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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00613/DPP
Erection of extension; infill to existing window and door openings; and formation of new door; installation of cladding to existing extension
6 Lower Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LW
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00614/DPP
Erection of porch
57 Arthur View Crescent Danderhall EH22 1NQ
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00615/WTT
Pruning of tree within Newtongrange conservation area
58 The Square Newtongrange EH22 4QE
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Awaiting decision24/00616/PNWIND
Prior notification for installation of replacement windows within conservation area
7 Tipperwell Way Penicuik EH26 8QP
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00618/CL
Erection of extension and replacement of roof (proposed development)
35 Charlton Grove Roslin EH25 9NY
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00619/DPP
Alterations to door and window openings and installation of new doors and windows
6A Lothian Street Bonnyrigg EH19 3AD
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00620/WTT
Felling of tree within conservation area
Archview Lodge Care Home Newmills Road Dalkeith EH22 2AH
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00621/DPP
Alterations and extension to steading to form two dwellinghouses
Crichton Mains Steadings Pathhead
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00622/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
7 Longmuir Place Bonnyrigg EH19 3RY
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00623/DPP
Erection of two extensions
Romar Upper Dalhousie Bonnyrigg EH19 3HZ
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00624/DPP
Installation of rooflights
Dunraven 3 Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LN
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00625/LBC
Installation of rooflights
Dunraven 3 Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LN
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00626/DPP
Formation of driveway
50 Allan Terrace Dalkeith EH22 1EN
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00627/PNAG
Erection of agricultural building
Land East of 2 Newlandrig Gorebridge
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00628/WTT
Pruning of trees protected by TPO 3 of 1978
14 Midfield House Lasswade EH18 1ED
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00629/LBC
Erection of extension; removal of dormer window; alterations to existing window opening to form door opening
Woodhouselee Stables Penicuik EH26 0PF
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00630/WTT
Pruning of trees within Eskbank and Ironmills conservation area
3 Ancrum Bank Dalkeith EH22 3AY
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00631/DPP
Installation of signage and alterations to shopfront
98 - 102 High Street Dalkeith EH22 1HZ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00632/MSC
Erection of 214 dwellings, with associated roads, parking, open space and landscaping (Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions attached to planning permission 19/01039/PPP)
Land North of Seafield Road Bilston Roslin
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00633/DPP
Erection of extension and outdoor sauna
4 Mitchell Street Dalkeith EH22 1JQ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00634/DPP
Erection of extension and installation of flue
Woodhouselee Stables Penicuik EH26 0PF
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00635/DPP
Erection of fire station, formation of access road, and associated works
Land At Sheriffhall South Melville Gate Road Dalkeith
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00636/DPP
Erection of garage
1 Ploverhall Cottages Bilston Roslin EH25 9RB
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00637/WTT
Pruning of trees within the Broomieknowe conservation area
9 Lower Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LW
Received 15 Oct 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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