothian EH37 5UQ
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00596/CL
Erection of extension and installation of air source heat pump (Proposed development)
White Cottage Gorebridge EH23 4TA
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00598/DPP
Change of use from dilapidated farm store to caf� (Class 3), associated car parking, footpath and drainage
Carrington Mains Gorebridge EH23 4LU
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00599/LBC
Internal and external alterations associated with the change of use from dilapidated farm store to caf� (Class 3)
Carrington Mains Gorebridge EH23 4LU
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00600/DPP
Formation of access
Wellington Farm Dalkeith EH22 1SA
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00601/S42
Section 42 application to amend condition 2 of Planning Permission 06/00464/FUL to increase nursery capacity from 16 to 30
16 Hawthorn Gardens Loanhead EH20 9EG
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00602/DPP
Change of use from short-term let (sui generis) to dwellinghouse (Class 9)
Bilston Gardens Bilston Roslin EH25 9RR
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00603/DPP
Alterations to existing conservatory and replacement of roof; alteration to existing boundary wall
139 Arthur View Crescent Danderhall EH22 1QS
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00605/DPP
Formation of access to classified road (retrospective)
58 Lothian Street Bonnyrigg EH19 3AA
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00607/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees in Eskbank and Ironmills conservation area
11 Park Road Dalkeith EH22 3DF
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00608/DPP
Formation of driveway and formation of access route across area of public open space
28 Sherwood Terrace Bonnyrigg EH19 3LA
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00609/DPP
Single and two storey extension to extend existing retail unit, formation of retail unit and two flatted dwellings
12A Stobhill Road Gowkshill Gorebridge EH23 4PJ
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00610/WTT
Pruning of tree in Eskbank & Ironmills Conservation area
43 Eskbank Road Dalkeith EH22 3BH
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00611/DPP
Erection of porch and two-storey extension
19 Edmonstone Drive Danderhall EH22 1QQ
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decided24/00612/WTT
Pruning of trees within Eskbank and Ironmills Conservation area
Ramsay Croft 12 Old Edinburgh Road Dalkeith EH22 1JD
Received 1 Oct 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Midlothian, 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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