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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
More application records
- Decided24/00665/DPP
Formation of access ramp
3 Dundas Road Dalkeith EH22 3EW
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00666/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees within the Penicuik conservation area
24 Croft Street Penicuik
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00668/DPP
Erection of car port
22 Robert Smith Place Dalkeith EH22 1JF
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00669/DPP
Erection of extension and associated landscaping works
11 Damhead Lothianburn Edinburgh EH10 7DZ
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00670/DPP
Erection of extension
69 Muirpark Dalkeith EH22 3JD
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00671/ADV
Display of illuminated signage
Unit A Straiton Mains Loanhead EH20 9PW
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00672/DPP
Erection of an extension
38 Penicuik Road Roslin EH25 9LH
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00673/WTT
Pruning of tree within the Newbattle conservation area
186 Newbattle Abbey Crescent Dalkeith EH22 3LT
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00674/LBC
Removal of internal wall
169 High Street Dalkeith EH22 1BB
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00675/LBC
Internal alterations; installation of ventilation cowl; formation of roof terraces with balustrades and associated works
Dalhousie Castle Hotel Bonnyrigg EH19 3JB
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00676/DPP
Formation of roof terraces with associated balustrades
Dalhousie Castle Hotel Bonnyrigg EH19 3JB
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00677/MSC
Residential development (approval of matters specified in conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11i & 11iii, 12 bullet 1, 13, 14, 16, 18, 21, 24, 25, 30, 32, 36 and 37 of planning permission 22/00027/PPP) at Land to South of Mayfield and East of Newtongrange
Land to South of Mayfield and East of Newtongrange Crawlees Road Gowkshill Gorebridge
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00678/WTT
Felling of tree protected by TPO 15 of 1976 and within the Eskbank and Ironmills conservation area
Railway Embankment Ancrum Road Dalkeith
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00679/CL
Erection of conservatory (Existing development)
27 Paradykes Avenue Loanhead EH20 9LB
Received 4 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00683/DPP
Installation of solar panels
The Rowans Cockpen Road Bonnyrigg EH19 3HT
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00684/DPP
Erection of 5 glamping pods, associated infrastructure and landscaping works
Braidlaw Farmhouse Penicuik EH26 9LP
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00685/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
34 Park Road Bonnyrigg EH19 2AW
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00686/WTT
Felling of trees within the Temple & Arniston conservation area
Land South of Temple Play Park Temple Gorebridge
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00687/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse (proposed development)
37 Lindsay Circus Rosewell EH24 9EN
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00688/DPP
Change of use from place of worship (Class 10) to Office/Light Industry (Class 4)
St Marys 48 Main Street Pathhead
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00689/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
9 Biggar Road Silverburn Penicuik EH26 9LQ
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00690/PAC
Proposal for application notice for residential development (Class 9 - Houses and Sui Generis - Flats) with associated car parking, cycle parking, access, landscaping and infrastructure works
Charles Letts and Co Ltd Thornybank Industrial Estate Dalkeith EH22 2NE
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00691/ADV
Display of illuminated signage
Land At Junction of The A701 and Pentland Road Old Pentland Edinburgh
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00693/DPP
Erection of porch and two-storey extension
56 St James Gardens Penicuik EH26 9DU
Received 8 Nov 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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