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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided24/00750/WTT
Felling of trees within the Temple & Arniston conservation area
Land North of 5 Temple Temple Gorebridge
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00751/DPP
Erection of extension
153 Cuiken Terrace Penicuik EH26 0AE
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00752/PAC
Proposal of application notice for mixed use development including residential, employment, commercial and retail uses
Old Pentland Loanhead
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00753/DPP
Erection of screening fencing, plant equipment and associated works
3 Wester Shawfair Danderhall EH22 1FD
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00754/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse; alterations to garage door to form window opening; infill of window opening (Proposed Development)
24 Porterfield Crescent Penicuik EH26 0FP
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00755/DPP
Erection of temporary car port (retrospective)
Auto-foam Ltd 30 Eskbank Road Dalkeith EH22 3BQ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00756/DPP
Formation of window opening
20 Robert Smith Place Dalkeith EH22 1JF
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00757/WTT
Pruning of tree within the Eskbank and Ironmills conservation area
10 Newbattle Road Dalkeith EH22 3DB
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00758/WTT
Felling of tree within the Eskbank and Ironmills conservation area
11 Park Road Dalkeith EH22 3DF
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00759/DPP
Erection of extension
22 Dundas Park Bonnyrigg EH19 3AX
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00760/DPP
Provision of new jumping pillow within adventure play park
Adventure Playground At Dalkeith Country Park Dalkeith
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00761/DPP
Erection of extension
9 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5PZ
Received 11 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00762/WTT
Pruning of trees within the Newbattle conservation area
1 Barondale Cottages Newbattle Dalkeith EH22 3LX
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00763/DPP
Change of use of land from agriculture to formation of temporary extension to car park and associated works
Mactaggart Scott Ltd Hunter Avenue Loanhead EH20 9SP
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00764/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse (proposed development)
40 Dean Park Newtongrange EH22 4LT
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00766/ADV
Display of non-illuminated signage
Land 100M South of Gowkley Moss Roundabout Off The A701, Near Penicuik
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00767/ADV
Display of non-illuminated signage
Land At The Junction of Seafield Moor Road and The A701 Bilston
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00768/ADV
Display of non-illuminated signage
Land At The Junction of The A701 and B7006 Bilston
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Awaiting decision24/00770/MSC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 15/00045/PPP
Redheugh East Gorebridge
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00771/S42
S42 application to remove condition 3 of planning permission 22/00714/DPP
Easter Bush Research Centre Easter Bush Roslin EH25 9RG
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00772/DPP
Alterations to porch roof
12 Ravelsykes Road Penicuik EH26 9JG
Received 18 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00773/DPP
Alterations to footway, roadway and verge including formation of vehicle and pedestrian access and associated landscaping
Penicuik High School 39A Carlops Road Penicuik EH26 9EP
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00774/ADV
Display of illuminated signage
117 Biggar Road Lothianburn EH10 7DU
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Decided24/00775/WTT
Felling of trees in Penicuik conservation area
Valleyfield House High Street Penicuik EH26 8HS
Received 19 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.
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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