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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areas21 mapped area records
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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
- Decided24/00694/PPP
Application for planning permission in principle for the erection of dwellinghouse
Land At 20 Kilburn Wood Gardens Roslin
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00695/DPP
Erection of 23 dwellinghouses; formation of car parking and associated works
Land At Rosslynlee Roslin
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00696/DPP
Change of use from dwellinghouse to short term let
Moorfoot House Gorebridge EH23 4TF
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Awaiting decision24/00697/LA
Amendment to planning obligation by written agreement (to include 24/00364/S42 in the definition of planning application within the existing legal agreement)
Land South of Gilmerton Road Roundabout Gilmerton Road Dalkeith
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00700/DPP
Conversion of existing garage to form storage and ancillary accommodation
606 Old Dalkeith Road Dalkeith Edinburgh EH16 4SN
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00701/LBC
Alterations and conversion of existing garage to form storage and ancillary accommodation
606 Old Dalkeith Road Dalkeith Edinburgh EH16 4SN
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Awaiting decision24/00702/WTT
Felling of trees protected by TPO 1 of 1998
Junkies Adit Newmills Road Dalkeith
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00703/DPP
Erection of 2 dwellinghouses and associated works (Amendment to design approved by planning permission 23/00570/DPP) (part retrospective)
Land At 4 Waverley Terrace Bonnyrigg
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00704/DPP
Change of use from existing garage/ancillary accommodation to form dwellinghouse and associated external alterations and associated works; erection of garage.
Airybank Quarrybank Cousland Dalkeith EH22 2NT
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00705/DPP
Change of use from football club building (Class 11) to dog grooming salon and infilling of walls to enclose porch
Caretakers Flat Bonnyrigg Rose Community Centre Polton Avenue Road Bonnyrigg EH19 2NU
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00706/DPP
Formation of driveway and associated access
36 Hunter Terrace Loanhead EH20 9SJ
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00707/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
38 Musselburgh Road Dalkeith EH22 1BZ
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00709/LBC
Installation of replacement windows, repainting of windows and internal alterations
Fettes Mount 6 Wadingburn Road Lasswade EH18 1HP
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00711/DPP
Erection of pergola (retrospective)
19 Waterloo Bank Penicuik EH26 8NS
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00712/DPP
Erection of garage and garden room; erection of replacement walls and erection of gates
28 Penicuik Road Roslin EH25 9LH
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00713/DPP
Upgrading of waste water treatment works including installation of washwater booster kiosk, water tank, inlet screen and skip
North Middleton Sewage Works Cleuch Road North Middleton Gorebridge
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00714/WTT
Pruning and felling of trees within Temple & Arniston conservation area
Arniston House Gorebridge EH23 4RY
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00715/CL
Erection of extension (proposed)
3 South Chesters Court Bonnyrigg EH19 3WE
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Awaiting decision24/00716/WTT
Pruning of tree within the Eskbank and Ironmills conservation area
10 Ancrum Bank Dalkeith EH22 3AY
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00717/WTT
Pruning of tree within the Newbattle conservation area
The Mill Newbattle Dalkeith EH22 3LX
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00718/WTT
Pruning and felling of trees within the Penicuik conservation area
25 Croft Street Penicuik EH26 9DH
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00719/WTT
Pruning of trees protected by TPO 3 of 1984
19 Viewbank View Bonnyrigg EH19 2HU
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00720/WTT
Pruning of tree protected by TPO 2 of 2002
2 Durham Bank Bonnyrigg EH19 3BY
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00721/DPP
Erection of vehicle height restriction barriers
Easter Bush Research Centre Easter Bush Roslin EH25 9RG
Received 18 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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