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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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 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
- Decided24/00722/PNWIND
Prior notification for installation of replacement windows within conservation area
12 Tipperwell Way Penicuik EH26 8QP
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00724/WTT
Pruning and felling of trees within the Newbattle conservation area
Land Opposite Church on Newbattle Road Newbattle Road Dalkeith
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00725/DPP
Erection of garden room (retrospective)
9 Birch Crescent Penicuik EH26 0FW
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00726/WTT
Felling of trees in Pathhead & Ford conservation area
194 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5SG
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00727/LBC
Formation of parking, alterations to landscaping and associated works
Dalhousie Castle Hotel Bonnyrigg EH19 3JB
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00728/DPP
Installation of signage; formation of parking, alterations to landscaping and associated works
Dalhousie Castle Hotel Bonnyrigg EH19 3JB
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00730/LBC
Alterations to landscaping and associated works
Penicuik House Penicuik EH26 9LA
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00731/ADV
Display of non-illuminated signage and flags
Land East of Auchendinny Penicuik
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00732/DPP
Erection of dwellinghouse, outbuilding and associated works
Land At Fallhills Penicuik
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00733/WTT
Felling of trees within the Borthwick and Crichton conservation area
Catcune Farm Gorebridge EH23 4QQ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00734/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
15 Gorton Loan Rosewell EH24 9AB
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00735/DPP
Extension of dwellinghouse
17 Gorton Loan Rosewell EH24 9AB
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00736/DPP
Erection of garden room (part retrospective)
6 Fitzroy Close Penicuik EH26 0SW
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00737/DPP
Change of use from office (Class 1A) to short term let (Sui generis); repainting of existing door and installation of replacement windows
26 Main Street Gorebridge EH23 4BY
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00738/DPP
Proposal for Change of Use from Police Station (Sui Generis) to single residential dwelling (Class 9)
Former Police Station Church Street Loanhead
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00739/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse and extension to garage to form studio
6 Wester Kippielaw Green Dalkeith EH22 2GF
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00741/CL
Erection of conservatory (Proposed development)
11 Breck Terrace Penicuik EH26 0RJ
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00742/DPP
Change of use from Vacant Industrial Storage Yard (Class 6) to a Second-Hand Car Dealership (Sui Generis) (retrospective)
Yard 10, Clippens Industrial Yards Straiton Road Loanhead
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00743/LBC
Erection of ancillary accommodation and office building
43 - 45 Powdermill Brae Gorebridge EH23 4HX
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/00744/WTT
Pruning and felling of trees within the Eskbank & Ironmills conservation area
19 Abbey Road Dalkeith EH22 3AD
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00745/DPP
Erection of fence (retrospective)
25 Carlowrie Place Gorebridge EH23 4XL
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00746/DPP
Erection of pergola
13 Saint Davids Grove Dalkeith EH22 3FG
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00747/DPP
Formation of driveway and access to classified road
23 Moorfoot View Bilston Roslin EH25 9SL
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00748/DPP
Erection of extension
5 Rosedale Grove Rosewell EH24 9DQ
Received 4 Dec 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.
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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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