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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00083/DPP
Erection of salt storage building and light posts; formation of hardstanding and alterations to existing access
Land At Bush Workshops Bush Estate Penicuik
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00084/PNWIND
Prior notification for installation of replacement windows within a conservation area
2 Cuguen Place Lasswade EH18 1AD
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00085/WTT
Felling of tree protected by TPO 3 of 2000
The Paddock Mauricewood Road Penicuik EH26 0NH
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00087/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
6 Dalhousie Crescent Dalkeith EH22 3DP
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00088/DPP
Change of use from residential (Class 9) to office (class 4)
94 Edmonstone Road Danderhall EH22 1QU
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00089/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
26 Polton Drive Lasswade EH18 1BT
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00090/CL
Extension to dwellinghouse and formation of decking (proposed development)
15 Elginhaugh Gardens Eskbank Dalkeith EH22 3GZ
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00091/DPP
Formation of dormer window
53A High Street Bonnyrigg EH19 2DB
Received 17 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00092/DPP
Alterations to pavement to form access ramp
11 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5PZ
Received 18 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00094/DPP
Erection of 8 dwellinghouses, formation of access and car parking and associated works
Land At Newbattle Home Farm Newtongrange Dalkeith
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00095/DPP
Erection of agricultural building
Monteith House Farm Barleyknowe Road Gorebridge EH23 4NL
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00096/DPP
Change of use of land to private garden ground; extensions and formation of dormers to two dwellinghouses; formation of new access, alteration to levels, erection of fence and associated works
1 and 2 Millstone Brow Gorebridge
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00097/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
5 Dalum Court Loanhead EH20 9LQ
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Unknown25/00098/SCR
EIA Screening Opinion for mixed use development, including residential, retail, employment and business uses and associated works
Old Pentland Loanhead
Received 18 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00099/LBC
Installation of extract fan and pipe
St Matthews Roman Catholic Church 36 Carnethie Street Rosewell EH24 9AT
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00100/DPP
Alterations to hot food takeaway shop frontage including; installation of illuminated signage; replacement windows and door (retrospective)
136 Main Street Newtongrange EH22 4PF
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00101/DPP
Erection of front porch
143 Polton Street Bonnyrigg EH19 3DL
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00106/DPP
Construction of outfall structure and headwall; alterations to ground levels; formation of access and temporary bridge; erection of one GRP kiosks and ventilation column.
Land between Caerketton Avenue and Myrtle Crescent Bilston
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00107/DPP
Demolition of former Scout building and erection of two dwellinghouses and associated works, including formation of driveways, installation of drainage infrastructure and erection of fences and walls
Land between Currie Glen Farmhouse and Borthwick Scout Campsite Gorebridge
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00108/MSC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 11,13 and 18 attached to planning permission 20/00151/PPP
Hopefield Farm 2 Rosewell Road Bonnyrigg
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00109/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
18 Shiel Hall Square Rosewell EH24 9DA
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00110/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees within Lasswade and Kevock conservation area
Land Opposite 1 and 2 West Mill Wynd Lasswade EH18 1LZ
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00111/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse to form ancillary storage
16 Dovecot Crescent Danderhall EH22 1FY
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00113/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse
21 Victoria Gardens Newtongrange EH22 4NL
Received 26 Feb 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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