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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00024/ADV
Display of non-illuminated ATM signage
2 Newmills Road Dalkeith EH22 1DU
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00025/LBC
Installation of signage and ATM
2 Newmills Road Dalkeith EH22 1DU
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00026/MSC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 attached to planning permission 24/00059/PPP
Land East of 2 Newlandrig Gorebridge
Received 17 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00028/LBC
Installation of air source heat pump
104E High Street Dalkeith EH22 1AW
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00029/DPP
Installation of air source heat pump
104E High Street Dalkeith EH22 1AW
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00030/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees protected by TPO 15 of 1976 and within the Eskbank and Ironmills conservation area
Railway Embankment Ancrum Road Dalkeith
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00031/WTT
Pruning of tree within the Dalkeith House & Park conservation area
15 Lugton Brae Dalkeith EH22 1JX
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00033/DPP
Partial change of use from shop (class 1) to flatted dwelling (sui generis); and associated alterations: including erection of access stairs and construction of new roof
2 - 4 High Street Penicuik EH26 8HW
Received 21 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00034/DPP
Erection of porch
53 Whitehill Village Dalkeith EH22 2QD
Received 21 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00037/DPP
Extension to hospital at ground floor level; erection of screen fencing and plant room, external alterations to building
Spire Shawfair Hospital 10 Easter Shawfair Danderhall Dalkeith EH22 1FE
Received 22 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00038/DPP
Erection of slurry tank
Land 350M North East of Barleyknowe Road Gorebridge
Received 22 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00041/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
13 Esk Valley Terrace Dalkeith EH22 3FT
Received 23 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00042/DPP
Installation of air conditioning units
Unit 3 Straiton Park Way Loanhead EH20 9QY
Received 23 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00044/PNFOR
Formation of access track for the purpose of forestry
Land 200M North West of Penicuik House Penicuik
Received 23 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00045/DPP
Partial change of use from agricultural building to biomass energy generation building, associated installation of flues and formation of doors
Land 50M South West of Carsewell Farm House Penicuik
Received 23 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00046/DPP
Replacement of electronic communications apparatus and ancillary development
24 - 26 Buccleuch Street Dalkeith EH22 1HA
Received 24 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00047/DPP
Change of use (of part of site) from public open space to private garden ground and erection of associated boundary wall.
15 Elginhaugh Gardens Eskbank Dalkeith EH22 3GZ
Received 24 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00048/DPP
Formation of driveway with associated alterations to garden levels and erection of retaining walls; formation of fence, access steps and associated railing and handrails (part retrospective)
19 and 21 Hunter Terrace Loanhead EH20 9SJ
Received 24 Jan 2025 - Unknown25/00049/LA
Modification of Legal Agreement to amendment reference number of Planning Permission
Land At Sheriffhall South Melville Gate Road Dalkeith
Received 16 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00050/DPP
Erection of solar arrays
Chestnut House Melville Castle Lasswade EH18 1AW
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00052/DPP
Extension and alterations to dwellinghouse and associated works; extension and alterations to garage
Bilston Gardens Bilston Roslin EH25 9RR
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00053/MSC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 3, 4ix, 5ix, 5xi, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 & 18 attached to planning permission 19/00981/PPP
Land North of Oak Place Mayfield Dalkeith
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00054/DPP
Formation of doorway; erection of canopy; alterations to existing doorway and associated external alterations
2A Main Street Pentland Industrial Estate Loanhead EH20 9QH
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/00056/DPP
Installation of replacement doors, balustrade and replacement windows
13 Cuguen Place Lasswade EH18 1AD
Received 31 Jan 2025
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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