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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00638/WTT
Felling of trees within the Broomieknowe conservation area
8C Lower Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LW
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00639/WTT
Felling of tree within the Eskbank and Ironmills conservation area
36 Eskbank Court Dalkeith EH22 3DS
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00640/DPP
Installation of air source heat pumps
YMCA Queensway Penicuik EH26 0JJ
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00641/CL
Removal of chimney and associated works; alterations to wall to form window opening (proposed).
89 Barleyknowe Crescent Gorebridge EH23 4HE
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00642/DPP
Erection of extension
350 Rullion Road Penicuik EH26 9AD
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00643/DPP
Erection of garage (retrospective)
Site of Garage No. 6 St Clair Crescent Roslin
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00644/WTT
Felling of tree within the Dewartown conservation area
52 Dewartown Gorebridge EH23 4NX
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00645/MSC
Approval of matters specified in Conditions 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 21 (relating to landscaping, ground investigations and drainage works) of planning permission 17/00650/S42 at Shawfair Site H, Dalkeith.
Shawfair Site H Dalkeith
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00646/DPP
Formation of dormer
2 Wolsey Avenue Bonnyrigg EH19 3LU
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00647/DPP
Erection of extension to dwellinghouse
18 Farm Avenue Polton Bonnyrigg EH18 1BX
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00650/PNFOR
Formation of access track for the purpose of forestry
Land 100M South of Carsewell Farm House Off The A766 Carlops Road Penicuik
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00651/LBC
Installation of replacement windows
The Mill House Temple Gorebridge EH23 4SH
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00653/WTT
Pruning and felling of trees within the Newbattle conservation area
Newbattle Golf Club 35 Abbey Road Dalkeith EH22 3AD
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00654/PNAG
Erection of agricultural building
Land 400M South West of Newbigging Farm Rosewell
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00655/WTT
Pruning of tree within the Newbattle conservation area
202 Newbattle Abbey Crescent Dalkeith EH22 3LU
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00656/DPP
Formation of dormers
6 Auld Orchard Bonnyrigg EH19 3BR
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00657/DPP
Change of use from Vacant Industrial Storage Yard (Class 6) to a Second-Hand Car Dealership (Sui Generis) (retrospective)
Yard 11, Clippens Industrial Yards Straiton Road Loanhead
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00658/WTT
Felling of tree in Eskbank & Ironmills Conservation Area
3 Dalhousie Bank Dalkeith EH22 3DU
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00659/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse (part retrospective)
69 Carnethie Street Rosewell EH24 9AN
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00660/DPP
Change of use of garage to dwellinghouse and associated extensions alterations
12A Stobhill Road Gowkshill Gorebridge EH23 4PJ
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00661/DPP
Re-development of existing high school including; erection of extensions, partial demolition of buildings, landscaping, formation of parking; and associated works
Penicuik High School 39A Carlops Road Penicuik EH26 9EP
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00662/DPP
Erection of ancillary accommodation and office building
43 - 45 Powdermill Brae Gorebridge EH23 4HX
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00663/LBC
Re-development of existing high school including; erection of extensions, partial demolition of buildings, landscaping, internal and externa alterations; and associated works
Penicuik High School 39A Carlops Road Penicuik EH26 9EP
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/00664/S42
Section 42 application for non-compliance with Condition 11 and Condition 33 of Planning Permission 21/00982/PPP
Land At Sheriffhall South Melville Gate Road Dalkeith
Received 29 Oct 2024
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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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