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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided25/00225/DPP
Erection of outbuilding (part retrospective)
Land North of Hillend House Hillend Biggar Road Edinburgh
Received 25 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00227/DPP
Installation of replacement door
181 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5SQ
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00228/DPP
Two-storey extension to dwellinghouse
1 Shiel Hall Loan Rosewell EH24 9DG
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00229/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse at first floor level
1 Trelawney Terrace Penicuik EH26 0NB
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00230/WTT
Felling of tree within Penicuik conservation area and protected by TPO 2 of 1981
4 Valleyfield View Penicuik EH26 8NA
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00232/LBC
Internal refurbishment
7 Bush House Bush Estate Penicuik EH26 0BB
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00233/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees within Broomieknowe conservation area
Dunelm 9 Broomieknowe Lasswade EH18 1LN
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00234/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees within Broomieknowe conservation area
45 Polton Road Lasswade EH18 1LT
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00235/DPP
Erection of Business (Class 4)/Industrial (Class 5)/Storage or Distribution (Class 6)/Coach Depot (sui generis) Units; formation of service yards and parking areas; and associated works
Land East of Edgefield Link Roundabout Edgefield Link Loanhead
Received 1 May 2025 - Decided25/00236/DPP
Alterations to existing garage door opening and installation of replacement garage door
8 Park Road Dalkeith EH22 3DF
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decided25/00238/DPP
Erection of 3 dwellinghouses and associated works
Land between Vogrie Road and Craigesk Coachworks Gorebridge
Received 2 May 2025 - Decided25/00239/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse; installation of rooflight and replacement windows
6 Torsonce Road Dalkeith EH22 3AG
Received 2 May 2025 - Decided25/00240/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees protected by TPO 1 of 2003
6 Myreside Cockpen Bonnyrigg EH19 3GZ
Received 2 May 2025 - Decided25/00241/WTT
Pruning of trees within Roslin conservation area
1 Penicuik Road Roslin EH25 9LJ
Received 2 May 2025 - Decided25/00242/MSC
Approval of matters specified in conditions 8 and 21 attached to planning permission 17/00650/S42 (relating to landscaping)
Shawfair Development Site Millerhill Road Danderhall
Received 5 May 2025 - Decided25/00243/DPP
Change of use of agriculture land to dog exercising facility and associated work including; erection of outbuildings, erection of fencing and gates, formation of access, access road and car parking (Part-retrospective)
Land West of K and I Hardengreen Dalkeith
Received 5 May 2025 - Decided25/00244/DPP
Formation of dormer and installation of rooflights
141 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5PT
Received 5 May 2025 - Decided25/00245/ADV
Display of illuminated and non-illuminated signage
Unit 6C Straiton Mains Loanhead EH20 9PW
Received 7 May 2025 - Decided25/00246/DPP
Extension and alteration to mechanic workshop (Class 5)
8, 9 & 9A Bankmill Penicuik EH26 8RN
Received 8 May 2025 - Decided25/00247/PNDEM
Demolition of dwellinghouse
Bilston Gardens Bilston Roslin EH25 9RR
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided25/00248/DPP
Erection of dwellinghouse and gate and associated works; extension and alterations to garage
Bilston Gardens Bilston Roslin EH25 9RR
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided25/00249/MSC
Approval of matters specified in condition 7 attached to planning permission 20/00151/PPP (relating to woodland management and landscaping)
Hopefield Farm 2 Rosewell Road Bonnyrigg
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided25/00250/ADV
Display of non-illuminated signage
Land between A720 and Pentland Road Old Pentland Edinburgh
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided25/00251/DPP
Formation of new window opening; and installation of rooflights
Hawthornden Castle Polton Road West Lasswade EH18 1EG
Received 9 May 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.
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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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