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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727 approved · 74 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Decided25/00252/LBC
External alterations including formation of new window opening and installation of rooflights; internal alterations
Hawthornden Castle Polton Road West Lasswade EH18 1EG
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided25/00253/WTT
Felling of tree within Lasswade and Kevock conservation area
West Riding Kevock Road Lasswade EH18 1HF
Received 9 May 2025 - Decided25/00256/S42
Section 42 application to remove condition (f) of planning permission 629/92
Pomathorn Farm Penicuik EH26 8PJ
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/00257/LBC
Extension and associated alterations to dwellinghouse
23 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5PZ
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided25/00258/DPP
Extension and associated alterations to dwellinghouse
23 Main Street Pathhead EH37 5PZ
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided25/00259/DPP
Extension and resurfacing of existing car park and associated works
Vogrie Country Park Vogrie House Gorebridge EH23 4NU
Received 14 May 2025 - Unknown25/00260/LA
Discharge of Planning Obligation (disposal and occupancy restrictions associated with planning application reference 629/92)
Pomathorn Farm Penicuik EH26 8PJ
Received 13 May 2025 - Decided25/00261/DPP
Change of use from retail (Class 1A) to restaurant and hot food takeaway (Sui generis) and associated alterations to building including installation of ventilation equipment
29 Eskbank Road Dalkeith EH22 1HJ
Received 15 May 2025 - Decided25/00262/DPP
External alterations to dwellinghouse including formation of new doors and window openings
1 Fairhaven Villas Torsonce Road Dalkeith EH22 3AQ
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/00263/DPP
Extension to dwellinghouse at first floor level
2 Park Road Bonnyrigg EH19 2AW
Received 19 May 2025 - Decided25/00264/PNAG
Formation of access track for the purpose of forestry
Land 400M South West of Mount Lothian Farm Near Howgate Penicuik
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/00265/DPP
Erection of security barriers
Edinburgh Technopole Bush Farm Road Roslin
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/00266/DPP
Replacement of conservatory roof
26 Polton Road West Lasswade EH18 1EL
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/00267/DPP
Installation of replacement door
25 Polton Road Lasswade EH18 1AF
Received 23 May 2025 - Decided25/00268/DPP
Change of use from outbuilding to dwellinghouse; and associated external alterations
Land At Easter Howgate Farmhouse Easter Howgate Penicuik
Received 26 May 2025 - Decided25/00269/DPP
Erection of warehouse extension
36 Dryden Road Loanhead EH20 9LZ
Received 27 May 2025 - Decided25/00271/CL
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use of dwellinghouse as children care facility (Class 9)
Wester Melville Farm Lasswade Road Edinburgh EH17 8SB
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/00272/DPP
Alterations to enlarge existing door opening
30 Saint Davids Avenue Dalkeith EH22 3FF
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/00273/DPP
Partial change of use of first floor of building from council offices (class 4) to assembly and leisure (class 11)
Vogrie House Gorebridge EH23 4NU
Received 28 May 2025 - Decided25/00276/ADV
Display of illuminated signage
9 Polton Street Bonnyrigg EH19 3HB
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/00277/HH
Application for High Hedge Notice
22 Roman Court Pathhead EH37 5AH
Received 29 May 2025 - Decided25/00278/DPP
Enlargement of existing dormer window
22 Park Road Newtongrange EH22 4JN
Received 30 May 2025 - Decided25/00279/WTT
Felling and pruning of trees protected by TPO 1 of 1998
41 Newmills Road Dalkeith EH22 2AQ
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Decided25/00280/CL
Alterations to garage door to form window opening (Proposed Development)
9 Cairnhill Place Penicuik EH26 0GE
Received 3 Jun 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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